Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 13, 2013

Laraine Day (1920-2007) Yves Montand (1921-1991) Cornel Wilde (1915-1989) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 11, 2013

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 11, 2013

Hat tip to Page of My Love of Old Hollywood for letting me know that Rachel Maddow featured the Mary Pickford cocktail on her show in honor of the recent discovery of one of her lost films. I love it when Mary goes mainstream! I don't usually do mixed drinks,...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 10, 2013

Helen Hayes (1900-1993) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 9, 2013

Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star Stephen Michael Shearer Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2013 Gloria Swanson's fame was explosive in a way that is not even possible in today's fragmented media environment. It's difficult to comprehend the full measure of her impact in a world before televis   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 7, 2013

Andy Devine (1905-1977) June Allyson (1917-2006) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2013

Such was his aura, that everyone cleared a path, as he silently exited my dressing room, looking neither right nor left. -Frank Langella, about Yul Brynner Image Source, Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 6, 2013

Janet Gaynor (1908-1984) Carole Lombard (1908-1942) Britt Ekland (71) Mitchell Leisen (1898-1972) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 5, 2013

Glynis Johns (90) Donald Pleasence (1919-1995) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 4, 2013

Buster Keaton (1895-1966) Charlton Heston (1923-2008) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 4, 2013

Another film discovery recently screened: a Three Stooges flick found in a garden shed in Australia. A garden shed! I love these discovery stories--The Guardian There are still unclaimed titles for the Chaney Blogathon. Check them out and see if one strikes your fancy--Movies Silently Betty Boop o   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 3, 2013

Warner Oland (1879-1938) Leo McCarey (1896-1969) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 2, 2013

Groucho Marx (1890-1977) George “Spanky” McFarland (1928-1993) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 1, 2013

Walter Matthau (1920-2000) Julie Andrews (78) Richard Harris (1930-2002) Laurence Harvey (1928-1973) George Peppard (1928-1994) Everett Sloan (1909-1965) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 30, 2013

Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) Angie Dickinson (82) Lewis Milestone (1895-1980) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 29, 2013

Anita Ekberg (82) Greer Garson (1904-1996) Lizabeth Scott (91) Stanley Kramer (1913-2001) Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) Virginia Bruce (1910-1982) Gene Autry (1907-1998) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 29, 2013

My characters are ambiguous. Call them that. I don't mind. I am ambiguous myself. Who isn't? -Michelangelo Antonioni Image Source, Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 28, 2013

Brigitte Bardot (79) Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) Peter Finch (1912-1977) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 27, 2013

Jayne Meadows (94) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 27, 2013

The recent release of The Wizard of Oz (1939) in 3D seems to have drawn mixed reactions. It sounds like the overall verdict is that the restoration is gorgeous and the 3D is fine (if sometimes blurry to some), but not a significant enhancement. I don't see how adding 3D...   read more