Welcome to BlogHub: the Best in Veteran and Emerging Classic Movie Blogs
You can rate and share your favorite classic movie posts here.
You can rate and share your favorite classic movie posts here.
Rubbing noses and a paper doll
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 5, 2015
Why are Carole Lombard and Norman Foster emulating Eskimos by rubbing noses in this promotional shot for 1931's "Up Pops the Devil"? I don't know the answer, either -- but it is cute and charming, and you can have this 8" x 10" reprint for $11 (five are available) by visiting http://www.ebay.com/itm read more
Anatomy of a Scene: Angels with Dirty Faces
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 4, 2015
The electric chair sequence in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) is one of the most famous scenes in old Hollywood films. Above, James Cagney (center left) walks the last mile with Pat O'Brien. We'll break down the scene -- and what makes it work -- below.
The Key Players: Director Michael Curtiz an read more
I for Iran: A History of Iranian Cinema by Its Creators Launches at TIFF
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 4, 2015
It’s long been rumored that Iran has a rich and robust national cinema. That “rumor” is not meant to be sarcastic, because despite a body of critical literature on Iranian cinema, the work itself has been remarkably difficult to see. Due to domestic religious and political censors read more
To Catch a Prince Grace Kelly Costume Barbie Princess
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on Mar 3, 2015
The Bride, The Movie Star: Grace Kelly Costume Mattel Barbie Doll :
May 1955, Grace Kelly was working on the Alfred Hitchcock movie To Catch a Thief with her costar, Cary Grant. She visited Prince Rainier at his palace in Monaco.
Mattel Grace Kelly The Romance Silkstone Barbie Gift Set read more
So you wanna be a classic film blogger ...
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on Mar 3, 2015
So you wanna be a classic film blogger ...
Recently, a couple of people have emailed me and asked how I got started as a classic film blogger. They expressed interest in becoming bloggers themselves someday but weren't sure where or how to get started. I'm no expert, believe me, but I do kno read more
The gown you missed, and a happy 104th to Harlow
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 3, 2015
Are you ticked off because you couldn't make it to the Hollywood Costume exhibit at the future site of the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum (it closed yesterday), and thus missed a chance to see Carole Lombard's gown from "My Man Godfrey" (the one she's wearing above) up close and personal? Well, d read more
Book Review: George Sanders' Memoirs of a Professional Cad now available as eBook
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 2, 2015
Book Review Memoirs of a Professional Cad: The Autobiography of George Sanders
George Sanders
Dean Street Press, March 2015 (originally published 1960)
Is there anything more delightful than getting something you've dreamed of for years and having it live up to your expectations? I've wanted to rea read more
A snapshot of their marriage
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 2, 2015
Imagine having a snapshot of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard that was part of the Gable estate! Well, imagine no more, because that's what we have here -- an original photo that's 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". In fact, one side is cut and there is a small corner bend, so it actually looks like this:The seller bou read more
The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! It’s Premiere a Mystery for Almost a Century
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2015
On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more
The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! It’s Premiere a Mystery for Almost a Century
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2015
On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more
The Master Mystery, Happy Anniversary! It’s Premiere a Mystery for Almost a Century
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 1, 2015
On Thursday morning, November 7, 1918 at the Strand Theater (1579 Broadway, New York City), the first five episodes of The Master Mystery, were shown in a special trade showing. Harry Houdini attended, seated in a stage box. From the report in Brooklyn Life, Mr. Houdini’s performance in the serial read more
Soon to be married to a 'Man of the World'
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 28, 2015
Nice pic of Carole Lombard and William Powell, isn't it? This is one I've never seen before. We can provide a little more information by revealing the bottom of the image, which has a line of dialogue from the film:That still doesn't necessarily answer which film it's from, and they made two which u read more
The Stolen Idol, a Film and Most of the Cast, Stolen from Cinematic History!
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 27, 2015
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more
The Stolen Idol, a Film and Most of the Cast, Stolen from Cinematic History!
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 27, 2015
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more
Madeleine Carroll Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 27, 2015
One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more
The Stolen Idol, a Film and Most of the Cast, Stolen from Cinematic History!
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 27, 2015
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22, 1913 The Stolen Idol, which was released in 1913, is of importance to us more than 100 years later, because of the actors who have went uncredited and unlisted for a century, regarding recognition that rightly is deserved to their names. It i read more
Madeleine Carroll Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 27, 2015
One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more
Lombard vintage glamour, and saluting a man who lived long and prospered
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 27, 2015
That's Walter Byron alongside Carole Lombard in a publicity still from the 1932 Paramount film "Sinners in the Sun." It's one of seven vintage photos of Carole, all 8" x 10" gelatin-silver glossies, being offered in two groups. Other pics in this batch, all in fine to very fine condition, are this o read more
Cronaca di un amore (aka Story of a Love Affair) (1950)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Feb 26, 2015
Carloni (Gino Rossi) is a detective at a Milan agency. When we meet him, he is looking through a stack of photos of a beautiful woman.
(Image via Circeo59)
A wealthy man, Enrico Fontana (Ferdinando Sarmi), recently visited the agency and brought the photographs, which are of his wife Paola (Lucia Bo read more
Putting a plaque where it rightly belongs
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 26, 2015
The site where Carole Lombard honed her comedy chops while making "The Bicycle Flirt" and other shorts for Mack Sennett -- following in the footsteps of numerous legends -- today received its accurate recognition in film history, more than sixty years after a mistake regarding the proper location of read more