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Fashion in Film Blogathon: Thank you!
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 25, 2011
I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Fashion in Film Blogathon! I am absolutely thrilled with the response it got! You all sent in some truly fantastic articles and I loved reading every single one of them. Thank you all again for making it a great success read more
Fashion in Film Blogathon: Cary Grant, Style Icon
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Posted by Jill Blake on Sep 24, 2011
Angela of the classic film blog The Hollywood Revue is hosting the Fashion in Film Blogathon. There are several excellent submissions for the event. Make sure to head over there to check it out! Many thanks to Angela for allowing me to participate! Cary Grant had style. Actually, Cary Grant has styl read more
Fashion in Film Blogathon: The Contributions
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 24, 2011
The Trendsetters: Anna from Defiant Success takes a look at some of the greatest fashion trends set by classic films like From Here to Eternity, It Happened One Night, and Annie Hall. Le over at Crítica Retrô discusses the impact Esther Williams had on swimwear. Letty Lynton may have been pulled fro read more
FASHION IN FILM BLOGATHON: Influences of Schiaparelli in “The Women” (1939)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Sep 24, 2011
First off, let me extend a big thanks to Angela over at The Hollywood Review for hosting this excellent blogathon! Film fashion holds a special fascination for me, and I have a real soft spot for any film in which fashion is a key element. As such, it was a real task to try to come up with what read more
Film Friday Weekly Roundup (11)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 23, 2011
Pretty Clever Film Gal is still recovering from her film festival hangover. Thanks to everyone who hung in with modern movie talk. Now we can get back to our regularly schedule classic and silent movie bonanza. But first, here are a few things I learned at TIFF: 1. Even movie popcorn get old after read more
Fashion in Film: My 10 Favorite Costumes
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 23, 2011
10. Rita Hayworth’s “Put the Blame on Mame” dress from Gilda On a lot of other women, that gown would have been pretty unremarkable. But Rita Hayworth had so much charisma in that movie and had such an incredible screen presence that she turned what could have been a forgettable read more
Fashion in Film Blogathon: How It Works
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 23, 2011
Tomorrow’s the big day! A few people have already submitted articles to me and if they are any indication of what’s to come, we are in for some amazing posts! Tomorrow around 10:00 AM EST, I will make a post with the contributions I’ve already received. To submit an article, read more
The Working Woman's Guide to Film Fashion
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 23, 2011
This is my contribution to the Hollywood Revue's Fashion in Film Blogathon. For the complete line-up, click here. I can't wait to to get glamoured-up!
Up until the most recent decades (and the advent of the dreaded "casual Friday"), women in the workplace had very few role models. This w read more
Fashion in Film Blogathon Update (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 18, 2011
In less than a week already, the Fashion in Film blogathon will be underway! We have a top-notch group of bloggers who will be participating, including: Garbo Laughs Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence Fedoras and High Heels Carole & Co. Jandy’s Meanderings The Oncoming Hope Viv and Larry read more
Film Friday Weekly Roundup (12)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 16, 2011
My sound track for the week is the tick, tick, tick of the clock. Between TIFF screenings, writing about the films, work, and (ahem) the release of NHL 12 for xbox – well I’ve been a busy gal. Good news, though – the Toronto Maples Leafs are 1st in the league! But no matter how bu read more
Fashion in Film: Top Hat
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 16, 2011
In my last Fashion in Film post, I talked about how costumes can reveal a lot about what a character is like and what they’re feeling. Now let’s move to the other end of the spectrum where the costumes might not be as insightful, but perfectly represent what the movie was supposed to b read more
Post 9/11 Film Disorder: I'll Take "Manhattan"
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Sep 11, 2011
Forgive me if I come off a bit cranky here, but I'll admit it: the 10th anniversary of the atrocity of September 11, 2001 has weighed heavily upon me. Living and working in the shadow of the great city, it is the "go-to" place for everything new, better, delicious, glamorous, beautiful and fun. It s read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (27)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 9, 2011
It’s been a busy week here at Pretty Clever Headquarters! Exciting things are happening, Pretty Clever Films joined the LAMB, and life is good. Well, there’s one problems, the perennial problem – so many movies, so little time! Though as far as problems go, that’s a great on read more
Fashion in Film: All About Eve
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 9, 2011
All About Eve is a movie that I firmly believe deserves every accolade it’s received over the years. While there is no shortage of acclaim for its acting, direction, and writing, the costuming by Edith Head and Charles Le Maire absolutely can’t be ignored. This is a prime example of read more
Hear, Hear… James Agee on Film
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 8, 2011
I would like to use this column about moving pictures as to honor and discriminate the subject through interesting and serving you who are reading it. Whether I am qualified to do this is an open question to which I can give none of the answers. (…) As an amateur, then, I must as well as I ca read more
Silent Film Star: Vola Vale.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 6, 2011
Vola Vale(February 12, 1897 - October 17, 1970), she was thought of as one of the screen's most beautiful women. She began her career in amateur theatricals in New York.
Her first movie experience was with Biograph, with film director D.W. Griffith. After a month of playing small parts, Vola was read more
Pictures of the limousine used in the film Sunset Boulevard(1950)..
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 4, 2011
The antique car used as Norma Desmond's limousine is an Isotta-Fraschini, and once belonged to 1920s socialite Peggy Hopkins Joyce. It was a gift from her lover, automobile magnate Walter Chrysler.
Even though Erich von Stroheim, plays a butler/chauffeur, he could not drive in real life. During read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (28)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 2, 2011
Another week down, y’all! Pretty Clever Film Gal is gearing up for a long weekend and plotting her TIFF strategies. Whether you’re celebrating Labor Day or Labour Day, I hope you have a few great movies queued up for weekend viewing. Before you hit the multiplex, the arthouse, or the co read more
Silent Film Star and Producer: Norma Talmadge.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 1, 2011
Norma Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957), was an actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career peaked in the early 1920s. She is best known for her films:
Smilin’ Through (1922). A silent film based on the 1919 play by read more
The Top 10 in Film Noir — Part 1
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 30, 2011
In response to a request from a Shadows and Satin subscriber, I decided to sit down and come up with my top 10 films from the classic noir era (Thanks, Jörn!). It was a far, far more difficult undertaking than I thought it would be; in fact, on my first try, I came up with not 10 films, but 35! But read more