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Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 8, 2013
**This is my contribution to The Movie Projector’s James Cagney Blogathon. You can visit and read the other submissions here.** I always enjoy participating in actor/actress blogathons as they finally force me to open up those individual DVDs I purchased months ago. My choice for the James read more
Classic Films in Focus: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 26, 2013
The early 30s were the heyday of gangster pictures, with movies like The Public Enemy (1931) and Scarface (1932) heating up the screen. By the end of the decade the moral arbiters had become alarmed about gangster movies being a bad influence on the kids in the audience; therefore, pictures that fea read more
Classic Films in Focus: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 26, 2013
The early 30s were the heyday of gangster pictures, with movies like The Public Enemy (1931) and Scarface (1932) heating up the screen. By the end of the decade the moral arbiters had become alarmed about gangster movies being a bad influence on the kids in the audience; therefore, pictures that fea read more
Classic Films in Focus: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 26, 2013
The early 30s were the heyday of gangster pictures, with movies like The Public Enemy (1931) and Scarface (1932) heating up the screen. By the end of the decade the moral arbiters had become alarmed about gangster movies being a bad influence on the kids in the audience; therefore, pictures that fea read more
The Man of a Thousand Faces: "Don't step on it, it might be Lon Chaney!"
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Oct 31, 2012
The Man of a Thousand Faces: "Don't step on it, it might be Lon Chaney!"
"I wanted to remind people that the lowest types of humanity have within them the capacity for extreme self-sacrifice. The dwarfed, misshapen beggar of the streets may have the noblest ideals." (Lon Chaney)
“He som read more
The Man of a Thousand Faces: "Don't step on it, it might be Lon Chaney!"
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Oct 31, 2012
The Man of a Thousand Faces: "Don't step on it, it might be Lon Chaney!"
Labels:
Lon Chaney,
London After Midnight (1927),
silent films,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923),
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
"I wanted to remind people that the lowest types of humanity have within them read more
The Man of a Thousand Faces: "Don’t step on it, it might be Lon Chaney!"
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Oct 31, 2012
“I wanted to remind people that the lowest types of humanity have within them the capacity for extreme self-sacrifice. The dwarfed, misshapen beggar of the streets may have the noblest ideals.” (Lon Chaney) “He someone who acted out our psyche. He somehow got inside the shadows inside read more
Homem de Mil Faces / Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Sep 15, 2012
Homem de Mil Faces / Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) Universal é um dos poucos estúdios, se não o único, a ter uma visita guiada por seus bastidores. A Universal também mantém o mais antigo set de filmagem erguido e conservado, mas infelizmente ele não está aberto à visitação. Trata-se read more
Homem de Mil Faces / Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Sep 15, 2012
Homem de Mil Faces / Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) Universal é um dos poucos estúdios, se não o único, a ter uma visita guiada por seus bastidores. A Universal também mantém o mais antigo set de filmagem erguido e conservado, mas infelizmente ele não está aberto à visitação. Trata-se read more
Changing Women's Fates and Faces in Three Classic Films
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 19, 2012
Her Face was Her Fortune:
Changing Women’s Fates and Faces in
Three Classic Films
In
Sunset Boulevard (1950), Norma
Desmond contends that silent movie stars “didn’t need dialogue. We had faces.” Indeed, motion pictures have
been obsessed with faces from the very beginnin read more
Changing Women's Fates and Faces in Three Classic Films
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 19, 2012
Her Face was Her Fortune:
Changing Women’s Fates and Faces in
Three Classic Films
In
Sunset Boulevard (1950), Norma
Desmond contends that silent movie stars “didn’t need dialogue. We had faces.” Indeed, motion pictures have
been obsessed with faces from the very beginnin read more
Changing Women's Fates and Faces in Three Classic Films
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 19, 2012
Her Face was Her Fortune:
Changing Women’s Fates and Faces in
Three Classic Films
In
Sunset Boulevard (1950), Norma
Desmond contends that silent movie stars “didn’t need dialogue. We had faces.” Indeed, motion pictures have
been obsessed with faces from the very beginnin read more
The woman of a thousand faces
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jun 4, 2012
The woman of a thousand faces
An early studio portrait of Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck was perhaps one of the most versatile actresses of her generation. She was a woman who could play a gangster's moll in one film and a loving, doting mother in the next. In an era when read more
They Had Faces, Then
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Mar 10, 2012
Sometimes I ask myself, "Have I spent enough time lately thinking about Garbo?" If the answer is "no," I stop and stare at a portrait like this for a while. I really do think one can argue that hers is one of the most architecturally perfect faces known, on a very short list with the lik read more
Love Has Many Faces (1965).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 24, 2012
Love Has Many Faces(1965). Drama, directed by Alexander Singer, and written by Marguerite Roberts. Nancy Wilson sings the title song. Edith Head designed Lana Turner's clothes.
After Kit and Pete are questioned by the Acapulco police when her latest fling Billy Andrews, body is found on the beach read more
Lon Chaney: "The Man of a Thousand Faces."
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 15, 2011
Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930). He was one of the most versatile actors of silent films. He is best remembered for his characterizations of grotesque and afflicted characters, and his artistry with film makeup.
Both of Chaney's parents were deaf, and as a child of deaf adults read more
As muitas faces de Bafo, o vilão da Disney
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
As muitas faces de Bafo, o vilão da Disney The many faces of Pete, Disney villain Ao longo dos anos, ele incomodou o Mickey, o Donald, o Pateta e outros tantos personagens. Ao redor do mundo, seu nome muda: nos EUA, ele é simplesmente Pete, no Brasil ele é João Bafo de Onça, ou apenas read more
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker by Peggy Caravantes
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
by Peggy Caravantes
Chicago Review Press
Hardcover - ISBN: 9781613730348
February 2015
Barnes and Noble - IndieBound - Powell's
Josephine Baker was an entertainer in the truest sense of the word. She had a charismatic personality that read more
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker by Peggy Caravantes
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
by Peggy Caravantes
Chicago Review Press
Hardcover - ISBN: 9781613730348
February 2015
Barnes and Noble - IndieBound - Powell's
Josephine Baker was an entertainer in the truest sense of the word. She had a charismatic personality that read more
Greta Garbo Faces Hypocrisy in a Man’s World in ANNA KARENINA (1935) Recently updated !
Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on Nov 30, -0001
This post is written in conjunction with the Russia in Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by Movies, Silently and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Like DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), ANNA KARENINA gives a cinematic snapshot of the opulent life of Imperial Russia. Although the earlier film is unable to employ the read more