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The lady seen here, had she been marginally longer-lived, would be celebrating her 119th birthday today, and for a while it seemed quite likely she might.  Lillian Gish had an old soul, and for decades she was the presiding spirit of the Silent Movies, at times almost singlehandedly keeping ali read more

The lady seen here, had she been marginally longer-lived, would be celebrating her 119th birthday today, and for a while it seemed quite likely she might.  Lillian Gish had an old soul, and for decades she was the presiding spirit of the Silent Movies, at times almost singlehandedly keeping ali read more

As we continue to explore the richness and diversity of the Subcontinental cinema, it's important to discover new talent, don't you think?  This gentleman, for example, has been a fixture of India's non-Hindi film industries for the past decade, making some 70 films in Malayalam, Tamil, and Tel read more

As we continue to explore the richness and diversity of the Subcontinental cinema, it's important to discover new talent, don't you think?  This gentleman, for example, has been a fixture of India's non-Hindi film industries for the past decade, making some 70 films in Malayalam, Tamil, and Tel read more

I'm not too proud to admit that when I think of the eponym for today's celebration, this is pretty much what comes to mind.  As a child, my disappointment that in reality Isabella of Castile wasn't all that much of a Mae West impersonator was almost offset by the slightly later realiz read more

I'm not too proud to admit that when I think of the eponym for today's celebration, this is pretty much what comes to mind.  As a child, my disappointment that in reality Isabella of Castile wasn't all that much of a Mae West impersonator was almost offset by the slightly later realiz read more

Just 52 years ago today, Miss Betty Grable struck a pose.  It might have been nearly two decades since a not-dissimilar picture vaulted her to superstardom, but she still had her fair share of It, no?  She's 44 or so here and looking damn good. I think Grable should be the patron saint of read more

Just 52 years ago today, Miss Betty Grable struck a pose.  It might have been nearly two decades since a not-dissimilar picture vaulted her to superstardom, but she still had her fair share of It, no?  She's 44 or so here and looking damn good. I think Grable should be the patron saint of read more

I realize it's a day late and a Deutsche Mark short, but I've been feeling remiss - having gotten all caught up in Cher-Demi-Sissy excitement (yeah, there's something there's not enough of hereabouts - sissy excitement...) that I didn't note what an extraordinary day for birthdays it was. Leading t read more

I realize it's a day late and a Deutsche Mark short, but I've been feeling remiss - having gotten all caught up in Cher-Demi-Sissy excitement (yeah, there's something there's not enough of hereabouts - sissy excitement...) that I didn't note what an extraordinary day for birthdays it was. Leading t read more

Just 16 years ago today this unlikely trio - who clearly hadn't coordinated their wardrobe choices in advance - gathered to promote a TV movie they made together, If These Walls Could Talk, one of those much-admired-at-the-time kinds of projects that no one ever particularly wants to see again. read more

Just 16 years ago today this unlikely trio - who clearly hadn't coordinated their wardrobe choices in advance - gathered to promote a TV movie they made together, If These Walls Could Talk, one of those much-admired-at-the-time kinds of projects that no one ever particularly wants to see again. read more

She appeared in more Best Picture winners - five - than any other performer, and if you have a favorite studio picture made between 1923 and 1964, there's a fairly good chance she's in it.  It's probably safe to say that in sheer number of titles - well more than 700 - she's the most prolific a read more

She appeared in more Best Picture winners - five - than any other performer, and if you have a favorite studio picture made between 1923 and 1964, there's a fairly good chance she's in it.  It's probably safe to say that in sheer number of titles - well more than 700 - she's the most prolific a read more

This handsome woman may not seem immediately familiar, but I'm willing to bet you've seen her in some of old Hollywood's best-loved classics.  Willowy, worldly, and for decades one of filmdom's best-dressed ladies, she's long been one of my favorites.  Any guesses? read more

This handsome woman may not seem immediately familiar, but I'm willing to bet you've seen her in some of old Hollywood's best-loved classics.  Willowy, worldly, and for decades one of filmdom's best-dressed ladies, she's long been one of my favorites.  Any guesses? read more

When the Eastern Bloc takes on the exotic Near East... well, this is what happens, and frankly it's not pretty.  It's "I Will Wait for You," the big harem number from a 1968 TajikFilms picture called The White Grand Piano, which is, from what I can glean, the story of a Moscow la read more

When the Eastern Bloc takes on the exotic Near East... well, this is what happens, and frankly it's not pretty.  It's "I Will Wait for You," the big harem number from a 1968 TajikFilms picture called The White Grand Piano, which is, from what I can glean, the story of a Moscow la read more

I'm posting late today - one of those days; don't ask.  When I saw her picture scattered around some of my favorite destinations, I thought, oh, no - not that, too.  But no, it's not - it is instead her birthday.  Lauren Bacall is 88 today. Somewhere, packed away in a read more

I'm posting late today - one of those days; don't ask.  When I saw her picture scattered around some of my favorite destinations, I thought, oh, no - not that, too.  But no, it's not - it is instead her birthday.  Lauren Bacall is 88 today. Somewhere, packed away in a read more