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Make Your Own Film Festival: Bad Movies
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 11, 2012
Another way, perhaps the more interactive and most definitely the most enjoyable way, to have your own short film festival is to have a friend or two (or many) over to watch a series of movies all in a row, and all of which you know are likely to be bad – entertaining hopefully because of that read more
Vampire Movie Guest Blog At Film Fresh
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jul 11, 2012
For those of you looking for a good vampire movie to bite into, Film Fresh is streaming some classics and new films, including the musical “I Kissed A Vampire.” They gave me the opportunity to write another guest blog on vampire movies, which (luckily for me) just happens to coincide wi read more
The Monroe Owsley Film Festival: "Ten Cents a Dance" and "The Keyhole"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 11, 2012
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
Of all the actors who appeared in movies during the 1930s, Monroe Owsley (1900-37) was certainly one of them.
In various films, he appeared opposite the likes of Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Kay Francis, Barbara Stanwyck and Margaret Sullavan, lead read more
Silent Film Star: Dorothy Devore.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 10, 2012
Video is from: No Vacancies 1923.
Cast: Earl Rodney, Dorothy Devore, Eddie Baker, Blanche Payson, Jack Akroyd and Duffy and Billy Armstrong. read more
10 Classic Film Things to Do This Month
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 9, 2012
Get out the BIG can of bug spray!
1. Make a pest control company employee watch Them! on TCM (July 11th, 10:00 AM EDT) and ask: "Could you get rid of those ants?" (Another option is show them The Naked Jungle, where quantity--not size--is the concern.)
2. Host a family reunion cook-out and r read more
Silent Film Star Photos: Marie Prevost, most famous for being the subject of a Nick Lowe song, "Marie Provost" .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 8, 2012
Marie Prevost (November 8, 1898 – January 21, 1937) .During her twenty year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures.
While working as a secretary, she landed a acting job at the Hollywood studio owned by Mack Sennett. Sennett, nicked named her the "French girl", adding Dunn read more
Happy Birthday: Virginia Rappe, model and silent film actress.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 7, 2012
Virginia Rappe (July 7, 1895 – September 9, 1921). At age 14 she began working as a commercial and art model in Chicago.
In 1916 she relocated to San Francisco to pursue her career as an artist's model, where she met dress designer Robert Moscovitz, to whom she became engaged. Shortly aft read more
Short Film Saturday- City of Gold
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 7, 2012
This past Sunday I detailed some films both that I had seen and not yet seen based on what their location was in honor of Canada Day. In that post I also detailed my difficulty in locating films for certain localities, most notably the Yukon. Well, sure enough one of my wonderful contributors @poced read more
TCM Pick for July: Film Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 7, 2012
Deciding on this month’s TCM film noir pick of the month put me in quite a quandary, y’all. On Thursday, July 12th, TCM is airing, within scant hours of each other, two of my favorite noirs – Nora Prentiss and The Damned Don’t Cry. Both films are most deserving of a high recommendation – and read more
“Plastigrams” – The 3-D Silent Film
Curtains Posted by Janelle Vreeland on Jul 6, 2012
Although the success of "Avatar" has, unfortunately, helped to introduce a flood of films banking on the lure of 3-D effects, 3-D films are nothing new. In fact, the earliest 3-D films were created during the silent film era.
Early in the days of silent film, films were typically one to two reels l read more
Film Friday Weekly Roundup (22)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jul 6, 2012
Hey now… it’s been a rough week for Pretty Clever Film Gal. First, I had a little spill on my bike, completing belying the image I have of my self as one of those effortlessly chic Parisian lasses who zip about on cool vintage bicycles. Then Andy Griffith died, which prompted me to firs read more
Make Your Own Film Festival: Pick an Actor
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 6, 2012
Much in the way computers, be them Apple or PC, can liberate you from zone restrictions for a country-specific film festival the same can be true if you’re building a festival around an actor and they happen to be a foreign performer. The focus of this film festival, which will serve as an exa read more
Film Review: Hip Hips Hooray (1934)
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jul 6, 2012
A return to the traditional rollicking, sinful, hilarious and suggestive Precode Hollywood with a Wheeler and Woolsey classic, "Hip Hips Hooray" (1934).
The Plot:
The movie begins with scantily clad chorus girls swaying
and lounging in baths to the melody, “Keep Romance Alive” & read more
Film Review: Hip Hips Hooray (1934)
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jul 6, 2012
A return to the traditional rollicking, sinful, hilarious and suggestive Precode Hollywood with a Wheeler and Woolsey classic, "Hip Hips Hooray" (1934).
The Plot:
The movie begins with scantily clad chorus girls swaying
and lounging in baths to the melody, “Keep Romance Alive” & read more
Silent Film Star Photos: Norma Talmadge: Ex-sister-in-law of Buster Keaton.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 4, 2012
Please click here to learn more about Norma Talmadge
Video:
Going Straight(1916)
Directed byChester M. Franklin
Sidney Franklin
Written byBernard McConville
StarringNorma Talmadge
CinematographyFrank B. Good
Distributed byTriangle Distributing Corporation
Release date(s read more
The Month in Film: June 2012
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Jul 3, 2012
Another month of movies has gone by. This is a few days late as I was waiting for a few of my contemporary reviews to be published. I saw two films more than last month, yay! As always titles with a clickable link will take you to my review of that film (whether on this blog or the other site read more
Film Reviews (Seriously) – Sun Valley Serenade and Orchestra Wives
ScribeHard on Film Posted by ScribeHard on Jul 2, 2012
With the recent passing of Anne Rutherford, I was reminded of one of my favorite movies to feature her, Orchestra Wives (1942). Since the main draw of that film is Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, I thought I would look at both Glenn Miller films for this installment of FR(S). The 1990s had grunge. read more
Film Thought: No List Is Ever Complete
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 2, 2012
I recall once that Roger Ebert tweeted a link and added to it something to the extent of “See this is why I don’t do lists.” I got his point. It was a completist’s one, meaning how can you legitimately make such and such a list claiming it’s ever or all-time when you ha read more
Tropes of Women in Film: Teresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives and Mrs. Miniver
Spoilers Posted by Duke Mantee on Jul 1, 2012
While at this point, it is probably fairly obvious, but these posts are merely my opinions. My opinions are based in research and study, especially on the topics I write about extensively (Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, Buster Keaton, women in film, war on film), but these are still blog posts. Bl read more
Film Review: The Naughty Flirt
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Jun 30, 2012
Looking at
Precode images and magazines they are swamped by stories and pictures of Alice
White. I loved her in the small role as Warren William’s secretary in Employees
Entrance but because most of her starring films are obscure I haven’t been able
to locate any. A couple of days ago I read more