Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 2, 2014

Hollywood does some wonderful things, but by the same token, I've always had the feeling that it sometimes captures somebody with talent just for the sake of owning them. -Allen Baron Quote Source, Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 1, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 31, 2014

Image Ethel Waters (1896-1977) Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 31, 2014

Image Source How wonderful that Orson Welles' long unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind may finally be released! I hope this happens, because I'd love seeing a newly-released movie starring John Huston--The Dissolve If you are looking for Halloween viewing suggestions, check out this fanta   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 30, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 29, 2014

Image Diana Serra Cary/Baby Peggy (96) Fanny Brice (1891-1951) Akim Tamiroff (1899-1972)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 29, 2014

Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema Anne Helen Petersen Penguin/Plume, 2014 Scandals of Classic Hollywood is not as scandalous as the sensational cover would have you believe, but it succeeds in its own way. Instead of titillating with the   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 28, 2014

Image Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986) Edith Head (1897-1981)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 27, 2014

Image Ruby Dee (1922-2014) Teresa Wright (1918-2005) Jack Carson (1910-1963)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 27, 2014

When I settled in to watch the new Warner Archive Blu-ray of Yankee Doodle Dandy, I was expecting good, corny fun. Lively dance numbers, old-fashioned tunes--sweet-natured stuff. It had been several years since I'd seen it, and I had forgotten the emotional impact this deeply patriotic film could ha   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 25, 2014

Image Belita (1923-2005) Able Gance (1889-1981) Billy Barty (1924-2000)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 24, 2014

Image Merian C. Cooper (1893-1973) Jack Warner (1895-1981)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 23, 2014

Image Bella Darvi (1928-1971) Coleen Gray (92) Diana Dors (1931-1984) Lilyan Tashman (1896-1934)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 23, 2014

Paul Robeson: A Biography Martin Duberman Open Road Media, 2014 (Originally published 1988) Equality might be denied, but I knew I was not inferior. -Robeson It's been a long struggle that I've waged, sometimes not very well understood. -Robeson It is because Robeson made his protest bitterly   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 22, 2014

Image Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) Constance Bennett (1904-1965) Catherine Deneuve (71) Curly Howard (1903-1952) Annette Funicello (1942-2013)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 21, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 21, 2014

As a screwball comedy, Government Girl misses the mark, but while the laughs never come when they seem to be prompted, I was never bored watching this film. It's not exactly good, it definitely isn't bad, or even so bad it's good. Perhaps the best description is odd. Olivia de...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 20, 2014

Image Rex Ingram (1895-1969) Charley Chase (1893-1940) Olive Thomas (1894-1920) Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973) Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 19, 2014

Image Looking at yourself in a mirror isn’t exactly a study of life.-Lauren BacallQuote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 18, 2014

Image Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) Evelyn Venable (1913-1993) Melina Mercouri (1920-1994)   read more