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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 2, 2010
I love this new photo blog. Great classic Hollywood images. It has made my feed reading much more beautiful— Vintage Photos
TCM comes to a city near you—whether you like it or not— Out of the Past
The ultimate Gregory Peck fan quiz— AMC
A review of the sentimental read more
TV Tuesday: Audrey Hepburn Stands Her Ground
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 2, 2010
I've heard stories about how tough Audrey Hepburn could be, but I'd never seen that with my own eyes until I watched this clip from 1963. Wow, she's not going to let that reporter push her around!
(via Joan Crawford Deluxe Suite) read more
Monday Serenade: Marilyn Monroe in 1948
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 1, 2010
Norma Jean isn't quite "Marilyn Monroe" yet in this 1948 clip from Ladies of the Chorus, but she's already singing about diamonds and sugar daddies.(The part with the dolls is bizarre.) read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 1, 2010
A nice profile of singing cowboy Herb Jeffries— Another Old Movie Blog
A peek at Lucille Ball’s dressing room— Dear Old Hollywood
A brief history of the Oscar statuette-- Cinema Style
Will Smith in a remake of Suspicion? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to picture read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 28, 2010
Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.
-Lena Horne
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African Americans in Classic Hollywood
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 28, 2010
It’s been lots of fun celebrating African American History this month at Classic Movies. I feel great admiration for the many black performers who overcame the twin hurdles of a tough industry and a prejudiced society to make their mark in the golden age of Hollywood. Here are some of those wo read more
Saturday Dance: Jeni Le Gon
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 27, 2010
When dancer Jeni Le Gon migrated from the East coast to Hollywood, she hoped to be a tap star in the movies. However, in an industry that saw African American women as maids and mammies, she didn’t get the support she needed to make it to the top. Fortunately, she still managed to film some gr read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 26, 2010
A review of The Pumpkin Eater (1964), starring Ann Bancroft (with great art as well!)-- Silents and Talkies
A review of The Whisperers (1967), with Dame Edith Evans-- Classic Movies Digest
Hmm, I thought I knew all The Wizard of Oz (1939) trivia there was to know, but this post has proven me wro read more
Free Classic Movies with African Americans
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 26, 2010
Many of the movies that I watched to celebrate African American History month are legally available online. I thought I'd share a few titles with you all (click on the links to watch the flick):
Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Herb Jefferies as the first and only African American singing cowboy.
Bubblin read more
Quietly Confident Juano Hernandez
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 25, 2010
Juano Hernandez had such a powerful presence that I always forget that he was primarily a supporting player. Though he was capable of disappearing into a large cast, more often than not he made a leading man’s impact with just a few lines. He was a versatile actor, and a solid talent, but I so read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 25, 2010
Some interesting history about the supporting player Oscar— And. . .Scene
The fabulous story of Burns and Allen— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
A review of Fear in the Night (1947) with a revealing short bio. of source novelist Cornell Woolrich— The Ni read more
Gang War (1940)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 24, 2010
I’ve now watched three of the so-called “race” movies this month, and I’ve yet to find one that’s much good, but as with The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) and The Devil’s Daughter (1939), I found enough entertaining moments in Gang War (1940) to justify th read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 24, 2010
It’s possible that this review of Fear (1946) is better than the movie— Where Danger Lives
Wild Oranges (1924) (I’ve never heard of this King Vidor flick. I’m intrigued!)— Noir and Chick Flicks
A wonderfully evocative review of The Southerner (1945)— Immortal read more
TV Tuesday: Harry Belafonte and Danny Kaye
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 23, 2010
Harry Belafonte and Danny Kaye are good fun as they sing this silly, but skillful rendition of Have Nagila on Kaye's show in the sixties. They had terrific chemistry--it would have been great to see them costar in a musical.
Here's another light-hearted duet, the calypso read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 23, 2010
RIP Lionel Jeffries— Live For Films
The film preservation blog-a-thon raises over 10k! Woo Hoo!— The Self-Styled Siren
On the Avenue (1937), a fun musical that often gets overlooked— Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Laurel and Hardy in The Music Box (1932) (includes a legal clip read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 22, 2010
Liz Taylor's amazing Krupp diamond-- The Kitty Larue Review
I love it when TCM creates new posters for the classics-- Ingrid Bergman Life and Films
Clara Bow could have gotten by on personality, but she was also one of the best silent movie actors (if not the best)— Art, Movies, Wood and W read more
Monday Serenade: Paul Robeson
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 22, 2010
Though I like the second film version of Show Boat (1936), the rest of the movie tends to melt away every time I see Paul Robeson sing Ol' Man River. The combination of his rich, uplifting voice and James Whale's stylized direction could make this number a distinctive short on its ow read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 21, 2010
I learned early in life not to judge others. We outcasts are very happy and content to leave that job to our social superiors.
-Ethel Waters
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Saturday Dance: Katherine Dunham
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 20, 2010
Katherine Dunham was one of the most successful dancers of the last century. In its time, her dance troupe, which she maintained for more than thirty years, was the only long-standing African American group of its kind. In addition to her own dancing and choreography, she was a songwriter, author an read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 19, 2010
A touching personal tribute to the dearly departed Kathryn Grayson— Classic Forever
Oooh, Hulu has a Criterion Collection channel now— /Film
Bygone (or rejected) Academy Award categories— Mental Floss
Ever heard of Dorothy Janis? I hadn’t before I read this interesting read more