Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 10, 2013

I enjoyed my experience scooting along the edges of the 39th Seattle International Film Festival, giving just a little more attention to those older films that can be forgotten in such a large event. The eight archival film screenings* at SIFF 2013 formed the tiniest piece of this grand celebration   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2013

(d: Victor Sjöström c: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love, Edward Earle, Dorothy Cumming, USA 1928, 95 minutes) The Seattle International Film Festival 2013 presentation of The Wind (1928) was not just a screening, but one of the signature events of the festival. In its two peformances at the   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2013

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2013

You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father, and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 9, 2013

(d: Saul Bass c: Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynne Frederick, USA/United Kingdom 1974, 92 min) I can't even remember the last time a movie stunned me like Phase IV (1974). This bizarre, oddly-paced science fiction flick had me so mesmerized that I lost track of time. Sometimes that doesn't eve   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 8, 2013

Nancy Sinatra (73) Alexis Smith (1921-1993) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 7, 2013

RIP Esther Williams. She was strong, confident, a great athlete and beautiful in a fresh, unfussy way. I thought she had movie star charisma on dry land as well, always performing with a bit of a wink. She made great sacrifices for her films, getting slicked up with grease so...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 7, 2013

Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) Dolores Grey (1924-2002) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 6, 2013

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 6, 2013

The Beauty of the Real: What Hollywood Can Learn from Contemporary French Actresses Mick LaSalle Stanford University Press, 2012 I love Mick LaSalle's books about the stars in pre-code movies, Complicated Women and Dangerous Men. Both have been bedside table staples for me as I continue to be obses   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 5, 2013

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 3, 2013

Paulette Goddard (1910-1990) Tony Curtis (1925-2010) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 3, 2013

(d: Shôhei Imamura c: , Japan 1967, 130 min) I went into A Man Vanishes at Seattle International Film Festival 2013 expecting a documentary, but if you asked me what I actually saw, I couldn't give you a straight answer. I could confidently answer yes, I saw a documentary and...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 2, 2013

Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 2, 2013

From inside the darkness a white-gloved hand reached out for help and it was given. Then came a face of dizzying beauty, the head slightly lowered to avoid disrupting the spun gold blond hair caressing a white fox collar clutched close to a milk white throat....Once fully standing on the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 2, 2013

(d: Laurence Olivier c: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Cedric Hardwicke, United Kingdom 1955, 161 min) That English battlefield looked a lot like Southern California to me! The above was said loudly in the line for the ladies' loo after a screening of the   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 1, 2013

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Andy Griffith (1926-2012) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 31, 2013

Clint Eastwood (83) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2013

Howard Hawks (1896-1977) Mel Blanc (1908-1989) Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Stepin Fechit (1902-1985) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2013

Musicals on the Silver Screen: A Guide to Must-See Movie Musicals Leonard Kniffle Huron Street Press, June 2013 Musicals on the Silver Screen packs a lot of information about movies into its 160 pages, and it shares its treasures in a lively, entertaining way. It's spinach that tastes like cotton...   read more