Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 7, 2014

Hard to believe I will be flying to Hollywood tomorrow for my first time attending the TCM Classic Film Festival. As a credentialed member of the media, I'll be sharing fun photos and tidbits throughout my trip. Most of my coverage during the festival will be on my social media...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 6, 2014

Joi Lansing (1929-1972) Walter Huston (1884-1950)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 6, 2014

People identify with me, but they dream of being John Wayne. -Jimmy Stewart Quote Source, Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 5, 2014

Bette Davis (1908-1989) Frank Gorshin (1933-2005) Roger Corman (88) Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 4, 2014

Rosemary Lane (1914-1974) Frances Langford (1913-2005) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 3, 2014

Image Source As I wrote in my post about Jerry Lewis' rings last week, TCM's announcement that it would be honoring Jerry Lewis at its 2014 film festival inspired me to learn more about this legendary comedian. After seeing several Jerry Lewis movies, checking out lots of random clips online,...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 3, 2014

Doris Day (90) Marlon Brando (1924-2004) Iron Eyes Cody (1907-1999) Leslie Howard (1893-1943) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 3, 2014

Documentary filmmaker Theodore James recently gave me the heads-up about his new project, a film about a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939) that were stolen from the Judy Garland museum in 2005. Though private investigators have had made progress on the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 2, 2014

Buddy Ebsen (1908-2003) Alec Guinness (1914-2000) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 1, 2014

Toshirô Mifune (1920-1997) Mary Miles Minter (1902-1984) Jane Powell (85) Lon Chaney (1883-1930) Debbie Reynolds (82) Jonathan Haze (85) Wallace Beery (1885-1949) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 1, 2014

John Wayne: The Life and Legend Scott Eyman Simon & Schuster, 2014 I've always admired John Wayne's performance in the corrupt cop crime flick McQ (1974). It's not even close to his best movie, Wayne admitted that himself, but it demonstrates beautifully what made him great. Here he is in...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 30, 2014

Anna Q. Nilsson (1888-1974) Turhan Bey (1922-2012) Warren Beatty (77) Robert Riskin (1897-1955) Samson Raphaelson (1894-1983) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 30, 2014

In the fifties, Dirk was a kind of Rock Hudson idol in a series of popular movies about a doctor. So crazed were his fans that he had to have the flies of his pants sewn shut for safety....Dirk himself said, "Actually, I had to wear a basket we called...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 29, 2014

Warner Baxter (1889-1951) Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 28, 2014

Freddie Bartholomew (1924-1992) Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 28, 2014

I've always felt a sense of dread watching Maya Deren's films. Even something as simple as a group of dancers moving in front of a starry sky can be nerve-wracking. That's why I love this post, which directly connects this experimental filmmaker to horror flicks past and present. It isn't...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 27, 2014

Harold Nicholas (1921-2000) Gloria Swanson (1899-1983) Budd Schulberg (1914-2009) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 27, 2014

Image Source I was delighted when the special guest announcements began to roll in for TCM Classic Film Festival 2014. Each name made me think of movies I had loved. Kim Novak, Margaret O'Brien and Maureen O'Hara were all a part of many happy memories. The announcement that Jerry Lewis...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 26, 2014

Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 25, 2014

Simone Signoret (1921-1985) David Lean (1908-1991) Image Source   read more