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Remembering Ted deCorsia: “If you’re smart, you can be a hero. If you’re dumb, you can be dead.”
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 11, 2015
Today, Shadows and Satin remembers the life of noir veteran Ted deCorsia, who passed 42 years ago on this date, April 11th. Graced with one of screendom’s most menacing visages, Ted deCorsia was a natural for the gritty, realistic characters that were a staple of the film noir era. A performer from read more
Old Hollywood Songs: A Couple of Swells
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 10, 2015
This week's song is A Couple of Swells performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948).
Judy Garland and Fred Astaire's comic number, A Couple of Swells, is one of the highlights of Easter Parade, but composer Irving Berlin had a different number in mind for this scene.
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For my 3,000th entry, returning a compliment
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 8, 2015
Above is one of my very favorite Carole Lombard photographs, taken in 1939 or 1940 near the Encino ranch she shared with second husband Clark Gable. The joy on her face is simply spellbinding, a sign all is right with her world.Today, I share that sort of feeling, because I'm reaching a milestone. T read more
2015 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: WHEN IS A MULTI-PLEX NOT A MULTI-PLEX…
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 8, 2015
…When you’re showing classic films! THE MOVIES I can’t tell you how many times I bolted through those doors like a kid in a candy store ( or is that a bull in a China shop? ) I would look for my theatre and the line I should wait on for my next movie experience. I once got there b read more
Top Picks: A Man for All Seasons
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 8, 2015
This week's pick is the Tudor classic A Man for All Seasons (1966), starring Robert Shaw as Henry VIII and Paul Scofield as Thomas More.
The scandalous lives and loves of the turbulent Tudor dynasty attracted their fair share of old Hollywood adaptations, from the great Charles Laughton ha read more
For my 3,000th entry, returning a compliment
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 8, 2015
Above is one of my very favorite Carole Lombard photographs, taken in 1939 or 1940 near the Encino ranch she shared with second husband Clark Gable. The joy on her face is simply spellbinding, a sign all is right with her world.Today, I share that sort of feeling, because I'm reaching a milestone. T read more
A few quick silent movie chicks
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on Apr 4, 2015
Happy Easter
Here are some silent film stars who are breaking out of their shells to celebrate Easter and welcome springtime. A short more recent video is in the middle.
Bessie Love is carried away by Easter Bunnies 1929
May Allison 1919Blonde blue-eyed screen star half of famous Hollywood ro read more
A card worth Czech-ing out
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 4, 2015
Even though it's technically not of "Carole Lombard" at all, but her Czech alter ego of sorts, "Carola Lombardova." It's said to be 8 x 11 cm, which would make it 3.15" x 4.33" -- far smaller than the image you see on your desktop. (And no, I haven't the faintest clue what the "96" in the lower righ read more
Have a Happy Easter with #OTR
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Apr 4, 2015
Happy Easter to one and all! The night is over, the sun is tall. The day did break with a tiny beam And flooded life with Light supreme. ― Paul F. Kortepeter, Holly Pond Hill: A Child’s Book of Easter ◊ From March 24, 1951 an Easter episode of ‘My Favorite Husband’ starring Lucil read more
A card worth Czech-ing out
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 4, 2015
Even though it's technically not of "Carole Lombard" at all, but her Czech alter ego of sorts, "Carola Lombardova." It's said to be 8 x 11 cm, which would make it 3.15" x 4.33" -- far smaller than the image you see on your desktop. (And no, I haven't the faintest clue what the "96" in the lower righ read more
2015 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: ADVENTURES OF A HIGHLY FUNCTIONING INTROVERT
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 3, 2015
Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival was in full swing March 26 – 29. Classic film fans from all around the country and the world ( Europe and Australia are representin’ ) came to laugh, cry, marvel, be surprised, hook-up and bond over the smorgasbord of films TCM has put on this year’s read more
Reflections from a journey up a mountain
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 3, 2015
It's been said this was the last photo ever taken of Carole Lombard -- and if so, it's appropriately with her mother, Elizabeth Peters, perhaps the most important influence in her life. This was taken on the evening of Jan. 15, 1942 following a war bond rally at Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis; rou read more
Reflections from a journey up a mountain
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 3, 2015
It's been said this was the last photo ever taken of Carole Lombard -- and if so, it's appropriately with her mother, Elizabeth Peters, perhaps the most important influence in her life. This was taken on the evening of Jan. 15, 1942 following a war bond rally at Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis; rou read more
'To Be' a stunning portrait
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 2, 2015
We don't know whether Carole Lombard saw this sublime publicity portrait for "To Be Or Not To Be" in finished form before she left Los Angeles for that fateful eastward journey on Jan. 12, 1942. To call it "exquisite" would be an understatement; its elegance conveys a new approach for Lombard, perha read more
'To Be' a stunning portrait
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 2, 2015
We don't know whether Carole Lombard saw this sublime publicity portrait for "To Be Or Not To Be" in finished form before she left Los Angeles for that fateful eastward journey on Jan. 12, 1942. To call it "exquisite" would be an understatement; its elegance conveys a new approach for Lombard, perha read more
Passport to Hell, A (1932)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Apr 2, 2015
vt Burnt Offering
US / 76 minutes / bw / Fox Dir: Frank Lloyd Scr: Bradley King, Leon Gordon Story: “Burnt Offering” (seemingly unpublished) by Harry Hervey Cine: John Seitz Cast: Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Warner Oland, Alexander Kirkland, Donald Crisp, Yola d’Avril, Ivan Simpson, read more
Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 1, 2015
Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914 Author’s Note: I find it surprising that no extensive description has been written about Mr. Otis Turner; especially as we consider his important position in Hollywood history. To be sure, the name of Otis Turner has been seen in read more
Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 1, 2015
Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914 Author’s Note: I find it surprising that no extensive description has been written about Mr. Otis Turner; especially as we consider his important position in Hollywood history. To be sure, the name of Otis Turner has been seen in read more
Music Review : Dodheimsgard – A Umbra Omega (2015)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 1, 2015
Music Review : Dodheimsgard – A Umbra Omega (2015)
In the early
to mid 1990’s a bunch of Norwegian musicians were a part of the rise of the
second wave of black metal, one of the most infamous genre in music history. Of
this bunch many disappeared after a few years but tho read more
For a Lombard biopic, a journey to Paris? (That's hot!)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 1, 2015
By now, I suppose you've heard the latest bit of Carole Lombard-related news...and wouldn't you know, it concerns a real-life heiress (unlike Carole's Irene Bullock in "My Man Godfrey"):"Paris Hilton cast as Carole Lombard bio-drama. She will play the legendary actress from her start to her ending. read more