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Dueling Divas–THE ENTRIES
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 22, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler It’s Sunday, everyone, and the divas are out in full force! I will be updating this page throughout the day as the entries come in. Here is our list of duels so far: Vanessa oversees legendary rivals Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford squaring off in several duel read more
DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON: Margo Channing vs. Eve Harrington
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 22, 2013
The banner for this year’s Dueling Divas blogathon is an appropriate one, as this year I am contributing with an examination of two of the fiercest divas ever to appear on the silver screen–the two main characters in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1950 masterpiece All About Eve. All Abou read more
Don’t Forget–Dueling Divas THIS WEEKEND!
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 20, 2013
It’s almost here, folks! This Sunday, December 22, send in your posts for Backlots’ third annual Dueling Divas Blogathon and tune in to see those divas go at it! We have some great posts to look forward to this year. I will be writing on Margo Channing vs. Eve Harrington in All read more
Remembering Joan Fontaine
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 16, 2013
Yesterday was a rough day for classic movie fans. Hours after we got word that the legendary Peter O’Toole passed away, we heard that Joan Fontaine, with whom I had recently conducted an interview, also left us yesterday. To me, Joan Fontaine was more than an actress. She was a kindred spiri read more
CLFP Guest Post: NO MORE ORCHIDS
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 14, 2013
Well my goodness, readers. It has been a very long time since the last installment of the Carole Lombard Filmography Project, Backlots’ running series in which I attempt to see Carole Lombard’s complete filmography and blog about each film. A series of circumstances have pushed the pro read more
Film Passion 101 Blogathon: LILI (1953)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 5, 2013
As passion for classic Hollywood is such a specific niche, most classic film fans have a story about how they became interested in it. Some who are passionate about classic film can trace it to their childhood, and some came to love classic movies as adults. Most of the time, there is one specific read more
Book Review: GEORGE HURRELL’S HOLLYWOOD (2)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 29, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Glamor, fashion, and beautifully seductive images are hallmarks of George Hurrell’s unmistakable photographic style. The preferred photographer of many classic Hollywood stars, he became indelibly associated with the Golden Age of Hollywood, and one of the most famou read more
The Miracle Woman (1931) (3)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 25, 2013
In the lion’s den in MIRACLE WOMAN (1931) By Lara Gabrielle Fowler For the past few months I have been on a rather unshakable Barbara Stanwyck kick. I have always been aware of her gifts as an actress and have always enjoyed her work, but over the past few months I have not been able to get e read more
Announcing Backlots’ Third Annual DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON!
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 19, 2013
It’s back, readers! Take a seat and get ready to see some sparring, ladies and gentlemen, because on December 22 for the third year in a row, Backlots will be hosting the Dueling Divas Blogathon! This blogathon has proven to be lots of fun in the past, and always elicits very interest read more
The Warner Bros. VIP Tour
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 13, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Well, readers, today was an exciting and exhausting day to say the least. It began around 9:45 in the morning when, running on adrenaline and caffeine only (I didn’t get very much sleep), I arrived at the Warner lot for the VIP tour. After getting formally acquainted read more
Backlots to Cover Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 12, 2013
As I write to you, dear readers, I am on Highway 5 heading from my home in Oakland down to Los Angeles. The purpose of my visit, this time, is to blog for the Warner Bros. 90th Anniversary VIP tour which is happening tomorrow. I was invited along with several other classic film bloggers to be amon read more
The Cultural Influence of Kay Thompson
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 10, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Kay Thompson is a name with which most people outside of the classic film world are unfamiliar. If she is known at all, it is often through the lens of the legions of Audrey Hepburn fans, who know Kay Thompson for her work with Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. While Kay Thomp read more
Review of GEORGE HURRELL’S HOLLYWOOD: GLAMOUR PORTRAITS 1925-1992 Coming Soon
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 7, 2013
Yesterday afternoon I received a copy of this beautiful book in the mail, and I haven’t been able to put it down since. With a release slated for next week, George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 is a gigantic book packed full of magnificent photos from this legendary read more
Tragic Beauty: The Story of Ruan Lingyu
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 3, 2013
The beautiful Ruan Lingyu, known as China’s Greta Garbo, is still revered as one of the preeminent actresses of Chinese cinema. The beautiful Ruan Lingyu, known as China’s Greta Garbo, is still revered as one of the preeminent actresses of Chinese cinema. By Lara Gabrielle Fowler This e read more
Alfred Hitchcock Thanks YOU for a Wonderful Hitchcock Halloween!
Backlots Posted by Lara on Nov 1, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Hello there readers, Lara here to thank you for all your fantastic submissions yesterday for Hitchcock Halloween. It was a really fun event and I think Hitch would have been proud! I hope you will join us next Halloween for another installment of what proved to be a very p read more
THE HITCHCOCK HALLOWEEN BLOGATHON: The Entries
Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 31, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Today is the day, folks! It’s a spooky Halloween morning, and I have already received several entries for Backlots’ Hitchcock Halloween blogathon! The entries will appear here as I receive them. To those of you with entries to submit, please either send them to read more
COUNTDOWN TO HITCHCOCK HALLOWEEN: 75th Anniversary of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds”
Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 30, 2013
Orson Welles records “War of the Worlds.” By Lara Gabrielle Fowler 75 years ago today, Orson Welles’ radio theater program Mercury Theater On the Air produced a radio drama that shocked a country, changing forever broadcasting as we know it. That program was “War of the Worl read more
COUNTDOWN TO HITCHCOCK HALLOWEEN: Cruella de Vil
Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 29, 2013
Cruella de Vil in the 1961 animated feature 101 DALMATIANS. For my second installment in Countdown to Hitchcock Halloween, in which I am profiling several scary characters from classic film, our focus is on that sociopath socialite who lives for puppy furs (boo! Hiss!), the insufferable Cruella de read more
COUNTDOWN TO HITCHCOCK HALLOWEEN: Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West
Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 28, 2013
Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West. By Lara Gabrielle Fowler In the days leading up to Halloween and to Backlots’ Hitchcock Halloween Blogathon, I will be profiling several spooky characters from classic film to get my readers in the mood for Halloween! The profiles will culmin read more
An Interview with Kendra Bean, Author of VIVIEN LEIGH: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT
Backlots Posted by Lara on Oct 25, 2013
By Lara Gabrielle Fowler Mysterious, ethereal, and tremendously charming, Vivien Leigh is about as captivating as it comes. It is easy to simply marvel at her beauty, the likes of which the entertainment industry had never seen before and, in my opinion, has never seen since. Her stunning looks wo read more