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For the Love of Deanna: Remembering Deanna Durbin
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 2, 2013
Deanna Durbin in “I’ll Be Yours” (1947) The first time saw Deanna Durbin was on the front of a DVD case. The DVDs that introduced me to Deanna I was 14 and gazed at this pretty, young lady happily looking back at me on the front of the “Deanna Durbin: Sweetheart Pack.” Though I read more
Video of the Week: “Love Jam”
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 1, 2013
This week’s video is a delightful change of pace. It’s a music video for the tune “Love Jam” by LA band Mt. Ossa. It has several aspects that make it appropriate for the blog. It recreates the audition scene from John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), read more
Sleep, My Love (1948)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 24, 2013
(Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Alison Courtland wakes up on a train in the middle of the night. She has no idea where she is, why she’s there or how she got there. The train is headed to Boston, and she has no recollection of getting on it.
Panicking, Alison calls her husband back in New York and read more
Igniting a love for Lombard
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Apr 15, 2013
Ask a question, get an answer. The blog "A Mythical Monkey Writes About The Movies" (http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com/) recently received the Liebster Blog Award, and as part of the process, you're supposed to divulge random facts about yourself, answer questions and ask some. I'm in the last cate read more
Silent Stars Sing: Bessie Love and Anita Page
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 23, 2013
Bessie Love and Anita Page duet in the song Boy Friend from Broadway Melody. Bessie takes the lead. Download: BessieLoveAnitaPage-TheBoyFriend1929.mp3
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David Hedison Talks with the Café about Vincent Price, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", James Bond, and Love in Italy
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 18, 2013
David Hedison (photo courtesy
of Diane Kachmar).
Although best known as Captain Lee Crane on the classic TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, actor David Hedison has enjoyed a long, successful career in stage, film, and television. Now 85 (but not looking it!), he remains active making person read more
"Min and Bill," or Punch Drunk Love
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 13, 2013
By the time she appeared in the 1930 film "Min and Bill," Marie Dressler was in her early 60s and had been performing for 38 years. Along the way she had befriended a powerful ally in screenwriter Frances Marion, who had adapted "Min and Bill" from a book written by her friend, Lorna Moon. The final read more
"Min and Bill," or Punch Drunk Love
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 13, 2013
By the time she appeared in the 1930 film "Min and Bill," Marie Dressler was in her early 60s and had been performing for 38 years. Along the way she had befriended a powerful ally in screenwriter Frances Marion, who had adapted "Min and Bill" from a book written by her friend, Lorna Moon. The final read more
Top 5 Bittersweet Love Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Oubah O. on Mar 6, 2013
Love is a many splendored thing, but in cinema, we are never quite content with only the splendid parts. For that reason, I bring you my top 5 bittersweet love movies. So let’s just say – love is many things, period. Enjoy and don’t forget to comment below on your favorite bitters read more
5 Overlooked Silent Films that I Love
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 4, 2013
Sure, everyone knows Buster Keaton and The General, Charlie Chaplin and – well, all of ‘em. The people love Harold Lloyd hanging off that clock face in Safety Last. Everyone knows the controversy surrounding D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. Angsty teenagers still flock to th read more
I Totally F***ing Love … Ever After (1998)
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 24, 2013
When Carley, headmistress of The Kitty Packard Pictorial, announced the “I Totally F***ing Love This Movie” blogathon, it occurred to me that I have several personal favorites that could fit this bill. Most of them are classics, to be sure (I mean, DUH–remember where you are, folks read more
Jeanette Macdonald: MGM Love Triangle - Part 2
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Feb 23, 2013
To read part 1, click here. If not keep reading for
part 2 in the tragic love story between Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy and
the lengths MGM boss, Louis B. Mayer would go to cover up the adulterous
affair.
In the 1930’s, the powerful and egotistical Louis B.
Mayer ruled read more
Jeanette Macdonald: MGM Love Triangle - Part 2
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on Feb 23, 2013
To read part 1, click here. If not keep reading for
part 2 in the tragic love story between Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy and
the lengths MGM boss, Louis B. Mayer would go to cover up the adulterous
affair.
In the 1930’s, the powerful and egotistical Louis B.
Mayer ruled read more
I love dis bis.
The Jeanette MacDonald Blog Posted by Della Street ™ on Feb 22, 2013
There is nothing not totally perfect about the way Jeanette delivers that iconic line. read more
Fabulous Films of the 1940s Blogathon: Things I Love About Criss Cross (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 20, 2013
Whenever I think of quintessential noirs, those features that offer the purest representations of the era, Criss Cross (1949) is one that comes immediately to mind. It’s got it all – urban setting, flashbacks, voiceover. Ever-present atmosphere of doom. Unforgettably fatal femme, fittingly gullible read more
The Love Flower (1920) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Feb 17, 2013
An accused murderer is hiding out on a South Sea island with his daughter. The long arm of the law is closing in. How far will she go to make sure that her dear old dad stays free? Carol Dempster: Most maligned woman in silent cinema? Before I begin the review, I think that a little bit of backgrou read more
Running Like an Idiot, A Love Flower Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Feb 17, 2013
Carol Dempster’s evil step-mother does not approve of her frolicking in The Love Flower. Gotta say, though, I am on the side of the step-mother this time. Enjoy the animated GIF! read more
Short Film Saturday: Sweet Love
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Feb 16, 2013
Roundabout early January, when the new year hasn’t really kicked in yet, and there’s nothing good coming out, I starting searching around for what many BAM nominees would be up to this year. Turns out Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Leading Role winner, Rick Lens, was in this film read more
Love Hollywood Style: Ray Milland.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Feb 13, 2013
Ray Milland, stayed out of the Hollywood party scene, instead staying at home with his wife of 54 years, Malvina Webber. They married on September 30, 1932, and remained together until his death. Together, they raised a son, Daniel and adopted daughter, Victoria. Milland, died in California on M read more
Love Hollywood Style: Robert Taylor.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Feb 13, 2013
After three years of dating, Taylor married actress Barbara Stanwyck on May 14, 1939 in San Diego. Zeppo Marx's wife Marion was Stanwyck's matron of honor and her godfather, actor Buck Mack, was Taylor's best man. Stanwyck divorced Taylor (reportedly at his request) in February 1951. The couple read more