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Suddenly, Susans
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 24, 2009
Susan. Susan, Susan, Susan. Seems like a demure enough name, no? And when you've got a list that includes Debbie Reynolds, Joan Fontaine, and Garbo, you would think that things were fairly upscale, wouldn't you?Nope. Somehow, being Susan brings out the inner Madonna in a whole lot more people than j read more
Lookin' for Trouble
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 18, 2009
Goodness, all that prose heavy lifting has just left me worn out.Let's recover with a nice example of the subtle song-and-dance stylings of the glorious Miss Jane Russell; I'm especially fond of her little rap/spoken word segment in the middle, as well as, of course, the deeply read more
Broadway Rose
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 15, 2009
I feel like a little cinematic archaeology today. Back in the day, Marilyn Miller was a name to conjure with, and here, in flickering two-color Technicolor, she shows us why. The number is "I"m Just a Wild Rose", from her 1929 hit Sunny. It has aged, I think, better than much fr read more
Whose Heart is Whose?
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 13, 2009
I bet Miss Evelyn Brent could tell us a thing or two about that. And even if she couldn't, in that head-dress, why should she care? read more
Nita
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 12, 2009
Naldi. If glamour were a crime, this would be its mug shot. read more
Birthday Girl: Kate of Kate Hall
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 11, 2009
...for you are call'd plain Kate,And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst;But Kate, the prettiest Kate in ChristendomKate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate,For dainties are all Kates...(The Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1)Happy Birthday, Katharine Houghton Hepburn - 102 today, had she been read more
Birthday Quartet: Ladies and Gentleman
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 10, 2009
A varied group, today, of four people united only in having been conceived in the waning days of summer and born nine months later on the same date.Pioneering aviatrix Harriet Quimby was the first woman to fly the English Channel. Why don't you know that? Probably because she had the misfortune to d read more
Advice Worth Heeding
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 8, 2009
A rogue's gallery of things to avoid and/or admonitions to do so. And, pretty much across the board, good counsel all around. From the illo, it looks like Robert Ryan might be the one who should beware; Ida's weak point at the moment would seem to be her blouse buttons.Sadly, this was not a spin-off read more
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 6, 2009
Three A-list ladies show that it's possible, in fact, to enjoy yourself at even the most elaborate of Hollywood costume parties. It's a magic moment in their lives, and I like to think completely genuine: Marion oblivious of the double chins and passing years, hoping, perhaps, that Norma being at h read more
Trailer Trash: Miss Mellie Goes to Hell
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 5, 2009
We've had a run of fluff and low-budget wonders (not that there's anything wrong with that) the last few weeks, so I thought this time around we'd go with a little prestige. When do you suppose was the last time a film - pardon me, a "filmization" - was given enhanced credibilit read more
Glamour, Girls
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 5, 2009
Amazingly, Gina Gershon and Elizabeth Berkley (forever to have a silent "poor thing" inserted after her almost-famous name) are able to keep a straight face as they are subjected to the very best in '90s boudoir photography. read more
Wedding Bell Blues
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 4, 2009
It takes all kinds, of course, and nowhere more so than in marriage. Herewith, a few close encounters with a wide variety of spouses.There is, for example, the self-published confession... Some of which appear to be attempting to ride the latest news trend - with, in this case, a somewhat incongruou read more
Hey, Lady!
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on May 1, 2009
I can't recall where, but I heard the same rumor about Dubarry. I doubt that. I'm not even all that sure, for that matter, about ol' Eadie... read more
Glenda
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 29, 2009
Farrell. We knew she could crack wise with the best of them, but who knew she had one of the most beautiful backs in screendom?But what the hell is going on with that sleeve? Warner's never could get glamour just right, and cable knit with crushed velvet is just ... wrong. read more
Trailer Trash: Tout Chantant! Tout Dansant!
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 28, 2009
Deneuve! Dorléac! Darrieux! Chakiris! Kelly! Piccoli! Les Demoiselles de Rochefort is like a slightly too-rich slice of French pastry. Visually, it's Valley of the Dolls on (more) speed; the singing is shall-we-say variable; and the dancing is just all over the place, from the read more
Did You Know...
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 26, 2009
...that in France, Mame Dennis is Satan? read more
Beautiful and New
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 24, 2009
Audio-collagist Pogo got a fair amount of cyber-attention a while back with a techno-distillation of samples from Disney's Alice in Wonderland, making something rich and strange of that generally misbegotten Carroll adaptation.Here he works his magic on a few moments from The Ki read more
A Cautionary Tale
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 23, 2009
Distinctly not a sequel to Flesh and the Devil. True story: VD strips you of your cocktail sheath, forces you to wear a cardigan and unflattering skirt, ruins your bouff, and may result in your spending time in a flesh pot in Africa. In the immortal words of Bela Lugosi: "Bevare - take care!" read more
Maria
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 15, 2009
Montez. Clearly, someone finally gave her the Cobra Jewel. Not to mention one of Bettie Page's old wigs. read more