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The Style Essentials--Elizabeth Taylor Steams it Up as Maggie...the CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
GlamAmor Posted by on Jul 1, 2011
The timing is perfect to share a film that has made a huge impact on me in matters of style, Richard Brooks' 1958 classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Not only is it based on a steamy Southern play that seems just right for this hot holiday weekend, but the movie's costumes are designed by my hero Helen R read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 2, 2011
It Happened Tomorrow (1944). Fantasy film starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, Edgar Kennedy and Sig Ruman. Directed by René Clair.
On Larry and Sylvia's golden wedding anniversary, they get into an argument about Larry's wish to publish his story that happened over fifty years ag read more
Tap like you mean it, Eleanor!
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on May 26, 2011
So, I’m reading the totally fascinating book, The Star Maker, by incredibly knowledgeable, terrific film scholar and all-around amazing lady, Jeanine Basinger (chair of film studies at Wesleyan University). One of the first Silver Screen goddesses Basinger discusses is Eleanor Powell, who is practic read more
What is it About Those Westerns?
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 25, 2011
I never say that I am a fan of the Western film. Ask me what kind of movies I like, and they are generally anything but Westerns or war movies. But something funny happens to me when watching a Western. Admittedly, I have to be dragged kicking and screaming, but I almost always like them. I jus read more
Mufasa! … Ooh, do it again.
True Classics Posted by Carrie on May 21, 2011
The Lion King (1994) remains one of the most critically-acclaimed and beloved films ever produced by Walt Disney’s animation studios. To this day, it is also the highest-grossing non-computer animated feature in history, and the most successful film to emerge from the Disney Renaissance period read more
“Of course I’m going to win … I just arranged it with God.”
True Classics Posted by Carrie on May 18, 2011
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Growing up with horses, it’s probably a given t read more
How did they do it?
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on May 17, 2011
If you love old movies as much as I do (and that’s a LOT!), you’ve often wondered how those glamorous stars of yesteryear achieved their signature looks…Ever wished YOU could look like Ginger Rogers? Or perhaps the vixenish beauty you see above, the almost-forgotten Constance Benne read more
It is finished: Happy Easter with religious movies
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Apr 25, 2011
***Meant to post this yesterday. Sorry guys!*** WordPress offers several awesome features for it’s users. My favorite is “Site Stats” where you can see how many views you got that day, where they are coming from, links clicked and keywords searched that brought people to my blog read more
“…And you’re not going to give me any trouble about it, right?”
True Classics Posted by Nikki G on Apr 23, 2011
Back last fall when Brandie originally came up with the idea for Saturday Morning Cartoons (and used it to talk me into joining True Classics), I was telling my sister about it and her first response was, “I love The Rescuers Down Under. You should do that one.” So here you go, Sissy: a read more
They Call It A Sin(1932).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Apr 20, 2011
They Call It A Sin(1932). Cast: Loretta Young, George Brent and Una Merkel.
Traveling salesman Jimmy Decker falls in love with Marion Cullen, even though he is engaged to Enid Hollister, his boss's daughter. Marion is a talented composer, after a confrontation with her foster mother, who tells h read more
Let It Ride (1989, Joe Pytka)
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 8, 2011
I wonder how Let It Ride would play if it were competently made. Pytka’s not a terrible director, but he’s not any good either. His mediocre composition is undone by the absolutely atrocious song choices for the soundtrack. The film would probably be better with no changes other than that track read more
“At last, I’ve given the world what it needs … a good 10-cent drunk!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Apr 7, 2011
Two years after debuting a sparkling chemistry in 1959′s Pillow Talk, Doris Day and Rock Hudson re-teamed for another romantic comedy, Lover Come Back. Again, they were joined by Tony Randall and a slew of amusing bit players for an appealing, candy-coated concoction of wit, sex, and broad hum read more
Come and Get It (1936).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 22, 2011
Come and Get It (1936), Drama film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Edna Ferber. Cast: Edward Arnold, Mary Nash, Charles Halton, Frances Farmer and Joel McCrea.
The story is about how a lumber jack manager, by the name Barney Glasgow, climb read more
The Winner Is... Silent Film: Wings (1927). It was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the only silent film ever to win Best Picture.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 6, 2011
Wings (1927), Silent film about World War I fighter pilots, directed by William A. It was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the only silent film ever to win Best Picture. Cast: Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen. Gary Cooper appears in a scene which hel read more
100 GREATEST POSTERS of FILM NOIR! Top 10! This is it!
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Feb 4, 2011
The top ten! I had imagined that I would write extensive blurbs for each of the posters that made the final list, but I realized in the course of preparing the images for posting that these posters, like all superior examples of graphic design, really speak for themselves. Heck, the poster in the to read more
I Know It's Wrong (But It Looks So Right): Women Who Shoot, Men Who Smoke
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jan 31, 2011
I admit I am a victim of Old Hollywood's sales pitch for evil. I fall for sin every time. I hate guns in real life and I hate cigarettes in real life, but in Reel Life, man - do they look sexy!
Girls With Guns
Joan looks very comfortable with these
Seems like overkill, but Louise handles them we read more
It Should Happen to You (1954). (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 25, 2011
It Should Happen to You (1954) . Romantic/comedy. Cast: Judy Holliday, the first screen appearance of Jack Lemmon. Other cast members: Michael O'Shea, Vaughn Taylor, Connie Gilchrist, Walter Klavun, Whit Bissell, Constance Bennett, Ilka Chase, Wendy Barrie and Melville Cooper. The film was directe read more
Take it Easy Lina: RIP to Lina Romay
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jan 3, 2011
Lina Romay with Xavier Cugat in "Two Girls and a Sailor" About three days ago I found out that the lovely Xavier Cugat rumba singer, Lina Romay, died on December 17. I was really upset that her death went by me unnoticed, but obviously I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know read more
You Can’t Take it With You
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Dec 28, 2010
I think most people are embarrassed by their family at one point or another. It’s almost natural at some ages. But when we grow out of that and can step back and see that we love our folks for all the odd things we used to be shy about, what a great revelation. In Frank Capra’s You Can’t read more
Therapy Thursday: You Can’t Take It With You and It’s a Wonderful Life
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Dec 2, 2010
Hello, Classic Film World! I apologize for my absence from the blog (and especially to Brandie and Nikki for leaving them to keep things going so swimmingly without help- *pause for a moment of applause*). So, I’m getting back in gear with Therapy Thursday again… and I’m taking it read more