Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 10, 2009

Josef von Sternberg: the man who made Marlene sparkle— The Telegraph Some reviews to inspire holiday movie viewing: Come to the Stable (1949)— Classic Film and TV Cafe The Bishop’s Wife (1947)— Classic Movies Digest The Death of Method Acting (Thanks for the great link   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 10, 2009

Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) Hermes Pan (1909-1990) Una Merkel (1905-1986) Victor McLaglen (1886-1959) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 10, 2009

In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers Orson Welles by Chris Welles Feder Algonquin Books, 2009 They may turn their backs on me now, but you wait and see, darling girl. They’re gonna love me when I’m dead. -Orson Welles Christopher Welles Feder, the eldest daughter (yep, dau   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 9, 2009

Audrey Hepburn's cocktail dress takes nearly $100,000 at London auction-- ABC News Some Like It Hot (1959) 50th Anniversary screening with Tony Curtis Motion Picture Gems Douglas Fairbanks Jr. birthday tribute-- Classic Hollywood Nerd Kirk Douglas birthday tribute— Art, Movies, Wood and   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 8, 2009

Though I've never seen The Loretta Young Show (also known as Letter to Loretta), I have often heard of her legendary dramatic entrances at the start of each episode. She would open the door to a cozy room, and briskly step in, with a flip of her skirt, to give...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 8, 2009

Lizabeth Scott in the underrated Pitfall (1947)— The Night Editor Ava Gardner pic spam—gorgeous!— Classic Hollywood Nerd Have you seen the Barbara Stanwyck Show on DVD? It’s pretty darn good.— Sidewalk Crossings A fine trio of reviews, including a wonderfully clea   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 7, 2009

Here's Frank Sinatra in his first major movie role, knocking the socks off Gloria DeHaven in a swanky nightclub. The pair take turns singing the delightfully catchy tune Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are in Step Lively (1944).   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 7, 2009

CK Dexter Haven wraps up his Thin Man series by going to the beginning— Hollywood Dreamland An appreciation of Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur in You Can’t Take it With You-- The Kid in the Front Row A giant Disney movie retrospective— Motion Picture Gems Angela Lansbury in a f   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 6, 2009

Only in your imagination can you revise.-Fay Wray   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2009

Betty Boop is right at home in this surreal parody of Alice in Wonderland. It's a bizarre 'toon, even for a Fleischer Studios production. I mean, a seal shooting lobsters off his back? A turtle fitted with a machine gun? It's great, crazy stuff.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2009

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2009

Happy 88th birthday to Deanna Durbin! As a teenage singing star in the thirties she saved Universal studios from bankruptcy with her charming screen debut in Three Smart Girls (1936). Over the next twelve years, she starred in twenty more movies, most of them as enormously successful. She even won...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2009

Harvey remake halted, for now— Variety Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe? Hmmm-- IMDB RIP Richard Todd— IMDB I love this review of After the Thin Man (1936)— Hollywood Dreamland One of Lizabeth Scott’s best: Too Late For Tears (1949)— The Night Editor An exc   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 3, 2009

This looks like fun--the The Thin Man Walk: A New York Holiday Adventure with Nick and Nora Charles— Walking Off the Big Apple(via Hollywood Dreamland) Lots of great new titles from Warner Archives, including several early musicals— ClassicFlix More about the Warner’s titles&#8   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2009

Warren William (1894-1948) Julie Harris (84) Ray Walston (1914-2001) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2009

Wendy from Movie Viewing Girl has started a movie review chain. She got things rolling with her review of The Women (1939). For link #2 of the chain, Kate from Silents and Talkies chose Norma Shearer as her link to the next review Private Lives (1931) . Now I am...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2009

This looks like an incredibly useful book--America's Film Legacy: An Authoritative Guide to The Landmark Movies in The National Film Registry— TCM A chance to say Happy Holidays to Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland— Mrs. Thalberg It’s unbelievable how many ways people make   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 1, 2009

Well, time to give in to the urge and post yet another clip from What's My Line? Here's Joan Crawford in a 1961 appearance, one of five she made on the show. Joan does a great job stumping the panel and getting a few laughs for herself along the way....   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, 2009

The marvelous Ms. Deanna Durbin turns 88 this Friday. This brilliant performance of Ave Maria from Mad About Music (1938) is a perfect example of the pure, unadorned style that made Durbin a teenage star. That's the Vienna Boys Choir singing with her on the soundtrack (they do not appear...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, 2009

The wonderful real life story that inspired Pin up Girl (1944)— NPR Remember the Night (1940): unsung Christmas classic— Classic Movies Digest I love the vintage movie star ads in this history of glamour makeup— Glamour Daze Love Affair (1932): one of Bogie’s first role   read more