Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 26, 2009

A cat picks on a bird and dreams he gets quite the comeuppance in this Silly Symphony 'toon from Disney.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 26, 2009

I wonder how helpful this site will be for us classic movie fans?— /Film A review of the Wizard of Oz theater showing— Silver Screen Stars A great review with a clip and pics: New York Nights (1929)— All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing! Favorite opening scenes— Riku Writ   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 24, 2009

An interview with Sarah Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff— News Blaze Buried Treasures: The Well (1951)— Thrilling Days of Yesteryear A Kim Novak double feature— Silents and Talkies The 100 greatest movies of the 20th century?— AMC Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 23, 2009

Margaret Sullavan never cared much for Hollywood. She was more prolific on the Broadway stage, where she originated the lead roles in Sabrina and Stage Door. Even her marriages to Hollywood players: actor Henry Fonda, director William Wyler and agent Leland Hayward, didn’t last (her fourth mar   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 23, 2009

Harry Carey Jr. talks about his movies--great interview-- Monsters and Critics A great gallery of shots from My Man Godfrey (1936)— The Kitty Packard Pictorial A review of the Paul Newman DVD collection— LA Times Rifftrax spoofs Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) live— About.com Im   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 22, 2009

Warner Home Video: The Paul Newman Tribute Collection 17-disc set includes The Long, Hot Summer, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!, From the Terrace, Exodus, The Hustler (Collector's Edition), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man, What a Way to Go!, Hombre, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Special Ed   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 22, 2009

It's hard to believe that, as of this Saturday, Paul Newman will have been gone for a year. I love the sense of fun and affection between Newman and his beloved wife Joanne Woodward in this 1959 appearance on What's My Line?. Woodward does most of the talking, but the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 22, 2009

Happy (early) birthday Brigitte Bardot (fascinating article about her free-spirited ways)— The Guardian Audio slideshow: Bardot at 75— The Guardian Would you be sad if video rental stores vanished?— /Film John Wayne: liking the actor while loathing the man— Riku Writes Ga   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 21, 2009

Ruby Keeler clumps along in her kitty costume, but she's still awfully cute in the Sittin' on a Backyard Fence number from Footlight Parade (1933). That's Billy Taft singing with her.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 20, 2009

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.-Frank CapraImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 20, 2009

Remembering Gary Cooper in The Virginian (the pic is of Coop in High Noon)-- The Washington Times A review: The Wicked Lady (1945)— Silents and Talkies The top movies of 1929-1930— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies Joan Crawford on The Lucy Show-- Joan Crawford Deluxe Suite E   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 19, 2009

Betty Boop brings a chess set to life in this typically surreal and racy pre-code Fleischer 'toon.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 18, 2009

It is appropriate that Ricardo Montalban will always be best known as elegant Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island and as the sophisticated gentleman he portrayed in a series of Chrysler commercials. These two upbeat, confident personas showcase the best elements of his charisma. However, there is much mo   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 17, 2009

Elizabeth Taylor’s enduring love for Richard Burton (I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the truth)— The Daily Mail I love these pictures—especially the one of Carole Lombard and Clark Gable eating watermelon. Too cute.— ffffound The Singer Not the Song (1961)(Dirk Bo   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 16, 2009

While impatiently awaiting the release of volume two of the Esther Williams collection, I’ve been admiring the work of the first swimming star of the silver screen: Annette Kellerman. The Australian swimmer appeared in over twenty silent shorts, both as herself and in dramatic roles. Her movie   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 15, 2009

Grapevine Video: Ladies of the German Cinema—Sappho and Backstairs (both 1921) Kino: Gaumont Treasures, 1897-1913, a three-disc set with over 60 short films made by Alice Guy-Blache, Louis Feuillade, and Leonce Perret, including The Fisherman at the Stream (1897), The Birth, The Life, And the   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 15, 2009

Ten melos the siren would watch instead of Mad Men-- Self-Styled Siren Vintage Jean Harlow paper dolls (this is a cool blog!)— Mostly Paper Dolls Now there’s talk of Robert Downy Jr. playing the lead in the Harvey. I love RDJ, but please, can we just not do this?— /Film   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 15, 2009

In honor of Lauren Bacall's 85th birthday tomorrow, I've decided to offer a glimpse of her career as a celebrity spokesperson. Here she is the elegant pitchwoman for Ford: I wish I had a better clip of this ad for High Point coffee. Bacall says her lines with such relish...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 14, 2009

The explosively talented Bob Fosse dances and Barbara Ruick sings to You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right in this high-energy number from The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953). Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van join in mid-song.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 13, 2009

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.-Lauren BacallImage Source   read more