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Silent Film Star: Constance Talmadge. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 11, 2011
In a letter to her sister Norma Talmadge, who was trying to keep her career going in talkies after Constance herself had retired "Quit pressing your luck, baby. The critics can't knock those trust funds Mama set up for us".
Please click to read Silents " Her Sister from Pairs" movie review. read more
GlamAmor's Going to the TCM Classic Film Festival April 28th - May 1st
GlamAmor Posted by on Mar 10, 2011
The TCM Classic Film Festival is coming up soon and I couldn't be more excited. They've recently posted some of the film program and there are really outstanding choices, including several with standout style:Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's
Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita (newly read more
Celebrating Women in Classic Film: Claiming the Director’s Chair
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Mar 10, 2011
Throughout the month of March, we’ll be celebrating the behind-the-scenes roles of women during the classic film era. Earlier this week, we took a look at some of the first women to step into the role of director during the silent film period. Today, we’ll look at a few of the women who read more
Celebrating Women in Classic Film: The Silent Directors.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Mar 8, 2011
Today, March 8, is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which falls, appropriately enough, at the start of Women’s History Month. Though it’s not a nationally-recognized holiday here in the United States (as it is in several countries across the world), it is nonethe read more
Happy Birthday: Claire Trevor! "Queen of Film Noir".
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 8, 2011
Claire Trevor (March 8, 1910– April 8, 2000), was nicknamed the "Queen of Film Noir" because of her many performances in film noirs. Her first film performances were in the films, Life in the Raw(1933) and Jimmy and Sally (1933).
She went on to star with Humphrey Bogart in the film, Dead En read more
Silent Film Star: Dorothy Gish.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 6, 2011
In Hearts of the World (1918), was Dorothy's first comedy role. Director Clifton, directed seven comedies with Dorothy that were so successful that they helped to pay for Griffith’s expensive epics.
Dorothy, specialised in pantomime and light comedy, while her sister performed in tragic rol read more
February 2011 film log
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 4, 2011
February was busy! I am still behind trying to write about several of the movies, and I didn't get to watch as many as I would have liked. Here's the count, with links for the ones I managed to review over at the Examiner column.
Footlight Parade (1933) - Cagney sings and dances with Dick Powell an read more
February 2011 film log
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 4, 2011
February was busy! I am still behind trying to write about several of the movies, and I didn't get to watch as many as I would have liked. Here's the count, with links for the ones I managed to review over at the Examiner column.
Footlight Parade (1933) - Cagney sings and dances with Dick Powell an read more
And The Winner is... Most Film Nominations:
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 2, 2011
Most Film Nominations:
All ABout Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997) with 14 each.
All About Eve (1950). Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr.
Bette Davis, plays the character Margo Channing, who is a successful aging Broadway read more
Silent Film Star: Carole Dempster.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 23, 2011
Please click here to learn more about Carole Dempster.
Personal Quote:
I just never think about my days in pictures. I am always surprised that anyone remembers me. It was so long ago. So many of my movies were so sad. Maybe my fans would like to know that in real life Carol Dempster had a happ read more
For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011
This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation.
One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more
For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011
This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation.
One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more
For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011
This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation.
One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more
For the Love of Film (Noir): Lured
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 20, 2011
This post is our contribution to the ongoing For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon. As we mentioned last week, the blogathon is being held in support of the Film Noir Foundation, and all of the funds collected will be dedicated to the restoration of 1950′s The Sound of Fury, starring Lloyd Bridges. read more
Femmes Fatales, Film Noir, and Freshmen
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 18, 2011
The following post is adapted from a conference paper I presented at the Popular Culture Association in the South meeting in 2008. I'm posting it this week as part of the film noir blogathon, For the Love of Film (Noir), which is raising funds to help the Film Noir Foundation.
Dark City (1998) read more
For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon--Moonrise (1948): Rural Noir
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 18, 2011
This review is being posted in support of the For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon taking place this week. The event will be raising money to assist the Film Noir Foundation and Paramount Pictures in funding UCLA's restoration of The Sound of Fury(1950), featuring Lloyd Bridges. Please conside read more
Femmes Fatales, Film Noir, and Freshmen
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 18, 2011
The following post is adapted from a conference paper I presented at the Popular Culture Association in the South meeting in 2008. I'm posting it this week as part of the film noir blogathon, For the Love of Film (Noir), which is raising funds to help the Film Noir Foundation.
Dark City (1998) read more
Femmes Fatales, Film Noir, and Freshmen
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 18, 2011
The following post is adapted from a conference paper I presented at the Popular Culture Association in the South meeting in 2008. I'm posting it this week as part of the film noir blogathon, For the Love of Film (Noir), which is raising funds to help the Film Noir Foundation.
Dark City (1998) read more
Silent Film Star: Doris Kenyon, pictures and video.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 17, 2011
Asphalt (1929) and the Roots of Film Noir
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Feb 17, 2011
When you talk about film noir, people tend to primarily think of movies from the 1940s and 1950s. Considering that those decades gave us movies like Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Postman Always Rings Twice, it’s easy to see why that is. But even though the style of film noir has read more