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Red Carpet Ready for La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival Courtesy of Mon Atelier
GlamAmor Posted by on Jul 1, 2014
As I recently announced, I will be both a Presenter of the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM and Grand Juror for the International Fashion Film Awards at the upcoming La Jolla Fashion Film Festival. And, as if having these two roles at this prestigious event wasn't honor enough, I am now thrille read more
31 More Days of Film Noir
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 1, 2014
As the temperatures soar here in the desert, it is time for me to escape into the shadows with another month of film noir. It will be all film noir all the time for the next 31 days. I hope I have found a good mixture of lesser-known and more famous films noir. I plan to select from films read more
The Misfits Final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe 1961
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on Jun 29, 2014
The Misfits 1961The final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe
Directed by John Huston, the 1961 movie, The Misfits starred Clark Gable,
The Misfits Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. There is a lot outside of the movie itself that makes i read more
Surrender (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 29, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 29, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies He’s a Cossack prince. She’s the rabbi’s daughter. Can they find love? Also, the hero is a tad bit genocidal. Yes, that is the plot. The unusual duo of Mary Philbin and Ivan Mosjoukine (in his only Hollywood read more
How the Death of Aereo Impacts Classic Film + TV Fans
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 29, 2014
At 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Saturday, June 28, Aereo suspended service to subscribers in the eleven U.S. television markets it served – including as many as 135,000 in New York City. I was one of them. For me, the Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that the company violated U.S. copyright law by retransmit read more
Short Film Saturday: One Froggy Evening (1955)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jun 28, 2014
Was recently reminded of this short. It has the accolades, but had it not been for Michigan’s 90s cameos and his stint as mascot for the WB Network he might by far less renowned now than he is.
Michigan J. Frog – 1955 – One Froggy Evening from Ikarus on Vimeo. read more
The Lighter Side: $15 Silent Film Casting Challenge
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 28, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 28, 2014 in Article, Blog, The Lighter Side Hey, let’s have some fun! I saw the $15 Casting Challenge over at The Motion Pictures and decided to swipe it for the silent era. Here are the rules that were put forth: (Do check out Lindsey’s original for a classic H read more
Food on Film: Turkish Delight
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jun 27, 2014
This is a series about films that have tempted my palate and inspired me to expand my culinary horizons. The inaugural post on this topic could not have started with any other film besides The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Now not only is it a pivotal scenes in the film read more
Zander the Great (1925) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 27, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 27, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review A sort of orphanage-western-drama-comedy, Zander the Great was one of Marion Davies’ big hits and her first film for the newly-merged MGM. She is an orphan who takes in a small boy and then sets out in search of his fathe read more
MGM Blogathon: Crawford + Adrian = Unforgettable Film Fashion
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jun 25, 2014
This is my entry in the MGM Blogathon, hosted by silver Scenes. Click HERE for more, more, more about the greatest studio of Hollywood's greatest age. Hear me roar! With more stars than the heavens, MGM supported their stars with the crème de la crème of directors, writers, set and cos read more
Grand Juror + Presenter at 2014 La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival in July!
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 24, 2014
I'm excited to announce that I am both a Grand Juror AND Presenter at the upcoming 2014 La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival!
Called the "Cannes of Fashion Films," this festival brings in filmmakers and other fashion industry professionals from all over the world. As one of the read more
More Adventures in Paradise: Turner Classic Movies Film Festival 2014
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 23, 2014
Better late than really, really late, I sometimes say. With that in mind, more than two months after the 2014 Turner Classic Movies film festival (TCMFF) screened its last movie, sold its remaining souvenirs, and served up its final cocktail, I am finally getting around to writing about my experienc read more
The Burning Crucible (1923) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 22, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 22, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review What a dramatic title! Is it about Salem witch trials? The horrors of war? Terrors unknown? Nope! It is the wacky tale of a wandering wife called Elle and the mysterious detective known only as Z, who has been charged with retu read more
1967 in Film Blogathon: Who's Minding the Mint?
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 21, 2014
Today we travel to 1967 in Film for a blogathon co-sponsored by Silver Screenings and The Rosebud Cinema.
Canada celebrated its Centennial in 1967 and the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, Expo '67, made Montreal a happening destination. I received my first wristwatc read more
Short Film Saturday: Stapler
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jun 21, 2014
I think SNL even aired this once, then it popped up again online not too long ago. Mike Judge’s development of Office Space is not unlike a lot of other works inasmuch as it took a few forms. These shorts were all about Milton. In an animated short, an awkward, oppressed doormat can be the foc read more
1967 in Film: Barefoot in the Park
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Jun 20, 2014
1967 proved a pivotal year in the movies as it marked the beginning of what was in essence a film revolution. It was also a great year for standard entertaining fare. While tensions of war and racial unrest grew throughout the country American audiences were making a definitive shift toward truth read more
The 1967 in Film Blogathon: Wait Until Dark
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 20, 2014
If Wait Until Dark (1967) had been filmed 15 years earlier, and in black and white, it would be considered film noir. Wait until dark, indeed. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna, this thriller shows a few short hours in the life of a blind woman whose life is turned upside down b read more
1967 in Film: Tony Rome (1967)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 20, 2014
The late 1960s were a turbulent time of new cultures, changing norms, and shifting values, and one place that was immediately obvious was in Hollywood. With the downfall of the studio system, the impending doom of the Code, and the radical growth of political cinema around the world, the American read more
The 39 Steps (1935): The Charming Film You’ve Already Seen
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 19, 2014
Hannay (Robert Donat) and the spy Like most of us, I’m not fond of clichés, of dark and stormy nights and ladies in distress, of hearts described as broken, or stomachs filled with butterflies. But when watching classic films, I sometimes find that what was then original has today become commonplace read more
The 39 Steps (1935): The Charming Film You’ve Already Seen
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 19, 2014
Like most of us, I’m not fond of clichés, of dark and stormy nights and ladies in distress, of hearts described as broken, or stomachs gorged with butterflies. But when watching classic films, I sometimes find that what was then original has today become commonplace. The 39 Steps includes many of read more