Backlots Posted by Lara on November 30, 2019

Since my coverage of the Olivia de Havilland case against FX, I’ve become quite interested in Hollywood intellectual property law and its modern and historical applications. So I found it fascinating when, a few weeks ago, the Hollywood trade papers announced that a newly-formed movie studio   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on August 1, 2016

61 years ago this September 30, newly-minted movie star James Dean, with an ace Porsche racing mechanic riding in the passenger seat, wrecked his brand-new Porsche Spyder on a remote northern California highway, bringing to an end his own turbulent 24-year-old life. The gone-too-soon Hollywood rebel   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on August 1, 2016

61 years ago this September 30, newly-minted movie star James Dean, with an ace Porsche racing mechanic riding in the passenger seat, wrecked his brand-new Porsche Spyder on a remote northern California highway, bringing to an end his own turbulent 24-year-old life. The gone-too-soon Hollywood rebel   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on August 1, 2016

61 years ago this September 30, newly-minted movie star James Dean, with an ace Porsche racing mechanic riding in the passenger seat, wrecked his brand-new Porsche Spyder on a remote northern California highway, bringing to an end his own turbulent 24-year-old life. The gone-too-soon Hollywood rebel   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 28, 2016

The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best Peter L. Winkler, Ed. Chicago Review Press, 2016 In his six years in Los Angeles and New York, James Dean packed in several decades-worth of living. Many who knew him would comment on his morbid world view and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 6, 2014

1. Rebel Without a Cause 2. Giant 3. East of Eden Other appearances: Has Anybody Seen My Gal Fixed Bayonets Trouble Along the Way Sailor Beware   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 6, 2014

1. Rebel Without a Cause 2. Giant 3. East of Eden Other appearances: Has Anybody Seen My Gal Fixed Bayonets Trouble Along the Way Sailor Beware   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on September 30, 2014

The moody young star took the cinema by storm. Actor James Dean won over audiences as misunderstood teens in the films “East of Eden” (1955) and “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955). Actor James Dean in a publicity still for “Rebel Without a Cause.” But after only a short time in...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on September 6, 2014

James Dean, Bongo & Conga Drums "When I can't sleep at night I like to get up and beat the skins. It drives away the blues." - James Dean Playing the bongo and conga drums was meditative for James Dean. He lived hard and died young but even during his...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on April 25, 2014

Share This! “Tonight I even tried to buy your love, but now I don’t want it any more. . . .  I can’t use it any more.  I don’t want any kind of love any more.  It doesn’t pay off.” —— Cal (James Dean) to Abra (Julie Harris) Above all, East of Eden is about love—paternal,...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on August 9, 2013

He was Hollywood’s original rebel; the trailblazing actor who opened doors for up-and-coming actors and became the voice of a lost generation. After the Second World War shook the very foundations of society to the core, the youth growing up in the 1950s faced a vastly different cultural land   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on February 8, 2013

“Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.” ~ James Dean “The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.” ~ James Dean “Only the gentle are ever really strong.” ~ James Dean   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on January 27, 2013

I skipped Biopic Theater last week, but boy do I have a doozy of a film for you.  This is the last of the James Dean biopics (that I know of), and I think it quite possibly is the worst.  To go further, I think this could be this year’s...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on November 18, 2012

We’re back with another edition of Golden Age on the Silver Screen.  I’m contemplating changing the title…yay or nay?  Anywho, we’re back with another James Dean biopic  Hope you’re not bored of Mr. Dean because we got a few more of these films in the pipeline (Dean and   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on September 2, 2012

A quick aside: Due to my birthday on Friday (yay me) I wasn’t able to get out this week’s Journeys in the Disney Vault so Fantasia will be put up next Friday. Today’s Golden Age on the Silver Screen film is the 2001 TNT biopic James Dean.  It’s one of...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on February 17, 2012

I recently got this nifty little book on eBay, James Dean in Mendocino: The Filming of East of Eden, compiled and edited by Mendocino historian Bruce Levene. It documents the time spent by director Elia Kazan, Dean, and the other cast and crew members shooting key scenes for the film...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on November 18, 2011

Behind the scenes of “Giant”, a 1956 epic drama produced and directed by George Stevens and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker. Mercedes McCambridge, and Dennis Hopper. Giant won the Academy Award for Best Director and was nominated nine other times, twic   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

The Real James Dean Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best edited by Peter L. Winkler Chicago Review Press 9781613734728 - 368 pages August 2016 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells When we look at the legacy of classic film actors and actresses there is a natural hierarchy....   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

The Real James Dean Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best edited by Peter L. Winkler Chicago Review Press 9781613734728 - 368 pages August 2016 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells When we look at the legacy of classic film actors and actresses there is a natural hierarchy....   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

James Dean, Bongo & Conga Drums "When I can't sleep at night I like to get up and beat the skins. It drives away the blues." - James Dean Playing the bongo and conga drums was meditative for James Dean. He lived hard and died young but even during his...   read more