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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 4, 2014
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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Anita Page (1910-2008)
Helen Kane (1903-1966) read more
Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 3, 2014
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Dolores del Rio (1905-1983)
Jean Hagen (1923-1977) read more
Quote of the Week
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 3, 2014
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Yeah as far as I’m concerned, digital projection and DCPs is the death of cinema as I know it. It’s not even about shooting your film on film or shooting your film on digital, the fact that most films now are not presented in 35mm means that the war is lost and digital projectio read more
Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 2, 2014
Myrna Loy (1905-1993)
Helen Morgan (1900-1941)
Ann Dvorak (1912-1979)
Peter O’Toole (1932-2013)
Gary Merrill (1915-1990)
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
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Classic Links
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 1, 2014
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Anouk Aimée raves about working with director Jacques Demy while holding an adoring cat--The Criterion Collection
Thanks to directors like Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and Judd Apatow, 35mm will live on at least a while longer. It's inspiring that so many powerful filmmakers still read more
Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 31, 2014
Josette Day (1914-1978)
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Book Review--The Wizard of Oz FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Life According to Oz
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 30, 2014
The Wizard of Oz FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Life According to Oz
David J. Hogan
Applause Theatre & Cinema, 2014
The title The Wizard of Oz FAQ doesn't quite accurately describe its contents. Rather than simply providing the answer to frequently asked questions about the monstrously popu read more
Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 29, 2014
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
Clara Bow (1905-1965)
William Powell (1892-1984)
Maria Ouspenskaya (1876-1949)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 28, 2014
Laird Cregar (1913-1944)
Barbara La Marr (1896-1926)
Joe E. Brown (1892-1973)
Rudy Vallee (1901-1986)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 27, 2014
Donald Crisp (1882-1974)
Keenan Wynn (1916-1986)
Charles Vidor (1900-1959)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 26, 2014
Gracie Allen (1895-1964)
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Blake Edwards (1922-2010)
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Classic Links
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 25, 2014
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Though the angel-faced actress Toby Wing is certainly familiar to me as a fan of pre-code movies, I've never given her much thought. It was fascinating to read about her in this profile which compares her to the media celebrities of today--Movie Morlocks/TCM
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 25, 2014
Woody Strode (1914-1994)
Alison Skipworth (1863-1952)
Walter Brennan (1895-1974)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 24, 2014
Alan Curtis (1909-1953)
Delmer Daves (1904-1977)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 23, 2014
Gloria DeHaven (89)
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
Florence Vidor (1895-1977)
Harry Cohn (1891-1958)
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)
Emil Jannings (1884-1950)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 22, 2014
James Whale (1889-1957)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 21, 2014
C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948)
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New From Warner Archive: The Counterfeit Plan (1957) and Slander (1957)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 21, 2014
This week I watched a pair of new releases from Warner Archive, both made in 1957. They differed so much in sophistication that it was hard to believe they hit theaters the same year.
The Counterfeit Plan is the less glossy of the two, a brisk Warner Bros. release featuring the reliably sleaz read more
Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 20, 2014
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
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Birthdays
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 19, 2014
Max Fleischer (1883-1972)
Isabel Jewell (1907-1972) read more