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The “Forgotten Hollywood” Book Giveaway (July Twitter Contest)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jul 6, 2015
The “Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History” and “Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History”Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest Okay, it’s time for our next Twitter contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES EACH of Manny Pacheco’s “ read more
Holidays, Hollywood style
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 4, 2015
"Huh?," you're saying to yourself. What's a Halloween-themed photo of Carole Lombard doing on July 4? As it turns out, while Lombard certainly was a patriot, I don't believe she ever specifically posed for an Independence Day photo -- unlike contemporaries such as Thelma Todd (seeing this should coo read more
Holidays, Hollywood style
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 4, 2015
"Huh?," you're saying to yourself. What's a Halloween-themed photo of Carole Lombard doing on July 4? As it turns out, while Lombard certainly was a patriot, I don't believe she ever specifically posed for an Independence Day photo -- unlike contemporaries such as Thelma Todd (seeing this should coo read more
Old Hollywood Songs: That Yankee Doodle Boy
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jul 3, 2015
I'm celebrating the Fourth of July with James Cagney performing That Yankee Doodle Boy in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). The story behind the song is below.
That Yankee Doodle Boy is one of old Hollywood's most familiar patriotic songs thanks to James Cagney's electrifying performance as read more
Horsing around at Hollywood Park
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 1, 2015
Carole Lombard loved horses nearly as much as she loved making movies, as this photo from the spring of 1939 makes evident. It was taken at Hollywood Park in Inglewood; we know that from the back:Let's isolate and clarify the snipe so we can read it; since this is an RKO press release, the snipe was read more
Horsing around at Hollywood Park
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 1, 2015
Carole Lombard loved horses nearly as much as she loved making movies, as this photo from the spring of 1939 makes evident. It was taken at Hollywood Park in Inglewood; we know that from the back:Let's isolate and clarify the snipe so we can read it; since this is an RKO press release, the snipe was read more
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD PRESENTS: THE BARRYMORE TRILOGY BLOGATHON.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jun 30, 2015
In commemoration of Ethel Barrymore’s, 136th Birthday on August 15th, I’m hosting, The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, a blogging event for film enthusiast bloggers to coalesce by paying tribute to the ‘Royal family of Hollywood’, known as the fabulous Barrymore’s. Ethel B read more
Beyond Sunset Boulevard: The Hollywood Noirs of the 1950s
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jun 26, 2015
Today, I'm looking at four films from the early 1950s that changed perceptions of the Hollywood studio system. One of the films is Sunset Boulevard (1950), starring Gloria Swanson (above) as delusional silent film star Norma Desmond.
This article is part of the Classic Movie History Project Bloga read more
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 22, 2015
Charles Walters name doesn’t immediately find itself in the pantheon of most memorable directors. You’d be hard pressed to find him in the top 10, 20, or even 30 of greatest directors, and that’s a shame because, as the title of his biography indicates, he “made Hollywood dan read more
WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? PART ONE
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jun 21, 2015
THE STUDIO GATES This is a slightly different look at the Hollywood myth – mainly because we are going to take a ‘hardboiled” look at some of the ideas that nostalgic sites gloss over. Not all sites do yet this is an important part of the Hollywood story. Gloss over, just as the major studios read more
Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 15, 2015
Reading film studies books is a hobby usually reserved for the hardcore film fanatic. Once upon a time these tomes were usually formal, academically centered slogs through jargon and film examples. But that’s not the book I’m recommending today. Better known as the film critic for the Sa read more
Hollywood Mystery (1934)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 13, 2015
US / 54 minutes / bw / Fanchon Royer, Regal Dir: Breezy Eason Pr: Fanchon Royer Scr: John Thomas Neville Story: William Bloecher Cine: Ernest Miller Cast: June Clyde, Frank Albertson, José Crespo, Tenen Holtz, John Davidson, Stanley Price, Cyril Ring, Edith Terry Preuss, Frances Morris, William H. read more
BOOK REVIEW: My First Time in Hollywood
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jun 10, 2015
The first time Lillian Gish saw Hollywood was after a five day train journey from a blustery New York. She describes Los Angeles as warm and inviting, a city that “smelled like a vast orange grove, and the abundance of roses offered a cheery welcome.” This was the Hollywood of the earl read more
History Through Hollywood: Fashion
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jun 8, 2015
This is the third in my series of History Through Hollywood, a discussion of the little things you can pick up from watching Old Hollywood films. In the previous editions, I’ve talked about “Reno-vations,” automats, sex, cigarettes, manicures, and alcohol as depicted in old movies. This read more
Hollywood wedding rings borrowed fumbled proxy
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on Jun 8, 2015
Hollywood Wedding Rings at the altarBorrowed, Fumbled, MisunderstoodProxy engagements, weddings
Prince Rainier takes ring for bride, Grace Kelly
When Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier the press and public misinterpreted some things that were done by tradition and/or protocol.
It's common read more
History Through Hollywood: Fashion
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jun 8, 2015
This is the third in my series of History Through Hollywood, a discussion of the little things you can pick up from watching Old Hollywood films. In the previous editions, I’ve talked about “Reno-vations,” automats, sex, cigarettes, manicures, and alcohol as depicted in old movies. This read more
Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 8, 2015
With Hollywood in the midst of a biopic bonanza it was only a matter of time before they turned to depicting some element in the lives of the “Hollywood Ten,” the various screenwriters, directors, and other Hollywood personalities declared “hostile witnesses” during the House read more
Old Hollywood Road Trips: Malabar Farm
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 21, 2015
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married 70 years ago today (May 21) at Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio. Here's the happy couple cutting the wedding cake after the ceremony.
The rolling hills of central Ohio are usually havens of tranquility, but they became paparazzi central on May 21, 1945, read more
Classic Movie Atmosphere at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 20, 2015
We visit Walt Disney World in Orlando every few years, and I always enjoy the classic Hollywood vibe at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Here are a few photos from our most recent trip showing some of the ways that the park makes classic movie fans feel right at home.
The nod to classic costume desig read more
Lost rings at weddings Hollywood stories
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on May 20, 2015
Old Hollywood Stars, Lost Wedding Rings: Dawgone I forgot the ring!
Buster Keaton and Natalie Talmadge
Whether it's the best man's pretending to have forgotten the ring or the groom who's really left the ring behind, the show must go on. Though traditionally part of the best man duties to keep a read more