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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 21, 2011
It’s the last day of the film noir blogathon. Have you made your donation? Check out the wealth of posts here. Amazing stuff.-- Self-Styled Siren
A great gallery of mostly lesser-known Saul Bass posters. It actually inspired me to put a couple of titles in my queue-- The Guardian
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 20, 2011
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 20, 2011
Gary kisses the way Charles Boyer looks like he kisses. . .Well! It was like holding a hand grenade and not being able to let go of it. I was breathless.
-Laraine Day (about Gary Cooper)
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For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon--Moonrise (1948): Rural Noir
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 18, 2011
This review is being posted in support of the For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon taking place this week. The event will be raising money to assist the Film Noir Foundation and Paramount Pictures in funding UCLA's restoration of The Sound of Fury(1950), featuring Lloyd Bridges. Please conside read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 18, 2011
Check out the latest contributions to the For the Love of Film (Noir) blog-a-thon— Self-Styled Siren
Debbie Reynolds decides to sell her magnificent collection of movie costumes. I’ll bet that was a good investment-- IMDB
Cary Grant’s Palm Springs estate is on the market for on read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 16, 2011
Jeffrey Lynn (1909-1995)
Vera-Ellen (1921-1981)
Chester Morris (1901-1970)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 16, 2011
Gah, my eyeballs are about to fall out, I’ve been trying to read every post submitted to the For the Love of Film (Noir) Blog-a-thon and they are all so good. Here’s a few links to check out—including information on how to donate to this important cause—
Ferdy on Films
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 14, 2011
R.I.P. Betty Garrett, 91. I know it wasn't her most celebrated role, but I thought she was at her most charming in Neptune's Daughter (1949) with Esther Williams-- NPR
The film noir blogathon starts today!-- Cinema Styles
This is a nice look back at Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde in Darling (1 read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 13, 2011
It was so cold I almost got married.
-Shelley Winters
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 11, 2011
This is a fascinating profile of Lauren Bacall-- Vanity Fair
I wonder how many movies Netflix will be close-caption/subtitle for the Roku player? That’s one thing I miss about the DVDs-- New York Times (via Laura's Miscellaneous Musings)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 9, 2011
Yay—a new Jean Harlow book is coming out! It's by Darrell Rooney and the author of two of my favorite books about classic Hollywood, Mark Vieira. Here's an interview with the authors-- The Kitty Packard Pictoral
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 7, 2011
I’ve always admired Tura Satana (1938-2011). She was tough, smart and beautiful in so many ways. Here are a few of the many touching tributes made to her yesterday after news broke of her passing:
The Sheila Variations (this one has a great interview clip)
Criterion Cast
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 6, 2011
Ramon Novarro (1899-1968)
Gigi Perreau (70)
François Truffaut (1932-1984)
Haskell Wexler (89)
Zsa Zsa Gabor (94)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
Elmo Lincoln (1889-1952)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 6, 2011
After age seventy it's patch, patch, patch.
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 5, 2011
John Carradine (1906-1988)
Tim Holt (1918-1973) [suggested by reader Rina!]
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 4, 2011
I’m so excited that The Prowler (1951) is now on DVD, though I’m also grateful to have seen it for the first time on the big screen during the Noir City festival-- The Night Editor
Oooh, the Vitaphone series from Warner Archives looks good too!-- Movie Crazy/Leonard Maltin
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 4, 2011
Ida Lupino (1914-1995)
Nigel Bruce (1895-1953)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 2, 2011
The time For The Love of Film (Noir) is drawing near!--
Self-Styled Siren
Ferdy on Films
This is an interesting review of the new Bogart biography— The New Yorker
It seems like Tallulah Bankhead was the sort of woman who was always entertaining, whether or not she was on the stage-- She B read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 31, 2011
Oh phooey—it looks like Orson Welles’ The Other Side of The Wind won’t be available anytime soon-- Wellesnet(via: The Night Editor)
This is an interesting Ernest Borgnine interview and career retrospective-- NPR
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 30, 2011
Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982)
John Ireland (1914-1992)
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