Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 16, 2009

This song from High Society (1956) has been running through my head ever since Grace Kelly's birthday last week. Kelly and Bing Crosby were awarded platinum records for their popular rendition of True Love, though some sources, including this article in the Telegraph, and the IMDB claim th   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 16, 2009

I’m disappointed that Lauren Bacall did not get her little gold man on the big Oscar telecast, but happy she got him (and yeah for Corman!)— BBC This article has a pic of Bacall with her statue— USA Today A star-studded ‘toon party by Jack Benny’s pool— Motion   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 15, 2009

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young-Fred AstaireImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 14, 2009

In celebration of surviving another Friday the 13th, here's a Popeye cartoon about the very superstitious Olive Oyl.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 12, 2009

Of course it would have been magnificent Grace Kelly’s 80th birthday today, but let’s not forget Jacques Tourneur (and happy b-day to blogger/artist Kate Gabrielle!)--Silents and Talkies A fun gallery of glamorous stars primping— And. . .Scene Joan Crawford in the hard-to-find   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 11, 2009

I’ve always been wary of the uncomplicated patriotism in World War II era movies. It makes me cringe when I sense that a patch of propaganda has been plunked into the middle of a scene, because I can just feel myself being pulled out the story. However, viewed through the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 11, 2009

A fantastic review of Mark Vieira’s new book about Irving Thalberg— Wall Street Journal Great clip from Kansas City Princess (1934), Glenda and Joan could do no wrong!— All Good Things More great movie quotes— Riku Writes A gorgeous bunch of Carole Lombard pics—wo   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 10, 2009

Joan Fontaine is so elegant in this 1965 commercial for Bufferin. She makes pain relief sound fancy.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 10, 2009

This new book sounds interesting: A Song in the Dark--The Birth of the Musical Film— TCM Funny, a couple of bloggers were on a quote binge today-- Riku Writes Just Me. . .Just Sayin' Enter the ClassicFlix subscription giveaway!— Silents and Talkies I love this anecdote about Gabl   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 9, 2009

Ah--the lovely sparkling water in the background, the sound of lovers’ voices echoing through the trees, and Nelson Eddy serenading Jeanette MacDonald in his fancy uniform. I’m sure this rendition of Indian Love Call from Rose-Marie (1936) gave birth to many Eddy crushes. MacDo   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 9, 2009

Leslie Caron: what I see in the mirror— The Guardian A charming Sophia Loren interview— Daily Mail The ideal body shape—according to old Hollywood— Glamour Daze The discovery of a lost Chaplin movie— Old Hollywood Glamour Meeting Debbie Reynolds: an eventful scr   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 8, 2009

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese-Billie BurkeImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 7, 2009

In this Disney Silly Symphony 'toon, the cheerful trilling of birds in a pet store is interrupted by a pesky cat (who gets a heavy dose of "bird justice").   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 6, 2009

A review of In My Father’s Shadow the new book by Orson Welles’ daughter Chris Welles Feder— California Literary Review I love this footage from the premiere of Grand Hotel (1932)— Silver Screen Stars Some like it true: Tony Curtis and his alleged affair with Marilyn Monr   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 5, 2009

Birthday boy Joel McCrea in one of his best, and most underrated, performances as a tough-but-compassionate preacher in Stars in My Crown (1950)— Motion Picture Gems Cut musical numbers in 1930— All Taking! All Singing! All Dancing! The Red Shoes (1948) restoration— Green Cine   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 4, 2009

The first TCM film festival! Sounds interesting— TCM A cool old Hedda Hopper column-- LA Times blog (via Carole and Co. ) A second chance to see The Wizard of Oz (1939) in theaters— Reuters The tragic Peter Lorre in M (1931)— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 3, 2009

The Siren programs for TCM!-- Self-Styled Siren The crypt above Marilyn Monroe goes unsold (yay!)— About.com Great pics of Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Audrey Hepburn being silly together— Dreaming in Black and White A review: The Blackbird (1926), starring Lon Chaney— Movie   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 3, 2009

It's fun to see Bogie being goofy with Jack Benny, though it is ironic that he's doing an ad for a product that would kill him. Of course, many stars did the same. It's amazing how much our view of cigarettes has changed.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 2, 2009

Betty Grable and Alice Faye complement each other beautifully in this performance of The Sheik of Araby from, Tin Pan Alley (1940). Grable is the light, bubbly Yang to Faye’s more reserved Yin. When Grable began her rise at Fox after replacing the appendicitis-stricken Faye in Down A   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 2, 2009

The bizarre Lord Love a Duck (1966)-- Out of the Past A review: A Damsel in Distress (1937)— Glamour A great book for classic movie fans: Who The Hell’s In It? by Peter Bogdanovich— Dan Cirucci Kevin Spacey does classic movie star impersonations (he’s pretty good!)&#821   read more