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Katharine Hepburn Style: She Puts Her Pants on One Leg at a Time
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 8, 2015
This is my entry in the Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon hosted by Margaretperry.org. Click here for more about the Great Kate.
What is style? Merriam Webster says it
is:
* a particular way in which something is done, created, or performed
* a particular form or design of some read more
They laughed when she sat down to play? Maybe not
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 5, 2015
I have no idea whether Carole Lombard could play the piano, but if she knew how, it wouldn't surprise me. Chances are that in her Fort Wayne childhood home, and perhaps a few of her Los Angeles residences, a piano was somewhere in the parlor. After all, in the days before radio and television, the p read more
They laughed when she sat down to play? Maybe not
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 5, 2015
I have no idea whether Carole Lombard could play the piano, but if she knew how, it wouldn't surprise me. Chances are that in her Fort Wayne childhood home, and perhaps a few of her Los Angeles residences, a piano was somewhere in the parlor. After all, in the days before radio and television, the p read more
Third time's the charm for Natalie as she is crowned Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2015
All Good Things Posted by monty on Apr 18, 2015
It took three Final Four trips but Natalie Wood finally won the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. She defeated Myrna Loy 323-173 to secure her place in the winners circle. She joins an elite company of Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Carole Lombard and Bette Davis, who won previously. A read more
The Pre-Code Blogathon: She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Apr 3, 2015
“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.” -Mae West With her voluptuous figure, suggestive manner and risque dialog, Mae West is arguably the most iconic ‘come on’ queen of her time. Groundbreaking, and at times even controversial, she was known for her blunt se read more
'Modern Screen,' October 1940: Just how does she do it?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 20, 2014
And by "do it," we're referring to Carole Lombard's acting prowess, something that in 1940 often was ignored while the press instead focused on her status as Mrs. Clark Gable number three. But see that word "Success," roughly belt-high to her while she poses for a promotional still from "They Knew W read more
'Modern Screen,' October 1934: She won't put on an act
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Oct 15, 2014
The portrait above may look somewhat artsy, but it was Carole Lombard's very lack of pretense (not in posing for photos, but in how she lived her life) that made her so popular during her lifetime -- and perhaps more fondly remembered today than so many of her equally talented contemporaries. And le read more
Had she lived...
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Sep 22, 2014
This is said to be the last photo ever taken of Carole Lombard, shown with her mother on Jan. 15, 1942 following the war bond rally that night in Indianapolis. Roughly 24 hours later, both of them, along with MGM press agent Otto Winkler, would be victims of a plane crash in Nevada.But suppose thing read more
How she became a self-made woman
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jul 16, 2014
In the closing months of 1935, Carole Lombard finally was riding high. At last, her home studio of Paramount had provided her a first-class comedic vehicle in "Hands Across The Table," and she was ascending into one of filmdom's most popular personalities.No wonder she would be written about in the read more
Classic Films in Focus: SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 16, 2014
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) is the second act in John Ford’s trilogy of cavalry films, and it does indeed wave the patriotic frontier banner pretty fervently, but the title’s feminine pronoun also suggests the picture’s deep preoccupation with the familial and romantic aspects read more
Classic Films in Focus: SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 16, 2014
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) is the second act in John Ford’s trilogy of cavalry films, and it does indeed wave the patriotic frontier banner pretty fervently, but the title’s feminine pronoun also suggests the picture’s deep preoccupation with the familial and romantic aspects read more
Classic Films in Focus: SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 16, 2014
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) is the second act in John Ford’s trilogy of cavalry films, and it does indeed wave the patriotic frontier banner pretty fervently, but the title’s feminine pronoun also suggests the picture’s deep preoccupation with the familial and romantic aspects read more
She always plays peekaboo… right before she shoots you. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 6, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 6, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Phyllis Haver was the silver screen’s first Roxie Hart and does she ever own the part! The 1927 version of Chicago is a mad bit of twenties wildness and Miss Haver’s performance is a huge part of what makes it a success. The plot, if read more
She Got It Wrong: How Jennifer Jason Leigh Almost Ruined The Hudsucker Proxy
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2014
As a fan of classic 30s and 40s films, I delight in the movies that pay tribute to them, and no directors have been more glowing in their homages than the Coen brothers, with their nods to predecessors Preston Sturges, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, and even Stuart Heisler. Their gloriously fun The Huds read more
She Got It Wrong: How Jennifer Jason Leigh Almost Ruined The Hudsucker Proxy
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2014
As a fan of classic 30s and 40s films, I delight in the movies that pay tribute to them, and no directors have been more glowing in their homages than the Coen brothers, with their nods to predecessors Preston Sturges, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, and even Stuart Heisler. Their gloriously fun The Huds read more
Big Stars on the Small Screen Blogathon: Murder She Wrote and Representing the Ladies
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Mar 20, 2014
Murder She Wrote and Representing the Ladies Like any other child with a busy parent and no babysitter, I spent a lot time getting to know my favorite televisions and book characters. Unlike most other children, however, my taste is TV skewed, well, older. That isn’t to say I wasn’t taken read more
"She Done Him Wrong," or The Way West
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2014
As Lady Lou, Mae West first sashays into "She Done Him Wrong" -- and into pop culture history -- by entering Gus Jordan's Place, where she is the featured, um, entertainment. But first she stops to say hello to a child:
At moments like this I think of movie censor Will Hays.
See, "She Done H read more
"She Done Him Wrong," or The Way West
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2014
As Lady Lou, Mae West first sashays into "She Done Him Wrong" -- and into pop culture history -- by entering Gus Jordan's Place, where she is the featured, um, entertainment. But first she stops to say hello to a child:
At moments like this I think of movie censor Will Hays.
See, "She Done H read more
Shameless Saturday Camp Explosion: She Went Wrong
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Feb 8, 2014
Camp taste identifies with what it is enjoying.
- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"
Miss Dorothy Lamour may well wonder where exactly she went wrong; I would argue that it was when she agreed to appear in Pajama Party in the first place.
To be fair, though, while it's far from a great number, yo read more
Shameless Saturday Camp Explosion: She Went Wrong
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Feb 8, 2014
Camp taste identifies with what it is enjoying.
- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"
Miss Dorothy Lamour may well wonder where exactly she went wrong; I would argue that it was when she agreed to appear in Pajama Party in the first place.
To be fair, though, while it's far from a great number, yo read more