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Quote of the Day (12)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 23, 2007
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.-Shirley Temple read more
Quote of the Day (13)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 17, 2007
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.-Tallulah BankheadPhoto Source read more
Boom Town (2)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 16, 2007
This glossy, boisterous MGM production is a happy home for its slightly odd, but somehow, nicely matched group of stars. Cranky, stocky Spencer Tracy and athletic, rambunctious Clark Gable are Texas oilmen who work their way up from the bottom and fight and make up plenty along the way. Claudette Co read more
Charles Lane 1905-2007
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 12, 2007
Often, Charles Lane played the kind of characters that made you scowl: uptight, cranky, and certainly not the matinee idol you came to see. Despite all that, he would grow on you, partly because he showed up in so many movies and television programs (over 300) that he became "that one guy" read more
Quote of the Day (14)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 12, 2007
I improve on misquotation.-Cary Grant read more
I Love Trouble
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 11, 2007
Though he had several starring roles and a long, successful career, Franchot Tone rarely had a part that allowed his wit and intelligence to shine through. That is why it is a shame that this film noir from 1948 is not readily available (never on VHS, DVD or TCM). In a rare screening at the SIFF The read more
The Hollywood Tirade
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 9, 2007
In real life, when you lose your temper, you've only given up something you can't get back. In the movies, losing your temper can be the key to stardom, accolades and audience sympathy. These three women unleashed some of the best tirades of classic Hollywood:The Miracle Woman (1931), Barbara Stanwy read more
Quote of the Day (15)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 8, 2007
I'm not a real movie star--I've got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.-Will Rogers read more
Deadline At Dawn
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 7, 2007
“Between you and me and the lamppost officer, happiness is no laughing matter”Whether you find this movie hilarious, clever or insufferable will depend on your tastes, but you are not likely to be bored. The audience at the SIFF theater in Seattle last night hardly let a line go by witho read more
Quote of the Day (16)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 5, 2007
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses. -Rosalind Russell, in The New York Herald Tribune (1957) read more
Quote of the Day (17)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 2, 2007
An eruption of trash that has lamed the American mind and retarded Americans from becoming cultured people.-Ben Hecht, on the movies read more
Book Review--McQueen, Poitier and the Thrill of Filmmaking in Norman Jewison: A Director's Life
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Norman Jewison: A Director's LifeIra WellsSutherland House, 2021
“I’ve met very few people who have his kind of passion, where it’s just in every aspect of his life.”
-Harry Belafonte about Norman Jewison His films are a familiar part of popular culture: Moonstr read more
Introducing My New Podcast: Watching Classic Movies
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I'm delighted to announce that after years of reviewing podcasts here on the site, I will now be starting my own podcast Watching Classic Movies.In this interview show I will be talking to all sorts of fascinating people who are knowledgeable about classic film. I'm starting with a 5-ep read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: April Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Calling Old Hollywood Lora Stocker on the life, loves, and films of Ava Gardner, and her journey to TCM April 5, 2021 Interesting conversation about Ava Gardner with TCM designer/Ava Gardner Museum volunteer Lora Stocker. I went into the episode knowing a lot about Gardner, bu read more
On Blu-ray: Another Thin Man (1939) and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I love the way Myrna Loy was essentially typecast as “not bothered” throughout her career. I’m trying to think of a time she yelled or broke a sweat about anything. If it happened, it wasn’t often. She was cool. This pair of Blu-rays, newly-released from Warner Arc read more
Book Review--Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Josephine Baker’s Cinematic Prism Terri Simone Francis Indiana University Press, 2021 Josephine Baker was an anomaly in the early days of black representation in cinema. She never played a maid or a cook and she was always the star of her films. As the energetic star of read more
Book Review--Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn’t Help It Eve Golden University Press of Kentucky, 2021 I’ve always enjoyed Jayne Mansfield as a bubbly, squealing glamour icon: fun, but not much more than that. Thanks to a new biography of the actress by Eve Golden, I have a new read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: March Roundup
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
For the first time in a long while, I think every podcast in my monthly round-up is new to this site. I love finding new shows, so if you've got a podcast, or one you enjoy that I haven't covered, please let me know in the comments!Rarified Heir Chris Lemmon March 9, 2021 This is a fa read more
Vera West: Universal's Queen of Ghoul Glamour
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
My latest video is about the talented and tragic Universal Studios costume designer Vera West. She was one of the first women to head a costume department at a major studio. While she made her mark in a variety of genres, her most influential work was in horror, including some of the most fa read more
Book Review--Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics John Malahy TCM/Running Press, 2021 When I first heard of Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics, I imagined a tribute to films like Gidget (1959) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), with maybe a few coming-of-age and summer camp comedies thrown in read more