Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 4, 2014

Image Source Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) Anita Page (1910-2008) Helen Kane (1903-1966)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 3, 2014

Image Source Dolores del Rio (1905-1983) Jean Hagen (1923-1977)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 3, 2014

Source Yeah as far as I’m concerned, digital projection and DCPs is the death of cinema as I know it. It’s not even about shooting your film on film or shooting your film on digital, the fact that most films now are not presented in 35mm means that the war...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 2, 2014

Myrna Loy (1905-1993) Helen Morgan (1900-1941) Ann Dvorak (1912-1979) Peter O’Toole (1932-2013) Gary Merrill (1915-1990) Jack Warner (1892-1978) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 1, 2014

Source Anouk Aimée raves about working with director Jacques Demy while holding an adoring cat--The Criterion Collection Thanks to directors like Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and Judd Apatow, 35mm will live on at least a while longer. It's inspiring that so many powerful filmmakers still   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 31, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 30, 2014

The Wizard of Oz FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Life According to Oz David J. Hogan Applause Theatre & Cinema, 2014 The title The Wizard of Oz FAQ doesn't quite accurately describe its contents. Rather than simply providing the answer to frequently asked questions about the monstrously popu   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 29, 2014

Theda Bara (1885-1955) Clara Bow (1905-1965) William Powell (1892-1984) Maria Ouspenskaya (1876-1949) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 28, 2014

Laird Cregar (1913-1944) Barbara La Marr (1896-1926) Joe E. Brown (1892-1973) Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 27, 2014

Donald Crisp (1882-1974) Keenan Wynn (1916-1986) Charles Vidor (1900-1959) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 26, 2014

Gracie Allen (1895-1964) George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Blake Edwards (1922-2010) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 25, 2014

Image Source Though the angel-faced actress Toby Wing is certainly familiar to me as a fan of pre-code movies, I've never given her much thought. It was fascinating to read about her in this profile which compares her to the media celebrities of today--Movie Morlocks/TCM A great defense of Jacque   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 25, 2014

Woody Strode (1914-1994) Alison Skipworth (1863-1952) Walter Brennan (1895-1974) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 24, 2014

Alan Curtis (1909-1953) Delmer Daves (1904-1977) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 23, 2014

Gloria DeHaven (89) Michael Wilding (1912-1979) Florence Vidor (1895-1977) Harry Cohn (1891-1958) Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) Emil Jannings (1884-1950) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 22, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 21, 2014

C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 21, 2014

This week I watched a pair of new releases from Warner Archive, both made in 1957. They differed so much in sophistication that it was hard to believe they hit theaters the same year. The Counterfeit Plan is the less glossy of the two, a brisk Warner Bros. release featuring...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 20, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 19, 2014

Max Fleischer (1883-1972) Isabel Jewell (1907-1972)   read more