Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 2, 2010

Come check out my guest post at Silents and Talkies. I have to admit that I mostly wanted to do this to see what lovely picture Kate Gabrielle would come up with to accompany it!   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 1, 2010

The BFI now has streaming films available online. It sounds like they have a great selection. I can’t wait to check this out.— Skeins of Thought A film historian gets an honorary Oscar—beautiful— Huffington Post Before Redbox there was The Movie Machine—for a little   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 30, 2010

This is nice: Joan Fontaine funds the refurbishment of a garden dedicated to her actress mother Lilian-- Mercury News A film collector thinks he is buying reels of classic films like Grand Hotel (1932). Nope, they were porn flicks—from the same period-- Movie Morlocks/TCM A full gallery of   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 29, 2010

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday. -John Wayne   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 27, 2010

The world movie-watching record holder has died at 65. He watched over 28,000 movies. This kind of makes me want to figure out how many I’ve seen.— Cinematical Hahaha—the Academy can’t find Jean-luc Godard! Maybe he doesn’t want an honorary Oscar. (I’m a little   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 25, 2010

66 Criterion titles will drop off Netflix instant play on September 22 (of course you can still rent them on disc, but I will miss being able to watch The Earrings of Madame De. . . at a moment’s notice)-- Criterion Cast Mae Murray in Kodak color-- The Kitty Packard...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 23, 2010

This is a fascinating essay about the Marx Bros. I love all the pics of them from their early days. It’s easier to see the family resemblance with the wig, mustache and other crazy accessories— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies I know a lot of you will be...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 22, 2010

Vulgarity begins when the imagination succumbs to the explicit. -Doris Day Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 20, 2010

David Thomson writes about Alain Delon—sigh— The Guardian The birth of the Rat Pack— Slate Rosalind Russell’s flooded hometown premiere— Another Old Movie Blog Ernest Borgnine to be honored by Screen Actors Guild— IMDB   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 18, 2010

Ann Rutherford is beautifully frank in this recent interview. There’s lots of talk about Gone With the Wind (1939)—but she has other interesting stories as well.-- LA Times A stage reenactment of the Bette Davis/Dick Cavett interview. I would have love to have seen this-- Edinburgh Fes   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 17, 2010

I first became obsessed with classic movies at the age of thirteen, when I saw Dark Victory (1939) on broadcast TV. Bette Davis caught my eye—and that was it, I was hooked. I soon had a nice collection of classic flicks on VHS—all recorded from TV. I must have watch   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 16, 2010

I did not know that birthday gal Ann Blyth was a spokesperson for Hostess in the seventies. She sure dresses up fancy to serve Ding Dongs to her kids. Happy Birthday Ms. Blyth!— Noir and Chick Flicks Lots of gorgeous pics in this old Hollywood Tumblr archive-- Old Hollywood(via The...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 15, 2010

Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) Wendy Hiller (1912-2003) Signe Hasso (1910-2002) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 15, 2010

If you don't stand for something, you will stand for anything. -Ginger Rogers Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 13, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) Gene Raymond (1908-1998) Charles “Buddy” Rogers (1904-1999) Bert Lahr (1885-1967) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 13, 2010

Where is the spirit of Ginger Rogers today?--The Kid in the Front Row A nifty guide to the Norma Shearer tribute on TCM-- Out of the Past This new Rudolph Valentino photo book sounds fascinating.-- Skeins of Thought Is TCM going the way of AMC? (ie: why did they show...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 11, 2010

A couple more interesting tributes to Patricia Neal: Laszlos on Lex Alt Film Guide This review of Appointment with Danger (1951) inspired me to add it to my rental queue-- Where Danger Lives Interesting stories about Garbo the set of Queen Christina (1933)— A Mythical Monkey Writes About   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 9, 2010

Goodbye to Patricia Neal. I couldn’t stand her the first time I saw her—as a sophisticated sugar mama in Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961). That voice drove me crazy. Then, it grew on me, and it became the thing I like most about her. I realized she had been so darn...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 9, 2010

Mystery solved! (thanks to panavia999) Grace Kelly and Alec Guinness used to exchange tomahawks as a gag. Now you can download a template of Kelly’s handwriting here-- Via Margutta 51 Alfred Molina writes about how Kirk Douglas and Spartacus inspired him-- The Guardian A great story about   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 8, 2010

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing. -Audrey Hepburn Image Source   read more