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31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: You Can’t Take It With You
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Mar 3, 2014
“Maybe it’ll stop you trying to be so desperate about making more money than you can ever use . You can’t take it with you, Mr. Kirby. So what good is it? As near as I can see, the only thing you can take with you is the love of your friends.” -Grandpa Vanderhoff You Can&# read more
Lombard at home? Czech it out!
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 1, 2014
We learned in the February 1937 issue of Motion Picture that Carole Lombard was adjusting quite well to the Bel-Air home she'd moved into the year before (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/595574.html). And word got out...as far away as Czechoslovakia, where Harry Lang's story was translated into read more
"Scandal Sheet," or Greed All About It
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Feb 26, 2014
From out of the blue of the western sky comes ... Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions! Today's entry: the 1952 film ...
"Scandal Sheet" takes place in a mythical world
where people still read newspapers.
Rush Limbaugh plays Mark Chapman, hard-driving
newspape read more
"Scandal Sheet," or Greed All About It
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Feb 26, 2014
From out of the blue of the western sky comes ... Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions! Today's entry: the 1952 film ...
"Scandal Sheet" takes place in a mythical world
where people still read newspapers.
Rush Limbaugh plays Mark Chapman, hard-driving
newspape read more
It will be Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks for the crown of Favorite Silent Actress
All Good Things Posted by monty on Feb 13, 2014
In the semi-final matches, it was Louise Brooks crushing Clara Bow 30-18 and Greta Garbo doubling up over Norma Shearer 16-8. Setting up a championship match between Louise and Greta to decide the favorite silent actress. Catherine will host that epic match beginning on Sunday. Here's the link read more
We Describe the Movie...You Name It! (5)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 3, 2014
This is our 7th edition of our most popular quiz. The rules are easy: Name each film below based on our vague description. Be sure to include the question number with your response. Please don't answer all the questions so others can play, too. There is one film that is the single best answer&n read more
Call it the 'Loretta-tennial(+1)!' this Thursday
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 28, 2014
Some of you may recall the initial blogathon hosted by "Carole & Co.", coinciding with the 103rd anniversary of Carole Lombard's birth in October 2011, so we called it the "Carole-tennial(+3)!" We're borrowing the "-tennial" part of that term to alert you to an upcoming salute to another Hollywood l read more
Action Like This Doesn’t Need Much Translation, But Here It Is Anyway – The New US Trailer For The Raid 2
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 22, 2014
Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou read more
Action Like This Doesn’t Need Much Translation, But Here It Is Anyway – The New US Trailer For The Raid 2
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 22, 2014
Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou read more
'Swing'-in' it with the trumpet king
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 11, 2014
Above is an ad from Life magazine in early 1937 for Carole Lombard's latest movie, "Swing High, Swing Low." Paramount put forth an aggressive advertising campaign for the third teaming of Lombard and Fred MacMurray, and that included its most prestigious venue, the New York Paramount:That's right -- read more
How to NAIL a movie audition (hey, it worked for Mabel Normand) Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jan 10, 2014
Mabel Normand is determined to make it in the movies. This is her audition scene from Mabel’s Dramatic Career. She demonstrates her dancing abilities (no one could do a zany dance like Mabel) but is in danger of losing her balance. Ford Sterling comes to the rescue (or does he?) but the look read more
Book Review: Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 6, 2014
At first blush, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder might seem to promise salacious tidbits of juicy Hollywood gossip. Upon closer inspection, however, you might notice that the controversy is attached only to the films of Wilder, not the life. So it is in this ext read more
Paying it forward: Lombard to Lucy to Osborne
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 6, 2014
A person's influence on another often lasts beyond their lifetime. Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball became friends on the RKO lot near the end of the thirties, but Lombard had been gone for nearly a decade when she appeared in a dream -- telling her old pal to "go for it" in television -- turning a s read more
What A Year It Was! 2013 In Review
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Dec 31, 2013
Wow, was this an incredible year! It started with a massive movie musical missive against Les Mis (that lasted maybe longer than it should have), then for a while we juggled (mostly) regular posts and contributions to Hit Me With Your Best Shot at The Film Experience. That last one led to an ongoing read more
Classic Films in Focus: IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 27, 2013
Most holiday movie viewers are familiar with a handful of classic pictures that get a lot of airing this time of year, especially It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but there are actually quite a few seasonally appropriate movies that attract admiration from serious fans. It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) read more
Classic Films in Focus: IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 27, 2013
Most holiday movie viewers are familiar with a handful of classic pictures that get a lot of airing this time of year, especially It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but there are actually quite a few seasonally appropriate movies that attract admiration from serious fans. It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) read more
Classic Films in Focus: IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 27, 2013
Most holiday movie viewers are familiar with a handful of classic pictures that get a lot of airing this time of year, especially It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but there are actually quite a few seasonally appropriate movies that attract admiration from serious fans. It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) read more
Christmas at Comet’s: “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” (1947)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 22, 2013
It’s easy for this Christmas film to slip through the cracks. It isn’t as well-known as other Christmas classics such as “Miracle on 34th Street” or “White Christmas.” And many of the leads are character actors rather than super stars who star in other Christmas films like Barbara Stanwyck read more
We Describe the Movie...You Name It! (4)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 15, 2013
This is our 6th edition of our most popular quiz. The rules are easy: Name each film below based on our vague description. Be sure to include the question number with your response. Please don't answer all the questions so others can play, too. There is one film that is the single best answer to eac read more
Overlooked Gems: It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 10, 2013
Being a female of a certain age, I have very fond and specific memories of a little movie called The Parent Trap. Not the Lindsay Lohan remake, but a film from the 1960s that starred Haley Mills, Brian Keith, and Maureen O’Hara. But the actor who has the strongest memory for me will always be read more