Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 2, 2014

Bing Crosby (1903-1977) Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) Brian Aherne (1902-1986) Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 2, 2014

I love this tribute to Jessie Matthews, the English musical comedy star. It's hard to explain the appeal of this cheery star; she just makes you want to grin--Immortal Ephemera This is a fantastic interview with James Best, who had a long Hollywood career, but is probably best known for...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 1, 2014

Glenn Ford (1916-2006) Rose Hobart (1906-2000) Leila Hyams (1905-1977) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 30, 2014

Eve Arden (1908-1990) David Manners (1901-1998) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 30, 2014

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Directed by: Wallace Worsley Starring: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry Produced by: Irving Thalberg 110 minutes Flicker Alley (Blackhawk Films Collection) Of course, back in the 1800s Victor Hugo had no idea he was writing a novel perfectly suited to   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 29, 2014

Tom Ewell (1909-1994) Celeste Holm (1917-2012) Fred Zinnemann (1907-1997) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 28, 2014

Ann-Margret (73) Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 28, 2014

A Garden of Dreams: The Life of Simone Signoret Patricia A. DeMaio University Press of Mississippi, 2014 When Patricia DeMaio began to research Simone Signoret, she came against significant resistance from concerned family, colleagues and friends. The people in her life were protective of the star,   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 27, 2014

Walter Lantz (1899-1994) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 27, 2014

Who do I have to screw to get off this picture? -Attributed to Carole Lombard on the set of Supernatural (1933) Quote Source, Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 26, 2014

Anita Loos (1888-1981) Jean Vigo (1905-1934) Douglas Sirk (1900-1987) William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) Niven Busch (1903-1991) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 25, 2014

My first year at TCM Film Festival went pretty smoothly. This was mostly because I got a ton of great advice from people on Twitter and from blogger friends who had been to the festival before. Still, I had plenty of surprises, and I made a few missteps that I...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 25, 2014

Maltin at TCMFF/Photo Courtesy of Getty Images In response to concerned questions during the TCM Classic Film Festival, Leonard Maltin shares with his readers why his left hand has started to shake constantly. He doesn't know exactly why, but apparently his doctor thinks there is no reason for con   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 24, 2014

Shirley MacLaine (80) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 23, 2014

Shirley Temple (86) Sandra Dee (1942-2005) Frank Borzage (1893-1962) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 22, 2014

Eddie Albert (1906-2005) Vivian Dandridge (1921-1991) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 21, 2014

Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 21, 2014

The Brutal Illusion Stephen Jared Solstice Publishing, 2014 I saved Stephen Jared's latest novel for the plane ride to Hollywood when I flew out for TCM Film Festival. Set in 1936 Hollywod, I thought it would be perfect to read about the very places I would soon see myself: Hollywood...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 20, 2014

Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) Nina Foch (1924-2008) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 20, 2014

Shirley was the instrument on which her mother played. -Allen Dwan, about Shirley Temple Quote Source, Image Source   read more