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Film Noir: Secret Beyond the Door (1948)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 22, 2010

Secret Beyond the Door(1948). Psychological thriller. Directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions. Cast: Joan Bennett and was produced by her husband Walter Wanger. When Celia's beloved older brother Rick dies she is left with a large trust fund. Celia decides to vacation in Mexic read more

2011 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Set

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Sep 21, 2010

Tonight at 8pm, on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne announced the dates for TCM's 2011 Classic Film Festival in Hollywood: April 28 - May 1. Passes will go on sale in November, but early birds can get started by making reservations now at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel which will once again ser read more

Silent Film Star: Madge Bellamy.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 21, 2010

Madge Bellamy, best known films include: Love Never Dies (1921), Lorna Doone (1922), and The Iron Horse (1924). She made a successful transition to sound film in 1928 with the film, Mother Knows Best, but after a dispute with Fox in 1929, she left the studio and could not find work again until 1932 read more

2011 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Set

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Sep 21, 2010

Tonight at 8pm, on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne announced the dates for TCM's 2011 Classic Film Festival in Hollywood: April 28 - May 1. Passes will go on sale in November, but early birds can get started by making reservations now at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel which will once again ser read more

2011 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Set

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Sep 21, 2010

Tonight at 8pm, on Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne announced the dates for TCM's 2011 Classic Film Festival in Hollywood: April 28 - May 1. Passes will go on sale in November, but early birds can get started by making reservations now at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel which will once again ser read more

Film Noir: The Big Clock(1948).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 19, 2010

The Big Clock(1948). Film noir thriller. Directed by John Farrow. The black-and-white film is set in New York City. cast: Ray Milland and Maureen O'Sullivan. Real-life married couple Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton perform in the film, along with Harry Morgan, in an early film role, as a hire read more

Wes Anderson's first film

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 18, 2010

Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson, 1996)I must admit that when I first saw Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums (I discover the director with that film) I cinematically felt in love. This off-beat, bittersweet, wrong and weird juvenile tale of love, family, lost and recover touched me very deeply even if it's read more

Silent Film Star: Jetta Goudal.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 14, 2010

Although Jetta Goudal, was a star rivaling that of Gloria Swanson and fellow vamps Barbara La Marr and Nita Naldi. She began her career on stage in Europe. Arriving in America (New York City), she first performed on Broadway in the drama "The Hero" in March of 1921. That September she returned wi read more

Silent Film Star: Mary Nolan. (2)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 8, 2010

Born Mary Robertson, she moved to New York City in 1919 where she worked as a model. She was soon discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld, who hired her and gave her the stage name, Imogene "Bubbles" Wilson (the first of three name changes she was to have). She became so popular that one columnist by the n read more

This Week Chick Flicks at the Movies: "B" Film Noir: The Big Bluff (1955)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 2, 2010

The Big Bluff (1955) Film Noir. Cast: John Bromfield, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton and Rosemarie Stack. Director: W. Lee Wilder. When terminally ill Valerie is told by her doctor to go somewhere quiet to get some much needed rest, she chooses "The Town House," which also known for its swanky Ti read more

Silent Film Star: Carol Dempster

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 30, 2010

Carol Dempster, started her career in films with the help of film director D.W. Griffith alongside other actresses of the mid-1910s, Lillian and Dorothy Gish and Mae Marsh. Griffith gave Dempster her first role at age 15 in his all-star cast Intolerance(1916) playing one of the Babylonian harem gir read more

Silent Film Star: Constance Talmadge. (2)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 23, 2010

Please click on her name in the tag line located at the bottom of the post for mini- profile. read more

The remake of the film "True Grit".

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 19, 2010

The "True Grit" remake, is directed by the Coen brothers. Jeff Bridges, is going to play the same role that won John Wayne an Oscar for the 1969 original.The story centers on a 14-year-old girl (Hailee Steinfeld) who joins the aging US marshal, Rooster Cogburn , and another lawman to track the outl read more

Edith Taliaferro- Silent Film Star.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 16, 2010

Edith Taliaferro, was a popular Broadway actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was active on the stage until 1935 and she had roles in three silent films. She is best known for her 1913 performance in Rebbecca of Sunnybrook Farm. The younger sister of Mabel Taliaferro.Henry Arthur read more

Anna Q. Nilsson- Silent Film Star.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 9, 2010

Anna Q. Nilsson was born in southern Sweden in 1888. Her middle name, "Quirentia," is from Saint Quirinius Day. She did very well in school, graduating with highest marks. She was hired as sales clerk, so she could save money to pay her way America. Once she arrived in America, she started worki read more

Pola Negri. Silent Film Star.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 2, 2010

Pola Negri, as a teenager she was accepted in St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet, where she showed great promise until she contracted tuberculosis and was forced to end her dance career. Pola auditioned for the Warsaw Imperial Academy of Dramatic Arts and became a stage actress. By the time she was 17, read more

The Lusty Men (1952) at the Harvard Film Archive

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Jul 30, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The Harvard Film Archive is currently doing a retrospective on the work of director Nicholas Ray. Lucky for me, one of the films they happen to be showing was The Lusty Men (1952) which st read more

Rare Wellman silent film being screened at festival

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 29, 2010

Although I’ve been posting on a few different topics recently, I’m still very interested in William A Wellman’s silents and pre-Codes. So I was excited to read that one of his rare silent films is being screened at a festival, even though it is on the wrong side of the Atlantic for read more

Evolution of a classic film fanatic

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 28, 2010

It started with a girl named Maria and a boy named Tony who thought something was coming. That’s what I usually tell people when they ask how I became a classic movie fan: it happened on a fateful March evening in 2003 when I saw “West Side Story” (1961). I became obsessed, end of story. But my read more

DVD Boxed Set Review: Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Jul 27, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5 (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire) The tagline sho read more
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