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LEGENDS OF WESTERN CINEMA WEEK; The Barbara Stanwyck Show, A Man's Game, 1961
Caftan Woman Posted by on Aug 18, 2020
Hamlette's Soliloquy and Along the Brandywine are our hosts for the online celebration Legends of Western Cinema Week, during August 17 - 21. The celebration of your (our) favourite westerns will certainly brighten the summer of 2020.
I am joining the Legends of Western Cinema Week with Barbara S read more
On this torrid day, a few hot pics
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 15, 2020
One of my dreams as a Carole Lombard historian and researcher is to create a book illustrating her series of Paramount p1202 portraits (that was her studio player code number), from p1202-1, shown above in 1930, to her final one in 1938; they total about 1,800. Unfortunately, there are several roadb read more
"To Be" a tasteful publicity campaign
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 13, 2020
Publicizing a Carole Lombard film traditionally was a delightful challenge for theater owners, and in late 1941, they looked forward to her second comedic comeback movie, "To Be Or Not To Be," directed by no less than Ernst Lubitsch. After Dec. 7 and the attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust the U.S. i read more
No Name on The Bullet (1959): America’s Hero Becomes a Villain
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 10, 2020
“We might be the only two honest men in town.” – Audie Murphy as John Gant Audie Murphy had the added reputation of being a hero in real life, and so it hardly hurt him in his efforts to portray valorous protagonists on the big screen. However, despite being a fairly humble effort, read more
From the Archives: A View to a Kill ( 1985 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 10, 2020
Wow, look at Grace Jones! I don't know if Bond met his match in Mayday but he certainly did with Zorin ( Christopher Walken ). This has always been one of my favorite James Bond films. It was Roger Moore's last appearance as Bond and one of his best. Lobby cards from the movie are difficult to find read more
A T-shirt that's the cat's meow
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 7, 2020
Despite her legendary status, Carole Lombard has never been much of a posthumous commodity a la fellow Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and so on. But for Lombard fans who'd like to visually proclaim their love for her, now you have that chance.Introducing...the Carole Lombard read more
Lombard, Lux take a "Certain" dramatic turn
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 5, 2020
Carole Lombard's second appearance on "Lux Radio Theater" garnered nowhere as much press attention as her first, an adaptation of her 1936 hit "My Man Godfrey" in May 1938 that reunited her with ex-husband William Powell, who was working himself back to health from rectal cancer. But this, airing ne read more
Les Diaboliques: Murder with a Twist
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 3, 2020
Vera Clouzot and Simone Signoret.
Michel Delassalle, the headmaster at a second-rate French boarding school, is not a nice person. He treats his frail wife Christina with disdain, openly engages in an affair with fellow teacher Nicole, and buys bad fish because it’s cheap. He even waters down read more
Olivia gets a special SUTS day
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Aug 3, 2020
Nine Augusts ago, Carole Lombard was part of Turner Classic Movies' annual extravaganza, Summer Under The Stars. (She had an opportunity to participate this year, but lost in a TCM Backlot runoff to Claudette Colbert.) Here's the schedule for the 2020 event:But hold on -- there's been a change in th read more
Powell, Palm Springs...and Gable as a guest
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 31, 2020
This likely is the last time Carole Lombard and William Powell were photographed together, in January 1940 at the new Sunset Strip nightspot Ciro's. Lombard had married Clark Gable the year before, while Powell -- her first husband -- had just married actress Diana Lewis on Jan. 6. Nevertheless, Bil read more
A couple candids of Coop and Carole
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 30, 2020
Was Gary Cooper, shown here with Carole Lombard in 1931's "I Take This Woman," his generation's Warren Beatty? Coop was renowned for his prowess with the ladies, similar to another 1930s Hollywood Lothario, George Raft, albeit in a more upscale manner. Lombard -- who made two films with Cooper -- is read more
For Bill Powell's birthday, a present for his fans
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 29, 2020
Today is the 128th anniversary of the birth of William Powell, my favorite classic era actor, embracing Carole Lombard, my favorite classic era actress, at the time of their honeymoon in June 1931. While their marriage was relatively brief, ending in August 1933, their affection and friendship remai read more
A New (temporary?) Format
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 28, 2020
Outside some special posts–Josh Hartnett movies coming up, y’all–and anything Vernon wants to post, I’m moving all new material (for the time being) over to a TinyLetter newsletter. Lots of reason, lots of things, maybe I’ll write about them in it, maybe it’ll ju read more
ATHOS, ARAMIS, AND PORTHOS WALK INTO A BAR ...
Caftan Woman Posted by on Jul 27, 2020
Athos, Aramis, and Porthos walk into a bar --- the Coq d'Or. And are lost to the rest of the picture.
There is no site in all Paris more popular for the settling of disputes than the tavern Coq d'Or on the Rue Pigalle.
The three intrepid musketeers and BFFs played by Douglass Dumbrille, John "Du read more
Olivia de Havilland: A Celebration
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 27, 2020
Olivia de Havilland and her pug, Oscar. Olivia de Havilland died peacefully in Paris on Saturday. She went the way we all strive to go–in her sleep, having recently celebrated her 104th birthday. Her daughter Gisèle had just been over for a visit. She was loved and adored not only by a wide c read more
Play ball! (Or a 2020 approximation of it)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 23, 2020
Would Carole Lombard -- an avid baseball fan -- be thrilled Opening Day is today, nearly four months behind schedule? Perhaps. But I sense that like me, she'd also say fine, but we have bigger figurative fish to fry. Or something to that effect.Nearly nine months ago, Opening Day 2020 was something read more
Two For The Road (1967): A Rom-Com for a New Era
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 22, 2020
“If there’s one thing I despise it’s an indispensable woman.” – Albert Finney The world seemed a very different place in 1967. It had changed and with it, love and the romantic comedy underwent a transformation of its own. Because, in some sense, humanity had reached a read more
Marlene? No, that's Carole -- a lacy Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 22, 2020
Both Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich were style icons in the 1930s; in fact, for a time, Marlene thought Carole was copying her look. Not with that outfit above (actually, Travis Banton draped that satin over Carole), something Marlene deemed ridiculous (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/414 read more
A Soldier Recalls Serving with Rathbone
The Baz Posted by Neve on Jul 21, 2020
Basil is in the back row, standing in front of the awning that reads “Freeman, Hardy & Willis” (his head blocking the LI in Willis. read more
'Orchids,' in the leaves of a book
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 20, 2020
"No More Orchids" (1932), Carole Lombard's second film for Columbia, lacks the pre-Code punch of its predecessor, "Virtue," but shows off her dramatic skills and even gives her a bit of comedy. It also was the first of several films she made with the wonderful character actor Walter Connolly, and th read more