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Quote of the Week (290)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 29, 2009
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.-Charlie ChaplinImage Source read more
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Frolicking Fish (1930)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 28, 2009
I'm crazy about these black and white Silly Symphony 'toons from Disney. They all seem to follow the same plot line: a group of charming, meticulously choreographed creatures frolic in a lovely setting until another, less charming creature threatens their fun. The less charming creature is read more
Happy Thanksgiving! (4)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
(This pic from 1934 shows the first Mickey Mouse balloon to make an appearance the the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.)
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Classic Links (440)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 26, 2009
Joan Fontaine’s Thanksgiving, 1951— Motion Picture Gems
Stella Dallas demonstrates how to roast a turkey— Another Old Movie Blog
A great double review to read while the turkey settles— Self-Styled Siren
Christian McKay really looks like Welles in this pic!— NPR read more
Book Review-- Lucky Stars: Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrell
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 25, 2009
There can never be a Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell love team again.
--Janet Gaynor, 1970
Though you wouldn’t know it from the sparse attention they get today, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell were the most popular screen couple of the 1920s and 30s. Starting with a sensationally swoon read more
Classic Links (441)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 25, 2009
King Kong’s metal skeleton sold— The Guardian
A review: The Big Trail (1931) (and some hunky pics of young John Wayne)— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies
A review: Wuthering Heights (1939)— Classic Movies Digest
Frank Sinatra pic spam, including a couple of grea read more
TV Tuesday: Olivia de Havilland on the Dinah Shore Show
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 24, 2009
In an appearance on The Dinah Shore Show, Olivia de Havilland gets adorably flustered while she gushes about her romance with Errol Flynn. Panelmates Shelley Winters, Shirley Jones, and Eva Marie Saint look thrilled, and a bit stunned, by her candor. read more
Classic Links (442)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 24, 2009
A few entries in the Boris Karloff blog-a-thon—
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Silents and Talkies
From Behind the Couch
The weird movie hucksterism of William Castle— Vancouver Sun
Capra fondly remembered in the desert— My Desert
A great review of William Holden in Stalag 1 read more
New Design!
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 24, 2009
Hello all--I hope you are enjoying my snazzy new design!
I've still got to do some shuffling here and there, but for the most part, things seem to be running fine now. I was saddened to lose all your lovely comments in the transfer to the new format, but have made some changes that will hopefully read more
Classic Links (443)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 23, 2009
Another fine profile from the Philip French’s Screen Legends series: Shirley Temple— The Guardian
This exhibit of Grace Kelly’s film and personal wardrobe in London sounds fabulous-- Yahoo News
The Jacques Tati collection— The Guardian
A nicely-designed post about Dolly read more
Monday Serenade: Janet Gaynor (2)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 23, 2009
Though Janet Gaynor is best known for her dramatic work in classics like Sunrise(1927) and A Star is Born (1937), she also did quite well in a series of early talkie musicals. She is adorable in this scene from Delicious (1931), singing a snuggly version of George Gershwin's Somebody Somew read more
Quote of the Week (291)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 22, 2009
You have to have a talent for having talent.
-Ruth Gordon
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Donald O'Connor, Making Us Laugh
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 21, 2009
Hey Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I appreciate your love for Donald O'Connor's Make 'Em Laugh from Singin' In the Rain (1952). The great pleasure you took in performing it was the best part of your version on SNL, but I needed to watch this right after:
Ah, much better. read more
Saturday Morning Cartoon: Fantasmagorie (1908)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 21, 2009
Actions flow from one to the other, as smooth as water, in this early animated short created by French artist Émile Cohl (1857-1938). Cohl stumbled into animation at the age of fifty, following decades of work in a series of mostly creative pursuits, including caricatures, journa read more
Classic Links (444)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 20, 2009
A fantastic gallery of vintage ads with movie stars— And. . .Scene
This is a great review of a pair of hard-to-find Claudette Colbert pre-codes— Classic Maiden
CK Dexter Haven continues his Thin Man series with Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)— Hollywood Dreamland
A Olivia and J read more
The Intensity of Gene Tierney
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 20, 2009
I can always find something to love in a Gene Tierney performance, but while she is charming in comedies like On the Riviera (1951) and Heaven Can Wait (1943), she often comes off a bit stiff in these lighter roles. She seems more at home in dramas, where she melds a striking intensity with otherwor read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 19, 2009
Newly-restored A Star is Born(1954) to open TCM film festival (the first major restoration of the movie since 1983!)-- The Wrap
A good overview of the Universal Sherlock Holmes series— Classic Film and TV Cafe read more
Classic Links (446)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 18, 2009
A great Jackie Cooper article from 1932-- Hollywood Heyday
I keep forgetting to post this interesting piece about color film noir movies— True Slant
Didn’t they just auction some Audrey Hepburn dresses recently? I remember that lace cocktail dress from How to Steal a Million (19 read more
Classic Links (447)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 17, 2009
I get excited every time they announce new titles from Warner Archives. This time I’m especially happy to see that Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) with Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O’Brien is now available— Classicflix
Ann Rutherford, 89, talks about being Gone With the Wi read more
TV Tuesday: The Shirley Temple Doll
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 17, 2009
The Shirley Temple doll is cute, but I got the willies when the announcer said that her skin feels "almost real". And is it just me, or does the little girl playing with her look a little sickly? I can't tell if she has bags under her eyes, or if it's just the lighting. This doll must be w read more