Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 29, 2009

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.-Charlie ChaplinImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 28, 2009

I'm crazy about these black and white Silly Symphony 'toons from Disney. They all seem to follow the same plot line: a group of charming, meticulously choreographed creatures frolic in a lovely setting until another, less charming creature threatens their fun. The less charming creature is   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! (This pic from 1934 shows the first Mickey Mouse balloon to make an appearance the the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 26, 2009

Joan Fontaine’s Thanksgiving, 1951— Motion Picture Gems Stella Dallas demonstrates how to roast a turkey— Another Old Movie Blog A great double review to read while the turkey settles— Self-Styled Siren Christian McKay really looks like Welles in this pic!— NPR   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 25, 2009

There can never be a Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell love team again. --Janet Gaynor, 1970 Though you wouldn’t know it from the sparse attention they get today, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell were the most popular screen couple of the 1920s and 30s. Starting with a sensationally swoon   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 25, 2009

King Kong’s metal skeleton sold— The Guardian A review: The Big Trail (1931) (and some hunky pics of young John Wayne)— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies A review: Wuthering Heights (1939)— Classic Movies Digest Frank Sinatra pic spam, including a couple of grea   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 24, 2009

In an appearance on The Dinah Shore Show, Olivia de Havilland gets adorably flustered while she gushes about her romance with Errol Flynn. Panelmates Shelley Winters, Shirley Jones, and Eva Marie Saint look thrilled, and a bit stunned, by her candor.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 24, 2009

A few entries in the Boris Karloff blog-a-thon— Thrilling Days of Yesteryear Silents and Talkies From Behind the Couch The weird movie hucksterism of William Castle— Vancouver Sun Capra fondly remembered in the desert— My Desert A great review of William Holden in Stalag 1   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 24, 2009

Hello all--I hope you are enjoying my snazzy new design! I've still got to do some shuffling here and there, but for the most part, things seem to be running fine now. I was saddened to lose all your lovely comments in the transfer to the new format, but have...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 23, 2009

Another fine profile from the Philip French’s Screen Legends series: Shirley Temple— The Guardian This exhibit of Grace Kelly’s film and personal wardrobe in London sounds fabulous-- Yahoo News The Jacques Tati collection— The Guardian A nicely-designed post about Dolly   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 23, 2009

Though Janet Gaynor is best known for her dramatic work in classics like Sunrise(1927) and A Star is Born (1937), she also did quite well in a series of early talkie musicals. She is adorable in this scene from Delicious (1931), singing a snuggly version of George Gershwin's Somebody Somew   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 22, 2009

You have to have a talent for having talent. -Ruth Gordon Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 21, 2009

Actions flow from one to the other, as smooth as water, in this early animated short created by French artist Émile Cohl (1857-1938). Cohl stumbled into animation at the age of fifty, following decades of work in a series of mostly creative pursuits, including caricatures, journalism and t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 21, 2009

Hey Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I appreciate your love for Donald O'Connor's Make 'Em Laugh from Singin' In the Rain (1952). The great pleasure you took in performing it was the best part of your version on SNL, but I needed to watch this right after: Ah, much better.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 20, 2009

A fantastic gallery of vintage ads with movie stars— And. . .Scene This is a great review of a pair of hard-to-find Claudette Colbert pre-codes— Classic Maiden CK Dexter Haven continues his Thin Man series with Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)— Hollywood Dreamland A Olivia and J   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 20, 2009

I can always find something to love in a Gene Tierney performance, but while she is charming in comedies like On the Riviera (1951) and Heaven Can Wait (1943), she often comes off a bit stiff in these lighter roles. She seems more at home in dramas, where she melds...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 19, 2009

Newly-restored A Star is Born(1954) to open TCM film festival (the first major restoration of the movie since 1983!)-- The Wrap A good overview of the Universal Sherlock Holmes series— Classic Film and TV Cafe   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 18, 2009

A great Jackie Cooper article from 1932-- Hollywood Heyday I keep forgetting to post this interesting piece about color film noir movies— True Slant Didn’t they just auction some Audrey Hepburn dresses recently? I remember that lace cocktail dress from How to Steal a Million (1966) t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 17, 2009

I get excited every time they announce new titles from Warner Archives. This time I’m especially happy to see that Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) with Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O’Brien is now available— Classicflix Ann Rutherford, 89, talks about being Gone With the Wi   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 17, 2009

The Shirley Temple doll is cute, but I got the willies when the announcer said that her skin feels "almost real". And is it just me, or does the little girl playing with her look a little sickly? I can't tell if she has bags under her eyes, or if...   read more