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Quote of the Day (6)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 9, 2008
Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.-Marion DaviesImage Source read more
Monday Serenade: Dearly Beloved
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 9, 2008
Though she was most famous for playing the Gilda-style vamp, Rita Hayworth was even more appealing in musicals. She started her career as a dancer, and while she wasn't in the top ranks of hoofers, her fluid, graceful style is deserving of more attention. However, she didn't sing, that's N read more
Quote of the Day (7)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 8, 2008
Days off-Spencer Tracy (when asked what he looks for in a script)Image Source read more
Quote of the Day (8)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 7, 2008
Brains are an asset, if you hide them.-Mae WestImage Source read more
Mel Ferrer, 1917-2008
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 5, 2008
Goodbye to Mel Ferrer, the actor, director and producer who despite all he did in his long career, is best known as the first husband of Audrey Hepburn. Perhaps he wouldn’t have minded, as he claimed to be a reluctant subject of the spotlight, though you wouldn’t know it to see his perfo read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 4, 2008
TCM celebrates Sophia Loren—TCM.comLA TimesAFI’a 10 Top 10-- AFI.comImage Source read more
Quote of the Day (9)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 3, 2008
Everyone tells me I've had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it's been nothing but stomach disturbances and self-concern.-Cary GrantImage Source read more
Monday Serenade:We're in the Money
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 2, 2008
If the current news about the world economy is on the level, then it is a good time to dust off this Depression-blasting tune. read more
Rare Marilyn Monroe Movie Up for Auction
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 1, 2008
Behind the scenes footage of Monroe’s last completed movie The Misfits will be auctioned next month at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The bids for the 47-minute silent 8mm film will start at $10,000 to $20,000.Image Source read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2008
Roger Ebert’s Great Movies: My Man Godfrey-- Chicago Sun-Times
Kirk Douglas and Wife Dedicate 400th Playground-- Celebitchy
A Box Full of Joan Crawford-- NPR Online
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 21, 2008
Neighbors fight Von Trapp Hotel--San Francisco ChronicleOlivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine still don’t get along?—The IndependentImage Source read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 13, 2008
Tina Sinatra on new Frank Sinatra DVDs-- Cinematical
James Garner recovering from a minor stroke--Reuters
Now available full-length in the TCM media room, Laurel and Hardy in “A Chump at Oxford”--TCM.com read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 22, 2008
Groucho sightings in Seattle--Film.comThe famous Hollywood sign is threatened?--Chicago Sun TimesTCM Assembles Star-Studded 2008 Line-up of Original Specials and Festivals--The Futon CriticRIP: Reel Important People -- April 22, 2008--CinematicalDisney Animator Ollie Johnston Remembered--NPR Online read more
"Double Harness" Free on TCM
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 21, 2008
The 1933 pre-code soaper Double Harness is available for free viewing on TCM. Starring the always underrated Ann Harding and a typically pitch-perfect William Powell, it's one of the most pleasing current features of the TCM website's Media Room. After you view the flick, check out the huge library read more
Jane Wyman 1914-2007
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 11, 2007
Jane Wyman started her film career as an ingenue, flitting in and out of celluloid parties and dancing in chorus lines. She developed her talent throughout the forties, gaining special attention as Ray Milland's sensitive girlfriend in The Lost Weekend (1945). In 1948, sge reached new heights w read more
49th Parallel (1941)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 7, 2007
With Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey and Laurence Olvier all taking huge pay cuts to make this film “for the war effort” and Anton Walbrook donating half his salary to the International Red Cross, there’s no doubt that this World War II era film is propaganda. It is also great entert read more
Quote of the Day (10)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 14, 2007
The feature film, it’s an allegory. It can be poetry. It’s truer than the truth.-Jeanne Moreau read more
Quote of the Day (11)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 5, 2007
Always be smarter than the people who hire you.-Lena Horne read more
Michelangelo Antonioni 1912-2007
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 31, 2007
Michelangelo Antonioni’s films gave his actors a chance to breathe. Performers such as Jack Nicholson and Monica Vitti, who were known for their strong personas and alluring charisma, showed new depth when given the opportunity to wander through his universe. Antonioni could give you a mystery read more
Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 30, 2007
Though the films of Ingmar Bergman are famous for their Nordic melancholy, it is a mistake to confine his work to this quality. His films evoked myriad emotions, from the wistful nostalgia in Smultronstället/Wild Strawberries (1957) to the carnal comedy of Sommarnettens leende/ Smiles of a Summer Ni read more