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Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 6
All Good Things Posted by monty on Jul 12, 2018
This match features our gals and their performances in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Liz played the role first in 1958, then Natalie did the TV version in 1976. Choose the performance you like more.
Which actress performance in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof do you like more? read more
The Doctor: A Tale of Transformation
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 11, 2018
William Hurt as Dr. Jack McKee.
Jack McKee (William Hurt) is a highly-skilled surgeon with a loving family, an expensive home, and a Mercedes convertible. He jokes with his buddies at the hospital and keep his patients at a distance because “you need to be detached to be a good surgeon.” read more
A 'Supernatural' assignment: Writing on deadline
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 11, 2018
"Supernatural" is an odd creature in the Carole Lombard cinematic canon. It's her lone starring vehicle in what we now would call "genre" filmmaking -- in this case, horror, something rarely explored in 1933 by Hollywood majors such as her home studio of Paramount. And it was made at a time when Lom read more
Natalie vs Liz: A Friendly Competition Match 5
All Good Things Posted by monty on Jul 10, 2018
Here we go with match 5 in the Natalie Wood vs Elizabeth Taylor friendly competition series..
Which film from the actresses below do you like more? read more
Natalie vs Elizabeth: A Friendly Competition Rd 4
All Good Things Posted by monty on Jul 9, 2018
Here we go with rd 4:
Which film from the actresses below do you like more? read more
Memorabilia from a cut-rate debutante
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 7, 2018
One of the most difficult pieces of Carole Lombard memorabilia to find is from her 1936 screwball classic "My Man Godfrey." It was a 3" x 4" promotional booklet offered by Universal called "Diary Of A Debutante," meant to mimic a diary dizzy character Irene Bullock might have written about Godfrey, read more
Pre-Code Corner: So You Want to be a Nurse – Tricks of the Trade, Pre-Code Style
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kim Luperi on Jul 7, 2018
So You Want to be a Nurse: Tricks of the Trade, Pre-Code Style You know how it goes: You score a new job you’re stoked for and arrive day one full of positivity, high hopes, good cheer, and ambition. And then someone who knows the ropes bursts your bubble and brings you back down to reality. That’s read more
A Challenge for All: ‘Lifeboat’ (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jul 6, 2018
After a non-movie related post on The Doors, I’m back to my old habits with good old Hitchcock. Yes, we discussed his films a lot on this blog and this isn’t going to stop! The occasion, today, is Maddy’s Second Annual Hitchcock Blogathon that she’s hosting on her blog Maddy read more
A Wilder retrospective: Lubitsch comes to Westwood
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 5, 2018
Carole Lombard fulfilled a longtime dream in the fall of 1941 when she finally was able to act in an Ernst Lubitsch film, "To Be Or Not To Be." They'd been on good terms since the early 1930s, when Carole yearned to be in one of his movies. He'd already played a key role in her career in 1935 and ea read more
Celebrating Summer with a Kino Classics Giveaway (Blog/Facebook)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jul 4, 2018
Celebrating Summer with Kino Lorber! DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway, Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles Now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Kino Lorber Celebrating Summer DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway Contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO Kino Classic titles via Facebook and this blog, read more
Celebrating Summer with a Kino Classics Giveaway (July via Twitter)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jul 4, 2018
Celebrating Summer with a Kino Lorber Giveaway! Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles Time for our next contest! This time we kick off summer with a Kino Classics giveaway… We are happy to say that we have TEN classic DVD or Blu-Rays to giveaway on Twitter this month, winners’ choice of four read more
I Am A Fugitive From a Chang Gang (1933)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 3, 2018
Sullivan’s Travels (1941) and Cool Hand Luke (1967) were two films that took a fairly extensive look at what a chain gang actually was in cinematic terms. Meanwhile, Sam Cooke’s eponymous song made almost in jest has added another layer to the tradition. Nowadays Chain Gangs seem a bit a read more
A Porta de Ouro / Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Jul 3, 2018
A Porta de Ouro / Hold Back the Dawn (1941) Todo mundo merece um lugar ao sol? Não sei ao certo, mas todo mundo quer um lugar ao sol. E geralmente a busca por este lugar cheio de alegria e satisfação envolve a migração. E o que acontece quando os imigrantes são parados no meio do caminho? read more
'True Confession': A Lombard script is for sale
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 27, 2018
Someone call Carole Lombard to give her the news: One of her scripts now is available, more than 80 years after it was converted into a movie.It's for "True Confession," Carole's final film for Paramount and one that inspires both avid defenders and intense detractors. (Leonard Maltin, otherwise a L read more
Musical Interlude: What is a Musical? A New Answer Comes with Each Decade
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Jun 27, 2018
What is a musical? A New Answer Comes with Each Decade. When you can’t express how you feel in words … belt out a song or break out into a lively dance number. That is typically how musicals have been defined: Singing or dancing when the emotion builds up too high to express feelings with speech, read more
The Funny Papers: Top 10 Slapsticks in the Ring – Comedies That Pack a Punch
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kellee Pratt on Jun 25, 2018
Top 10 Slapsticks in the Ring – Comedies That Pack a Punch There are plenty of serious films that have taken on the drama of boxing. Often they play up the angle of the unknown, struggling underdog who works hard, and defies the naysayers to beat all odds and make it as a champion. Some have focused read more
A screen star comes to Shreveport
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 22, 2018
Add one more city to the list of places graced by the presence of Carole Lombard.It's Shreveport, La., in the north-central part of the state, some distance geographically -- and culturally -- from New Orleans. It's where Carole stopped for a spell on Feb. 1, 1935 while flying home to Los Angeles af read more
Silents are Golden: A Little Tour Through The History Of Silent Comedy
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jun 21, 2018
A Little Tour Through The History Of Silent Comedy When it comes to the genre of silent comedy, everyone’s familiar with the great Charlie Chaplin– perhaps the single most famous figure in cinema– and the solemn-faced Buster Keaton has a large and devoted following as well. And even if you haven’t read more
A Rant About Ratings
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 18, 2018
I
hate rating movies. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a necessary evil, I suppose. It’s
what you’re supposed to do when you review films, right? It’s a thumbnail
sketch of my opinion, in easy-to-digest, minimal thought-inducing form. It’s
all you’d ever need to kno read more
Lucy as Carole? A hitherto unknown 'Hollywood Story'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jun 14, 2018
We've noted many a time that Lucille Ball cited Carole Lombard as an influence, as this pic of Ball holding an actual cover of a fan magazine with Carole on the cover makes clear (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/828139.html). But did you know Lucy once portrayed Lombard?Don't worry. I didn't, read more