Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 27, 2013

I adore Cleo Moore, so it was great fun to read this poar about her role in The Other Woman (1954) and her long working relationship with director Hugo Hass. Mark doesn't think as highly of Moore as I do, but I think he's fair in his assessment of her--Where...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 26, 2013

Richard Widmark (1914-2008) Elisha Cook Jr. (1903-1995) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 25, 2013

Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958) Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) Tony Martin (1913-2012) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 24, 2013

Ava Gardner (1922-1990) Franz Waxman (1906-1967) Ruth Chatterton (1892-1961) Michael Curtiz (1886-1962) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 24, 2013

Time for my favorite yearly tradition: listening to Deanna Durbin sing Silent Night on Christmas Eve. This peaceful moment is from the otherwise fast-paced musical/comedy/film noir Lady on a Train (1945). I can't believe I am sharing this clip for the fifth year in row. This time it is p   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 23, 2013

Fredi Washington (1903-1994) Eric Blore (1887-1959) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 22, 2013

There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else's entertainment. -Maureen O'Hara Image Source, Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 21, 2013

Jane Fonda (76) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 20, 2013

Audrey Totter (1918-2013) Irene Dunne (1898-1990) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 20, 2013

Sheesh, what a week for classic film fans. Audrey Totter, Peter O'Toole, Joan Fontaine and Tom Laughlin, all gone. Though they lived long, fulfilling lives, I think these particular stars had the reputation of seeming more sturdy than your typical mortal. With Fontaine in particular, fans seemed sho   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 19, 2013

Edmund Purdom (1924-2009) Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 18, 2013

Betty Grable (1916-1973) Ossie Davis (1917-2005) Lynn Bari (1913-1989) Jules Dassin (1911-2008) Celia Johnson (1908-1982) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 16, 2013

Max Linder (1883-1925) Barbara Kent (1906-2011) Liv Ullmann (75) Noel Coward (1899-1973) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 16, 2013

George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 Mark A. Vieira 2013, Running Press Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits, photographer and writer Mark Vieira's 1997 tribute to the glamour photography legend has long been one of my favorite books. It was my first experience with the "smart" coffee t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 15, 2013

Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. I'm very sensitive to ugly situations. I'm quick to read people, and I pick up if someone's reacting to...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 14, 2013

Lee Remick (1935-1991) Dan Dailey (1913-1978) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 14, 2013

Several years ago, I used to follow a blog that posted a new movie screenshot quiz every Sunday morning. I thought it was so much fun that I'd barely slow down to make coffee before checking out the new pics each week. Since I'm always grabbing screenshots of my favorite...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 13, 2013

Van Heflin (1910-1971) Dick Van Dyke (88) Larry Parks (1914-1975) Lillian Roth (1910-1980) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 13, 2013

RIP Eleanor Parker, one of the most magnetic and versatile actresses of the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is one of my favorites. I especially loved her in Caged (1950) and Scaramouche (1952), two very different roles. There were lots of beautiful tributes around the Web this week; all people...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 12, 2013

Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939 Mark A. Vieira Running Press, 2013 Though many will champion other years, I agree with the common belief that 1939 was Hollywood's most remarkable 365 days. Art, commerce, society and luck combined to give an unprecedented boost to the product of an in   read more