Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 20, 2014

There's hardly anything better in life than the experience of something you anticipated with great excitement exceeding your expectations. This is what happened on day three of TCMFF, where I started my day witnessing Jerry Lewis' hand and footprint ceremony in the forecourt of Grauman's (TCL Chines   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 19, 2014

I took it much easier the last two days of the festival, watching three movies each on Saturday and Sunday. While my crazy binge-watching Friday was a lot of fun, I knew I'd go crazy if I kept up that pace. It was nice to give the movies a little...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 19, 2014

Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967) Constance Talmadge (1897-1973) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 18, 2014

This week's very special edition of Classic Links is all about the TCM Classic Film Festival 2014. Many fine bloggers were given media credentials this year and their posts have more than justified the honor of being able to report on this transformative event. I've divided most of the links...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 18, 2014

Hayley Mills (68) Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 17, 2014

William Holden (1918-1981) Anne Shirley (1918-1993) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 17, 2014

I saw fourteen films at this year's TCM Film Festival. The first day was a sort of warm up with two movies. Then I had the most bonkers Friday, where I watched six flicks. That's basically only watching movies from 9am to 2am. I never quite got full energy back...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 16, 2014

TCMFF is quite a starry event. You can expect to run into famous people everywhere. Tippi Hedren in the restroom of the Roosevelt Hotel. Leonard Maltin walking down Hollywood Boulevard. Illeana Douglas, Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz seemed to be everywhere. It was exciting to see these glamorou   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 16, 2014

Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) Charles Chaplin (1889-1977) John Hodiak (1914-1955) Henry Mancini (1924-1994) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 15, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 14, 2014

John Gielgud (1904-2000) Julie Christie (73) Gloria Jean (88) Rod Steiger (1925-2002) Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) Lee Tracy (1898-1968) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 13, 2014

I didn't set eyes on a movie until the sun went down, and yet I lived and breathed movies the entire first day of the TCM film festival. It was beautiful to spend the day in a happy cinematic bubble, soaking up the enthusiasm of the festival-goers around me. I...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 13, 2014

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 13, 2014

The secret of Chaplin is that he can be anyone. That is his problem. The secret is a devastating one. For the man who, with a flick of a finger or the blink of an eyelash, instantly transforms himself into absolutely anyone is a man who must, in his heart,...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 12, 2014

Jane Withers (88) Ann Miller (1923-2004) Virginia Cherrill (1908-1996) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 11, 2014

Paul Douglas (1907-1959) Oleg Cassini (1913-2006) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 10, 2014

Omar Sharif (82) George Arliss (1868-1946) Delphine Seyrig (1932-1990) Max von Sydow (85) Harry Morgan (1915-2011) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 9, 2014

Jean-Paul Belmondo (81) Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 8, 2014

Mary Pickford (1892-1979) John Gavin (83) Sonja Henie (1912-1969) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 7, 2014

James Garner (86) Walter Winchell (1897-1972) Image Source   read more