Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 30, 2015

I like this interview with Glenda Farrell's biographer. Lots of interesting tidbits--Immortal Ephemera Check out this photo of 16-year-old Leonard Maltin! I almost didn't recognize him at first, but he definitely still has the same smile--Movie Crazy This is an interesting post about the long suff   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 28, 2015

There are many early films that I'll watch to check out a star in their debut or breakout film role. That was the case with the new Warner Archive release of Sinners' Holiday (1930). It features the one-two punch of Joan Blondell and James Cagney in their first screen appearances....   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 26, 2015

It took me nearly a month of the new year to decide, but I have finally selected the ten "new to me" movies that I plan to watch this year. This list is inspired by Ms. Laura of Laura's Miscellaneous Musings, who has been enjoying make annual "to watch" lists...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 25, 2015

Image Source I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That's the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open a vein. -Mike Nichols Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 23, 2015

There's a lot more to the history of popcorn in movie theaters than I realized. Very interesting post-- Mental Floss Overstock.com is going to offer a streaming service? When things The Onion predicts happen in real life, we're all in trouble! I'm very curious to see what they might have...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 18, 2015

She had the beauty of a young goddess. The luminous color of her skin, her clear ice-blue eyes, golden hair and exuberance, joie de vivre made her into a grandiose creature, extraterrestrial and at the same time moving and irresistible. -Federico Fellini, About Anita Ekberg *** She reminded me of   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 16, 2015

Image Source RIP Anita Ekberg. For me it was never about her acting, but her public persona as a woman with a passionate zest for life. Her famous fountain scene in La Dolce Vita (1960) is so effective because it is not about skill, but the force of her personality....   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 11, 2015

Image Source When you lose your curiosity, you’re dead. There is so much in the world that one should know, or it would be marvelous to know. And I know nothing. Nothing! My God, one’s life-span is so very short. -Luise Rainer Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 7, 2015

I was delighted when Warner Archive announced that it would be reissuing its duo-pack of Bing Crosby/Jane Wyman musicals. The first time I checked out Just For You and Here Comes the Groom, I was researching for an interview with Robert Arthur, one of the juvenile actors in the former,...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 4, 2015

Image Source My main influence was dramatic radio when I was a kid. I remember listening to it in the dark. Everything was left to the imagination. It was just sound. I think of the sounds first and then the images. -William Friedkin Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 2, 2015

Happy New Year to you all! Welcome to the first Classic Links of 2015. Upon Luise Rainier's passing just before the end of 2014, I found some interesting links as I reflected on this amazing woman: Rainier is charming and clever in this 2009 interview, not long before her 100th...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 31, 2014

Image Pola Negri (1894-1987) Orry-Kelly (1897-1964) And that's a wrap for Birthdays, at least for a while. Though I've enjoyed doing these posts for the past seven years, it's time to move on to other things. I hope you have enjoyed them!   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 30, 2014

Image Russ Tamblyn (80) Carol Reed (1906-1976) Jo Van Fleet (1914-1996)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 29, 2014

Image Barbara Steele (77)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 29, 2014

It was an interesting year in film books. I tried to take it a little easier in 2014: to review fewer titles and be a bit more selective.I was somewhat successful, but there were so many irresistible books that came out over the past twelve months. It always amazes me...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 28, 2014

Image F.W. Murnau (1888-1931) Maggie Smith (80)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 28, 2014

Image Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t. -Lauren Bacall Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 27, 2014

Image Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) Michel Piccoli (89) Oscar Levant (1906-1972) Sydney Greenstreet (1879-1954)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 26, 2014

Image Richard Widmark (1914-2008) Elisha Cook Jr. (1903-1995)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 25, 2014

Image Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958) Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) Tony Martin (1913-2012)   read more