Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2008

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.-Marion DaviesImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2008

Though she was most famous for playing the Gilda-style vamp, Rita Hayworth was even more appealing in musicals. She started her career as a dancer, and while she wasn't in the top ranks of hoofers, her fluid, graceful style is deserving of more attention. However, she didn't sing, that's N   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 8, 2008

Days off-Spencer Tracy (when asked what he looks for in a script)Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 7, 2008

Brains are an asset, if you hide them.-Mae WestImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 5, 2008

Goodbye to Mel Ferrer, the actor, director and producer who despite all he did in his long career, is best known as the first husband of Audrey Hepburn. Perhaps he wouldn’t have minded, as he claimed to be a reluctant subject of the spotlight, though you wouldn’t know it to...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 4, 2008

TCM celebrates Sophia Loren—TCM.comLA TimesAFI’a 10 Top 10-- AFI.comImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 3, 2008

Everyone tells me I've had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it's been nothing but stomach disturbances and self-concern.-Cary GrantImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 2, 2008

If the current news about the world economy is on the level, then it is a good time to dust off this Depression-blasting tune.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 1, 2008

Behind the scenes footage of Monroe’s last completed movie The Misfits will be auctioned next month at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The bids for the 47-minute silent 8mm film will start at $10,000 to $20,000.Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2008

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies: My Man Godfrey-- Chicago Sun-Times Kirk Douglas and Wife Dedicate 400th Playground-- Celebitchy A Box Full of Joan Crawford-- NPR Online Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 21, 2008

Neighbors fight Von Trapp Hotel--San Francisco ChronicleOlivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine still don’t get along?—The IndependentImage Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 13, 2008

Tina Sinatra on new Frank Sinatra DVDs-- Cinematical James Garner recovering from a minor stroke--Reuters Now available full-length in the TCM media room, Laurel and Hardy in “A Chump at Oxford”--TCM.com   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 22, 2008

Groucho sightings in Seattle--Film.comThe famous Hollywood sign is threatened?--Chicago Sun TimesTCM Assembles Star-Studded 2008 Line-up of Original Specials and Festivals--The Futon CriticRIP: Reel Important People -- April 22, 2008--CinematicalDisney Animator Ollie Johnston Remembered--NPR Online   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 21, 2008

The 1933 pre-code soaper Double Harness is available for free viewing on TCM. Starring the always underrated Ann Harding and a typically pitch-perfect William Powell, it's one of the most pleasing current features of the TCM website's Media Room. After you view the flick, check out the huge library   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 11, 2007

Jane Wyman started her film career as an ingenue, flitting in and out of celluloid parties and dancing in chorus lines. She developed her talent throughout the forties, gaining special attention as Ray Milland's sensitive girlfriend in The Lost Weekend (1945). In 1948, sge reached new heights with h   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 7, 2007

With Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey and Laurence Olvier all taking huge pay cuts to make this film “for the war effort” and Anton Walbrook donating half his salary to the International Red Cross, there’s no doubt that this World War II era film is propaganda. It is also great entert   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 14, 2007

The feature film, it’s an allegory. It can be poetry. It’s truer than the truth.-Jeanne Moreau   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 5, 2007

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.-Lena Horne   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 31, 2007

Michelangelo Antonioni’s films gave his actors a chance to breathe. Performers such as Jack Nicholson and Monica Vitti, who were known for their strong personas and alluring charisma, showed new depth when given the opportunity to wander through his universe. Antonioni could give you a mystery   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 30, 2007

Though the films of Ingmar Bergman are famous for their Nordic melancholy, it is a mistake to confine his work to this quality. His films evoked myriad emotions, from the wistful nostalgia in Smultronstället/Wild Strawberries (1957) to the carnal comedy of Sommarnettens leende/ Smiles of a Summer Ni   read more