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More LEGO lighting for noir and horror
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2011
Our LEGO club met today, and I gave a short talk about LEGO photography, a hobby which conveniently rolls several of my passions into a single activity. A friend of mine who has a nicer camera than I do came over afterwards, and we played around with lighting and different exposure lengths and lense read more
More LEGO lighting for noir and horror
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2011
Our LEGO club met today, and I gave a short talk about LEGO photography, a hobby which conveniently rolls several of my passions into a single activity. A friend of mine who has a nicer camera than I do came over afterwards, and we played around with lighting and different exposure lengths and lense read more
More LEGO lighting for noir and horror
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2011
Our LEGO club met today, and I gave a short talk about LEGO photography, a hobby which conveniently rolls several of my passions into a single activity. A friend of mine who has a nicer camera than I do came over afterwards, and we played around with lighting and different exposure lengths and lense read more
Tales of Manhattan…and Hollywood (and more): The Last of Sheila
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 7, 2011
The murder mystery has been a movie staple since the silent era. In the 1930s variations on the drawing-room style whodunit, perhaps epitomized by the lighthearted Powell/Loy “Thin Man” series and the suspenseful Rathbone/ Bruce “Sherlock Holmes” franchise, became popular. Fa read more
Tales of Manhattan…and Hollywood (and more): The Last of Sheila
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 7, 2011
The murder mystery has been a movie staple since the silent era. In the 1930s variations on the drawing-room style whodunit, perhaps epitomized by the lighthearted Powell/Loy “Thin Man” series and the suspenseful Rathbone/ Bruce “Sherlock Holmes” franchise, became popular. Fa read more
Tales of Manhattan…and Hollywood (and more): The Last of Sheila
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 7, 2011
The murder mystery has been a movie staple since the silent era. In the 1930s variations on the drawing-room style whodunit, perhaps epitomized by the lighthearted Powell/Loy “Thin Man” series and the suspenseful Rathbone/ Bruce “Sherlock Holmes” franchise, became popular. Fa read more
What More Is There To Say About Cary Grant?
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Jan 20, 2011
Is there anything left to be said about Cary Grant? As time goes by, he is probably the most popular, most enduring and endearing of all classic Hollywood stars. We love him and have praised him and will continue to praise him to the skies. We never tire of him. He could do it all and I can find no read more
Once more, Miss Grable?
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jan 17, 2011
Top pin-ups of WW2: Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. The two pin-up girls that almost all soldiers pinned on their barracks and hearts during World War II. The two glamour girls duked it out to be Number 1 pin-up thanks to two famous LIFE photos. Betty with her coy read more
Room for One More (1952)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 7, 2011
Room for One More (1952). Comedy/drama. Cast: Cary Grant and Betsy Drake. Directed by Norman Taurog.
After Anna Rose, mother of three, shows interest in becoming a foster parent during a tour of a children's home, the director, Miss Kenyon, visits their home unannounced with a troubled girl, Jan read more
Loretta or Cary: Who Is more Beautiful?
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2010
Loretta or Cary: Who Is more Beautiful?
Loretta Young: a photographer's dream
The Faces of Beauty
Both Loretta Young and Cary Grant were known as much for their classic movie star looks as their acting abilities. Young, a star since the days of silent films, is considered one of the scree read more
Loretta or Cary: Who Is more Beautiful?
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2010
Loretta or Cary: Who Is more Beautiful?
Loretta Young: a photographer's dream
The Faces of Beauty
Both Loretta Young and Cary Grant were known as much for their classic movie star looks as their acting abilities. Young, a star since the days of silent films, is considered one of the scree read more
Dumbo: More Than an Insanely Popular Disney World Ride
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Oct 9, 2010
Where do I begin on Dumbo? It’s difficult to bring myself to write a synopsis, because I feel like it would be a rather superfluous thing to do. I suppose I’ll get straight to talking about its merits. I loved Dumbo as a child. I can’t remember what about it particularly, but I lov read more
More Good News!
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Sep 30, 2010
Wouldn’t ya know? I’m featured again at MovieFanFare.com, this time for my review of Around the World in 80 Days. Let’s celebrate and start the weekend early somehow! read more
One more thing...
The Jeanette MacDonald Blog Posted by Della Street ™ on Aug 31, 2010
So, I'm sitting here in my little apartment, trying to get my dog and cat to get along, debating whether or not I should use the hula hoop I got for my birthday, last week, when it hits me. I need to post another Ganette that some of you may not have seen before. As a refresher, "Ganette" is what we read more
More Robert Mitchum Video goodness
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Jul 26, 2010
Here is another Mitchum skit from Saturday Night Live with Dana Carvey and Phil Hartmann called "The Beggar". It's not particularly good. Death Be Not Deadly is much better.
Now all I need to find is "Out of Gas", the skit with Jane Greer and Robert Mitchum written by Mitchum's daughter Trina. Fr read more
They Wont Believe Me (1947): This is more than just a trip to Montreal.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 31, 2010
They Won't Believe Me (1947). Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Rita Johnson and Jane Greer. Film noir. Director: Irving Pichel. Produced by Alfred Hitchcocks longtime assistant, Joan Harrison.
Womanizer Larry Ballentine, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend and wants to take the stand in read more
The Hays Code: Keeping Sex Off the Screen (But Not Out of Our Dirty-Minded Little Hearts) for More Than Three Decades.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Mar 26, 2010
I was asked recently to give a brief overview of the Hays Code, to which I have referred repeatedly in some of my previous entries on this blog. The Motion Picture Production Code, known in Hollywood as the Hays Code (named after its creator, Will H. Hays), preceded the Motion Picture Association of read more
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Oct 24, 2009
Handsome Ricardo Cortez (1899 - 1977), the screen's first Sam Spade, plays the title role in the 1936 Universal programmer Postal Inspector.
Bela Lugosi (1882 - 1956), the screen's first sound Dracula, pleased his fans as a gangster.
Postal Inspector was written by Horace McCoy (They Shoot Hors read more
More random stuff from my old hard drive.
The Jeanette MacDonald Blog Posted by Della Street ™ on Oct 18, 2009
So this exists:Notice how Howard is a.) sitting at her feet and b.) apparently fascinated by her every word.AS HE SHOULD BE.The End. :) read more
More Warner Archives Titles
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 6, 2009
Another great crop of titles now available from Warner Archives (I'm so excited about the pre-codes!):
The Barbarian (1933) - Myrna Loy, Ramon Novarro
The Bribe (1949) - Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, John Hodiak
Comrade X (1940) - Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oskar Hom read more