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Confession -- Carole's indirectly inspired a font. Is it your type?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 22, 2018
Yes, Carole Lombard, I'm as surprised by the news as you are -- but while "True Confession" may have a mixed legacy, her final Paramount film lives on...in print, though you won't find it used on any typewriter."What is he talking about?", you wonder. Well, check the opening title card to that 1937 read more
A comedy with Carole and Cary? Could it have been?
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 2, 2018
They are the actress and actor most associated with the beloved genre of screwball comedy (apologies to others, such as Claudette Colbert and William Powell), but how many screwballs starred Carole Lombard and Cary Grant? The answer...zero.Had it not been for Lombard's premature passing, she and Gra read more
"State"-ing the case to restore a classic: See it next Sunday
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 22, 2018
At times, it's hard to guess which downtown theater palaces hosted premieres of Carole Lombard films such as "To Be Or Not To Be" (above). But since it was a United Artists production, chances are good that it opened in downtown Los Angeles at this theater at 7th & Broadway, shown in 1938:Note that read more
The Times, it is a-movin'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 15, 2018
This still of Carole Lombard is from the only time she ever played a newspaper reporter on screen, the 1929 Pathe film "Big News." (She also played a journalist in the 1941 Silver Theater radio production "Murder, Unlimited,")While Carole never played a reporter as iconic as Rosalind Russell in "His read more
You’re It! But You May Not Want To Be – Tag (2015)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Mar 21, 2018
Five minutes. That’s all you need.. Actually, it’ll really just take four minutes. Trust me, four minutes in, and you’ll know whether Sion Sono’s 2015 film Tag, A couple of weeks ago for Throwback Thursday I re-presented an article about Sono’s 2013 completely over the read more
‘It Might As Well Be Spring’
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 20, 2018
‘It Might As Well Be Spring’
On March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Though not the best Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, State Fair (1945) is certainly one of the loveliest. Not only that, but it also has one of their grea read more
"The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 2, 2018
“The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the r read more
"The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 2, 2018
“The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the r read more
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 12, 2018
A Legend or Was It? (Shito no densetsu)
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by Keisuke Kinoshita
1963/Japan
Shochiku Eiga
First viewing/FilmStruck Set in the last days of WWII, this film is powerful but completely tragic. We are told from the colorful beginning that this is a tale so tragic read more
This Movie Will Make You Say It – Yum, Yum, Yum! (1990)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 31, 2018
All you have to do is take one look at me, and it’s obvious that I love food, And if you’ve been reading my writing for awhile, it’s also obvious that I love movies about food. Thus I was immediately drawn to Les Blank’s Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste Of Cajun And Creole Cooking. Whe read more
Happy Australia Day (well, it still is here)
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 26, 2018
To the many Carole Lombard fans in Australia, I know I'm too late, given the International Dateline and all that. But here in the U.S., it's still Jan. 26 as I write this.Lombard, of course, never visited Australia, but her films were popular there. On Jan. 31, 1942, some 15 days after her passing, read more
British Pathé - Beat the Bandit ( 1961 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 14, 2018
Talk about the long arm of the law! These crime-fighters know how to handle bag-snatchers in London with their new invention. This 1-minute long 1961 British Pathé newsreel entitled Beat the Bandit showcases an amazing security case that literally sprouts arms the moment a bandit takes hold of read more
If it's '18, it must be influenza
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jan 8, 2018
Feeling a bit under the weather today, Carole Lombard? (Those of us in southern California literally are, as Los Angeles and immediate environs are seeing their first notable rain in close to a year.) It just so happens LA is undergoing its worst bout of the flu in nearly a century (as is much of Am read more
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Dec 12, 2017
via: http://thesilverscreenaffair.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/it-happend-on-fifth-avenue.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. There is a definite Frank Capra feel to It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) with its populist themes, eccentric, individualist characters, and focus on the American read more
It Follows
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 27, 2017
There has always been a correlation between sex and becoming a victim in a horror movie, but never quite like in It Follows. In this film, having sex passes on a supernatural force, like an STD that will follow you until it literally catches and kills you. It always slowly follows the latest person read more
Let's hear it for 'The Girl': Monroe as 'unlikely feminist'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 7, 2017
We've frequently examined Carole Lombard as a feminist before her time, a quality she almost certainly inherited from her mother (https://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/332743.html, http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/157005.html). But Lombard wasn't the only actress or celebrity to embrace feminism read more
Love It or Shove It (Classic Movie Edition II)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2017
In this occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Caftan Woman, Silver Screenings, and yours truly.
Vivien Leigh as Miss O'Hara.
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Love It or Shove It (Classic Movie Edition II)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2017
In this occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Caftan Woman, Silver Screenings, and yours truly.
Vivien Leigh as Miss O'Hara.
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Love It or Shove It: Classic Movie Edition
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2017
In this new occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). It should be a fun way to get some different perspectives. This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Connie Metzinger from read more
Love It or Shove It: Classic Movie Edition
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2017
In this new occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). It should be a fun way to get some different perspectives. This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Connie Metzinger from read more