Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 14, 2014

Image Source How lovely that Maureen O'Hara has finally received an honorary Oscar. I didn't realize that she'd been living in Idaho for the past couple of years--Alt Film Guide What is film noir? I like this explanation--Shadows and Satin The B&N 50% off Criterion Collection sale is in full   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 13, 2014

Colleen Moore was one of the most popular stars of the twenties, the very image of flapperdom with her blunt bob and snazzy dance moves, but until now, I knew her best for the lavish $500,000 dollhouse she created long after her career had ended. Today, that impressive structure can...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 13, 2014

Image Jean Seberg (1938-1979) Jack Elam (1920-2003)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 12, 2014

Image Grace Kelly (1929-1982) Kim Hunter (1922-2002) Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) Jack Oakie (1903-1978)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 12, 2014

Retro Review--Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel Carlton Jackson Madison Books, 1990 Who was the person behind the jolly, but strong-willed mammies and maids that Hattie McDaniel played throughout her career? I've asked this question for years, usually while wat   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 11, 2014

Image Stubby Kaye (1918-1997) Roland Young (1887-1953) Robert Ryan (1909-1973) Bibi Andersson (79) Sam Spiegel (1901-1985) Pat O’Brien (1899-1983) René Clair (1898-1981)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 11, 2014

With two new releases on DVD and Blu-ray, Milestone Film continues its restoration of the work of filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The documentary films each feature a mesmerizing character, one whose life is a triumph, the other a tragedy, though both have known their share of highs and lows. A Portrait   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 10, 2014

Image Mabel Normand (1895-1930) Ennio Morricone (86) Claude Rains (1889-1967) Richard Burton (1925-1984)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 9, 2014

Image Mae Marsh (1894-1968) Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) Marie Dressler (1868-1934) Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965) Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) “Snub” Pollard (1889-1962) Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 9, 2014

Image Grace's childlike innocence and joy in everything drew everyone into her little bit of heaven. -Joan Dale, about her friend Grace Kelly Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 8, 2014

Image Marie Prevost (1898-1937) Alain Delon (79)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 7, 2014

Image Leatrice Joy (1893-1985)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 7, 2014

Great news about TCMFF 2015 this week. Restorations of Apollo 13 (1995), Spartacus (1960), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) are the first schedule announcements. That last flick will also feature the debut of a live score by Carl Davis. Watching Why Worry? while enj   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 6, 2014

Image Mike Nichols (83) Francis Lederer (1899-2000)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 5, 2014

Image Elke Sommer (74) Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) Roy Rogers (1911-1998)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 5, 2014

In January of this year, I picked 10 films that I planned to see for the first time in 2014. With this series of posts, I'll share my impressions of those movies. Horror movies were generally frowned upon in World War II era Britain, and even banned from production for...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 4, 2014

Image Gig Young (1913-1978) Cameron Mitchell (1918-1994)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 3, 2014

Image Monica Vitti (83) Charles Bronson (1921-2003)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 3, 2014

This week Warner Archive has given us the gift of Joan Crawford on Blu-ray. As a woman haunted by mental illness and consumed with toxic love for self-centered homme fatale Van Heflin, she suffers deep, chin quivering anguish as only she could. The power of this film snuck up on...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 2, 2014

Image Ann Rutherford (1920-2012) Alice Brady (1892-1939) Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)   read more