The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 11, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/611/Christmas-in-Connecticut/#tcmarcp-144242-144239 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Imagine if Martha Stewart was making everything up: she really lived in a high rise apartment, was an incompetent cook, and had no experience with crafting, livestoc   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 5, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68945/The-Black-Swan/#tcmarcp-1004289-1004290  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Swash, swash! Buckle, buckle! It’s time for pirate ships and dashing rascals in The Black Swan (1942). That handsome box office champion Tyrone Power plays a rakish   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on November 25, 2016

It’s that time of year again, so I’ve compiled a list of inexpensive, creative gift ideas for the classic movie fans on your list. Or for you, of course! Enjoy! Christmas Eve in The Thin Man–nothing on this list is from the aquarium, I promise! Pretty obvious, but always welcome!...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on November 16, 2016

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game_(film) Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. In the summer of 1946, Gene Kelly and his dance collaborator Stanley Donen got the idea for a musical about baseball set at the turn of the century. They sold their story to MGM and   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on November 2, 2016

via: http://movies.alphacoders.com/movies/poster/2047  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This was the third of five films starring June Allyson and Van Johnson (not counting Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) in which they both appeared but not in the same scenes.) They’d first worked   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on October 20, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1131/It-s-a-Great-Feeling/#tcmarcp-335145  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie about movies is a cameo festival! Stars and Warner Bros. personnel pop up in guest appearances throughout the film, hence the “Guest Stars Galore” embl   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on October 7, 2016

The History Through Hollywood series looks at old films as inadvertent time capsules packed with the norms and customs of a bygone era. Traditions change, cultural mores shift, and technology races on; what was once commonplace might now seem totally weird. For example, when was the last time you sa   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on September 28, 2016

via: http://www.rozrussell.com/2014/07/the-feminine-touch-1941.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Jealousy takes center stage in this comedy from 1941 starring Rosalind Russell and Don Ameche. The two romantic leads are already married to each other when the movie begins, so you kno   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on September 14, 2016

via: http://www.markrobinsonwrites.com/the-music-that-makes-me-dance/2015/9/23/disneys-dud-the-happiest-millionaire   Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie is mostly famous as the last live-action film that Walt Disney worked on before he passed away in December 1966. But I&#8217   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 31, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3689/Adventure-in-Manhattan/#tcmarcp-395941-410710  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This somewhat zany mystery film stars Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in their second film together. Both stars were on the rise in Hollywood: Arthur had been working in   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 20, 2016

Million Dollar Mermaid Like many of you, I’ve been enjoying the Rio Olympics for the last two weeks. The swimming events were particularly fun to watch, and of course they made me think of Esther Williams and her competitive swimming career. (But to be truthful, most things make me think...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 10, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2153/Pride-and-Prejudice/#tcmarcp-177585 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. MGM’s 1940 version of Pride and Prejudice was the first feature film of a Jane Austen novel, though it was certainly not the last. But this was not the first time that Pr   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on July 27, 2016

I’m always excited to find new places to watch classic movies, so I was delighted when La Filmothèque emailed me about their website. It’s a public domain film library where you can watch movies for free, but unlike youtube, this is a curated site so you know the movies will...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on July 13, 2016

TIFF Bell Lightbox, the home of the Toronto International Film Festival, contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I would write about an Alfred Hitchcock or François Truffaut film as part of their “Hitchcock/Truffaut: Magnificent Obsessions” retrospective. I opted to write about Hitchcock’s f   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on July 6, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/12861/The-Three-Musketeers/#tcmarcp-147678 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. MGM’s The Three Musketeers (1948) was the latest in a long line of adaptations of Alexandre Dumas’ famed novel. The first movie version appeared in 1914, followed   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on June 24, 2016

The online auction house Invaluable introduced me to an upcoming auction that features some really incredible classic Hollywood items. I’ve had a fantastic time looking through the lots: there are costumes, scripts, props, posters, fan magazines, photographs, vintage animation stuff, equipment   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on June 15, 2016

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2296/Two-Weeks-with-Love/#tcmarcp-142295 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. At the end of the 1940s and into the ’50s, MGM kept their petite blonde soprano Jane Powell on the move. First she went south in Holiday in Mexico (1948), then she ventur   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on June 1, 2016

Hello, June! In honor of the opening of wedding season, I request the honor of your presence as we celebrate the union of Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery in June Bride. Despite the title, this movie isn’t really about a wedding, at least not in the way you might think....   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on May 20, 2016

If you’re in the mood to be charmed, here are eight of my favorite classic romantic comedies available to stream now on Netflix. The witty repartee, swoon-worthy moments, and feel-good love stories in these films should bring a goofy smile to your face! Not the reaction he was hoping for in...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on May 11, 2016

via: http://www.classicfilmfreak.com/movie-poster-gallery/1939/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own First, it must be said that this is one of those titles that makes no sense. Plenty of action in the story happens during the day, and it isn’t a cute pun or a reference to a line of d   read more