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Six in sepia from a revived 'Godfrey'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 26, 2019
Carole Lombard's passing in 1942 didn't prevent her films from being reissued, just as they were during her lifetime. And as more of her titles lapsed into public domain, some were picked up and revived by independent producers.One was "My Man Godfrey," which was brought back to theaters in 1948 by read more
ROBOTS IN FILM BLOGATHON: Hymie in Anatomy of a Lover, Get Smart
Caftan Woman Posted by on Jan 25, 2019
The Robots in Film Blogathon runs from January 25th to 27th. It is hosted by our esteemed friends at The Midnight Drive-In and Hamlette's Soliloquy. Click HERE or HERE to enjoy these imaginative characters in movies and television.
Get Smart (1965-1970) is the genius television sitcom crea read more
A gown for a wedding she'd really didn't have, from a film we can't see
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 24, 2019
Carole Lombard was closer to 16 than 17 when she modeled this wedding gown on the Fox Studios lot for the 1925 film "Marriage In Transit." Here's the pic in full:Lombard wore the gown during the film, as another still shows:She later disparaged the movie -- or at least her performance in it -- and w read more
Joan Crawford in a Strait-Jacket
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 24, 2019
Before the credits even roll in Strait-Jacket (1964), a narrated flashback provides all the background information we need to know. It starts with Frank Harbin hooking up with ex-girlfriend Stella while his wife Lucy is out of town. Frank takes Stella back to the farm for some hanky-panky, even read more
Photographed as a photographer
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 23, 2019
Came across this Carole Lombard image of her on the shooting side of a camera nearly a month ago, one somebody marked as being from 1938. I thought nothing of it at the time, until coming across this yesterday: Moreover, the pic, from David Trimboli, had this snipe on the reverse:"Carol Lombard, Pat read more
The Purchase Price (1932, William A. Wellman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 20, 2019
For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more
The Purchase Price (1932, William A. Wellman)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 20, 2019
For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more
The Purchase Price (1932, William A. Wellman)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 20, 2019
For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more
The Purchase Price (1932, William A. Wellman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 20, 2019
For most of its seventy-ish minute run time, The Purchase Price does really well with the way it does summary. It does so well it never even seems possible the film’s just going to welch on everything in the third act… but rather unfortunately, it does. The big problem is how the film–specifically read more
First a moot point, then a new pic
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 15, 2019
Before making an entry on any Carole Lombard autographed picture up for auction, I invariably consult with my preferred authority on this topic, longtime friend Carole Sampeck. No one today knows Lombard's signature (and its validity) better than she does.So after seeing this advertised on eBay, I s read more
Yellow Isn’t a Good Title for Something About Flow
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 13, 2019
I have a problem maintaining intention between drafts. Think of something, write it, which was fine for short stories. Longer short stories not as much, but 3,000 words? Doable. Easily doable by grad school. Then I started a novel and had to change it up. But I’ve always hated starting a piec read more
book: A Sight for Sore Eyes (1998) by Ruth Rendell
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 12, 2019
Brought up in an affectionless, distanced family, young Teddy has become an aesthete, a craftsman, an emotional cripple and a sociopath. Having as a child seen her mother murdered, Francine has had her life since then dominated by her controlling, obsessional, quack psychotherapist stepmother, Juli read more
A 'new' pic from RKO
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 11, 2019
This image of Carole Lombard knocked me out the instant I saw it at the CAROLE LOMBARD !!! Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/groups/421288827952473/). An inquiry about it disclosed it's from an RKO shoot in 1940 (photographer unknown) and was issued as CL-94:Enjoy. read more
Scooting with Carole, and (at last) a new ep for 'Mom'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 10, 2019
In 1938, Life magazine's Alfred Eisenstaedt took an array of Carole Lombard photos for a cover feature which ran that Oct. 17. One of them showed Carole on a scooter moving about the Selznick International lot, where she was filming "Made For Each Other."But several other of his scooting images have read more
I’m a sucker for “ambitious” licensed tie-ins
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 9, 2019
I literally just came up with this topic. It’s 4:38 PM and I’m typing, it was 4:37 PM when I saw the tweet inspiring this subject matter. Dark Horse Comics is doing an Alien3 comic based on William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay, which might not be any good. It’s been availa read more
#NationalScreenwritersDay: Saluting a guy named Jo
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 5, 2019
Aside from starring Carole Lombard, what does this ("Lady By Choice, 1934)" ......have in common with this ("Made For Each Other," 1939)?The answer: The same man wrote both screenplays, as well as many others. And since this is #NationalScreenwritersDay, where we honor the purveyors of cinematic mag read more
A new photo, tres cheek
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 3, 2019
This Carole Lombard photo looked new to me when I first saw it..- and when I found it had a Paramount p1202 number (1345) and that it didn't match anything in my Lombard collection, my thoughts were happily concerned.Alas, all I know about it is that number and an estimated date when it was issued ( read more
A New Top List of my All Time favourite Films for the New Year!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jan 3, 2019
When I started this blog in October 2014, the first article I presented to you was a top 10 of my most favourite films. The years have passed and, since I made this top list, I have obviously seen many more films, some of my tastes have changed, etc. So, I thought the beginning of 2019 would be a pe read more
James Garner Stars in a Disney Duo
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 2, 2019
After an immensely successful decade in the 1960s, Walt Disney Productions hit a rut in the 1970s. The quality and popularity of its films, as a whole, took a nose dive. Two of its better efforts during this period are now largely forgotten despite the presence of James Garner. Signed to a two-movie read more
Having Wonderful Crime (1945, A. Edward Sutherland)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 1, 2019
Having Wonderful Crime is a perplexing comedy-mystery. The mystery itself is perplexing because it’s so exceptionally convoluted; three screenwriters and four or five red herrings and the picture only runs seventy minutes. The comedy is perplexing because Crime hinges its comedic potential on lead read more