Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2009

This is probably my favorite talk show interview ever: Bette Davis on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971. I feel like I've been yakking about it a lot lately, so I figured I might as well post one of my favorite parts--when Davis talks about kissing on screen, including a...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2009

Warner Home Video/ TCM Spotlight Collection Woo hoo! The second volume of the Esther Williams Collection is now available! The titles are: Fiesta, Easy to Love, Million Dollar Mermaid, Pagan Love Song, Thrill of a Romance, This Time For Keeps Warner Home Video Karloff and Lugosi Horror Classics: Th   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2009

Why do barbers love photos of Marlon Brando?— The Guardian B-day gal Carole Lombard is so glamorous in this pic!— Art Deco Of course, I can’t forget it is Janet Gaynor’s b-day as well— Silver Screen Stars I love the haunted house series on this blog— She Blogge   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2009

I can think of no better way of celebrating birthday gal Carole Lombard than with a profanity-laced blooper reel from one of my favorite movies: My Man Godfrey (1936). Here's to the Profane Angel!   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2009

Another great crop of titles now available from Warner Archives (I'm so excited about the pre-codes!): The Barbarian (1933) - Myrna Loy, Ramon Novarro The Bribe (1949) - Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, John Hodiak Comrade X (1940) - Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oskar Hom   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 5, 2009

I love this playful clip of Ginger Rogers singing Shake Your Powder Puff with a burlesque house chorus line in the pre-code drama Upperworld (1934). That's Warren William and Andy Devine getting dusted. (The song only runs the first minute of the clip.)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 5, 2009

Audrey Hepburn outfits to be auctioned— Press Trust of India A fabulous profile of determined Hollywood pioneer Mary Pickford— Silents and Talkies A pic of young Bette Davis, before the fire in her belly translated to the silver screen— Art Deco A Modern Musketeer DVD review (I   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 4, 2009

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. --Bette DavisImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 4, 2009

Veronica Lake and the peek-a-boo bang— FilmPhiles Style icons we classic movie fans can appreciate— Perpetual Flapper Part two of that great Joan Crawford find from last week— Allure I love these old movie mag write-ups! Here’s April 7, 1932— Hollywood Heyday A love   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 3, 2009

Here's Betty Boop in her first appearance: as a glamorous dog singing in a caberet. I definitely prefer the hoop earrings to the floppy ears.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 2, 2009

I’ve never seen this amazing pic of Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland together in 1942 (Wow--you can actually see the tension between them)— Film Noir Photos Flappers and the Halloween fringe dress myth— Perpetual Flapper This looks like fun: the 31 days of Halloween at Class   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 1, 2009

Mr. Bogart defends his own (this vintage article is sort of bizarre)— The Guardian Leslie Caron says Warren Beatty told her she was too old to play Bonnie to his Clyde (She was five years older than him, and he was her lover at the time. How charming.)— IMDB Roger...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 1, 2009

Though Batman may be the last word to come to mind when you think of classic Hollywood movie stars, the goofy, groovy show of the 1960s was a Mecca for seasoned silver screen performers. Here the old-time movie stars could cut loose and camp it up as outrageous and colorful...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 30, 2009

A nice long list of classic films on Hulu (some titles are time-limited, so get to watching!)— Out of the Past Gorgeous old Hollywood costume ideas— Silents and Talkies A former Hollywood pin-up steps back into the public eye (wow, this lady does not look like she’s in her 80s)&#   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 29, 2009

Warner Home Video: The Wizard Of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Will any of us ever want to hear of this movie after all the exposure it has gotten this year? I think yes, eventually.) Redemption USA: James Dean: The First American Teenager (As a teen, I recorded this...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 29, 2009

This Lizabeth Scott quote is over a year old, but it cracks me up, so I’m dragging it out to celebrate her 87th birthday today — IMDB Perry Mason before Raymond Burr— She Blogged By Night April 6, 1932 in Hollywood-- Hollywood Heyday Dick Powell and Jane Greer in Station...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 29, 2009

I don't know how they got away with the double entendre in this playfully sexy 1953 Coke commercial with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Paar. It's actually a clip from Love Nest (1951), edited into the ad.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 28, 2009

The brilliant Lizabeth Scott turns 87 tomorrow. Since she played her share of sultry nightclub singers, I’m celebrating with this collection of her best noir babe hits. Scott may not have always handled her vocals, but she certainly knew how to sell a song. First up--Don’t Call it Love   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 28, 2009

Take a look at these beautiful Art Deco sets.— Cinema Style Interesting review of the book My Judy Garland Life-- Out of the Past I love this gallery of actress pics— Diiixdixo Bardot urges Loren to give up fur— IMDB A great Joan Crawford collectible find— Allure I just   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 27, 2009

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.-Ava GardnerImage Source   read more