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A postcard, a pic and a watermark
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 29, 2019
A nice image of Carole Lombard (then again, nearly all of them are). This one's from a British postcard -- here's the back......which is derived from Paramount p1202-587, likely from 1933. Here it is, albeit with a watermark:In contrast to the cropped postcard, this image -- taken from a vintage neg read more
HOLLYWOOD'S HISPANIC HERITAGE BLOGATHON: A Pedro de Cordoba Sampler
Caftan Woman Posted by on Sep 28, 2019
Aurora is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at her site Once Upon a Screen with her sixth edition of the Hollywood's Hispanic Heritage Blogathon on September 29th.
Pedro de Cordoba
September 28, 1881 - September 16, 1950
Patrician Pedro de Cordoba was born in New York read more
Acting 'Fast And Loose' with a linen-backed rarity
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 27, 2019
I've analyzed Carole Lombard still images for decades, and can safely say I've never come across the one above before. The seller of this eBay item claims it's from her Paramount film "Fast And Loose" (the only movie Lombard ever made in New York, at what then was the studio's East Coast building in read more
book: Salvation of a Saint (2008) by Keigo Higashino, trans 2012 by Alexander O. Smith
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 26, 2019
I’m that difficult codger in the corner who, alone in all the world, wasn’t entirely bowled over by the first of Keigo Higashino’s “Detective Galileo” novels to be translated into English, The Devotion of Suspect X: I thought it was okay but nothing more than that. I’ve enjoyed several of read more
Carding Carole (and a not-so-little blonde goddess)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 25, 2019
Like any good blogger, I promote my product. And while Carole & Co. has been up since June 13, 2007, many Carole Lombard fans still aren't aware of it. (I have more than 1,450 Facebook friends, and another 200-plus members through LiveJournal.) So I hype the site through business cards.But now I hav read more
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 25, 2019
US / 114 minutes / color / Cross Creek, Exclusive Media, Endgame, Jersey, Double Feature, Universal Dir & Scr: Scott Frank Pr: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Brian Oliver, Tobin Armbrust Story: A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992) by Lawrence Block Cine: Mihai Malaimare Jr Cast: Liam read more
On DVD: Preston Foster as a Suave Gentleman Thief in Double Danger (1938)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 24, 2019
I’ve been a big fan of actor and singer Preston Foster ever since I saw his brooding performance opposite Belita in the ice skating noir The Hunted (1948). He’s got an unusually low-key presence: charming, lightly flirtatious, always in control, but never raising his voice and rarely thr read more
A Tree Grows in Brookyln (1945): The Precursor to I Remember Mama
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 22, 2019
The reveries of a Saturday afternoon in childhood are where A Tree Grows in Brooklyn chooses to begin and it proves a fine entry point, giving us an instant feel for the world the Irish neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Its contours are impoverished, even harsh, but also richly American. The read more
Announcing a 'banner' blogathon
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 20, 2019
How many of you remember the "Carole-tennial +3!"? That's what I called my Carole Lombard blogathon in October 2011, the 103rd anniversary of her birth, back when I was in my mid-50s and was a copy editor in Virginia. Nearly eight years have passed since I hosted it; now I'm effectively in my mid-60 read more
'Life' goes to a Lombard movie
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 19, 2019
"Swing High, Swing Low," the third of four teamings of Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, received a big push from Paramount. (And it paid off -- the film became the studio's biggest moneymaker for all of 1937.) Part of it included an ad in the new media sensation, Life magazine, which debuted the p read more
A Quick Trip to TIFF19
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 16, 2019
I've always wanted to attend film festivals, but they're few and far between where I live, and the timing has never worked out for me to get to the big one for classic movie fans, TCMFF. Luckily, my visit to my sister's new home in Toronto this month coincided with the second weekend of the Toronto read more
A little Lombard and a lot of 'Movie Humor'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 13, 2019
Carole Lombard is pictured with castmate Mayo Methot in this Columbia publicity still from 1932's "Virtue" (to be honest, I don't recall this scene in the film). It ran in an issue of Film Fun, a rather racy magazine appealing to men who liked to see women in their underthings -- and let's face it, read more
Watching 1939: Intermezzo, A Love Story (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 12, 2019
In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more
Incident at a Corner (1960 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 11, 2019
US / 49 minutes / color / Shamley, Alfred Hitchcock Productions, NBC Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Pr: Joan Harrison Scr: Charlotte Armstrong Story: Incident at a Corner (1957) by Charlotte Armstrong Cine: John L. Russell Cast: Vera Miles, George Peppard, Paul Hartman, Bob Sweeney, Leora Dana, Warren Berlin read more
The Notorious Landlady Wastes a Sterling Cast
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 11, 2019
Kim Novak as the title character.
With such a prestigious pedigree, I expected more from The Notorious Landlady (1962). Here's a British comedy headlined by Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire with a screenplay penned by the writers who were responsible for The Pink Panther movi read more
Mae Clarke: More than a Grapefruit in the Face
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 8, 2019
I was recently a guest on a podcast, on which I was asked about Mae Clarke, and I am mortified to admit that, at the time, I couldn’t think of the name of a single, solitary one of her movies. This would have been bad enough if it had been just any classic movie star, but Mae Clarke?!? One of read more
Give 'Godfrey,' and others, a lift
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 7, 2019
In one of its many surveys, the site ranker.com asks readers to rank the best romantic comedies of the 1930s (https://www.ranker.com/list/best-30s-romantic-comedies/ranker-film). Carole Lombard fans can help her move up in the world.Her 1936 classic "My Man Godfrey" is currently ranked second, trail read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
A Besta de Berlim (1939) / Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Sep 5, 2019
A Besta de Berlim (1939) / Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939) Alguns dias atrás lembramos os 80 anos desde o começo da Segunda Guerra Mundial. O filme de baixo orçamento “A Besta de Berlim” estreou um mês após o início da guerra. Trata-se de um artefato histórico muito read more