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Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the new read more

By Fritzi Kramer on April 15, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Constance Talmadge is an heiress who means to evade fortune hunters. Ronald Colman is a penniless aristocrat in need of a rich marriage. I think we all know where there is going. They end up having to fake being married. Now we really know read more

Before I tell you of my own thoughts, I thought I’d first share a quote with you from the late great James Agee. Upon viewing Random Harvest in 1942, he said that he would “like to recommend this film to those who can with pleasure eat a bowl of Yardley’s shaving soap for breakfast read more

  The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or the gene read more

    The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or read more

    The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or read more

Valentino & his wife Natcha Rambova In honor of Valentine’s Day I thought it only fitting to share my love for Rudolph Valentino.  Why was Rudolph Valentino a sex symbol of the 1920’s.  Have a look at these images and judge for yourself. From The Son of the Sheik Valentino & Vilma read more

Red Hot Romance (1922) Status: Fragments survive in the Library of Congress Today, I will be featuring a forgotten film that is most notable for who was behind the camera. Victor “Gone With the Wind and Wizard of Oz” Fleming directed. Anita Loos and John Emerson wrote the script. The fi read more

via: http://www.impawards.com/1945/thrill_of_a_romance_ver2.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own I wish it was summer, and after last week’s journey into Freudian psychoanalysis I need something delightful in Technicolor.  So here is Thrill of a Romance (1945) (released the same read more

via: http://www.impawards.com/1945/thrill_of_a_romance_ver2.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own I wish it was summer, and after last week’s journey into Freudian psychoanalysis I need something delightful in Technicolor.  So here is Thrill of a Romance (1945) (released the same read more

To honor the 80th anniversary of the pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, I wrote a post about the origins of their teaming, so today, I decided to post my personal list of Fred and Ginger’s films in order of my least favorite to favorite. This was a bit of a challenge for me, because I read more

In 1930, Greta Garbo absolutely dazzled in her second MGM talking picture, Romance. Exquisitely photographed by William Daniels and directed by  the Oscar-nominated Clarence Brown it is truly a Christmas gift worthy of being under any tree.           A st read more

I am hoping that someday a movie will be made about the life of Clara Bow. Not a trashy version based on scandals, but an insightful depiction of a life filled with enough tragedy and heartbreak to give those Greeks a run for their money. God knows this poor woman was exploited  enough in her l read more

James G. Wall’s debut feature film, The Truth About Romance, is a low-budget romantic comedy that meets and often exceeds the well-worn criteria of its genre. The film tells the story of Josh (Jordan Greenhough), a luckless and lovelorn young man, and his budding relationship with Emily (Danielle read more

Constance Talmadge is a lovely American heiress who travels to England disguised as a frump in order to ward off fortune-hunting men. Ronald Colman is a penniless aristocrat who falls for Constance and impersonates a physician to get a closer look. Chaos ensues. Of course. It’s a romantic com read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Thrill of a read more

Cinema, like most art forms, has always been fascinated with the idea of love. Here’s a little montage I cut together —a collection of the finest romantic moments to have ever graced the silver screen. “Here’s looking at you, kid”  -Rick Blaine read more

Nancy Allen and Michael Paré. There are better time travel romances, such as Somewhere in Time, Time After Time, and I'll Never Forget You. And yet, I know a surprising number of people who view The Philadelphia Experiment with affection. That's all the more amazing conside read more

A few days before Carole Lombard and Clark Gable attended a boxing match at Los Angeles Wrigley Field on May 28, 1937, Hollywood magazine's June 1937 issue -- with mutual friend Myrna Loy on the cover -- hit newsstands, and Clark and Carole were part of the cover, too:Of course, we know it ended wit read more

Romance of the Underworld (1928) Quem se lembra de Mary Astor? Normalmente ligada a seu papel mais famoso, Brigid O’Shaughnessy (um dos melhores nomes de personagem) em “O Falcão Maltês” (1941), Mary foi muito além, ou melhor, muito aquém: esta coadjuvante de luxo foi uma read more