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SIFF 2013: Kalpana (1948), A Rediscovered Gem
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 29, 2013
(d: Uday Shankar c: Uday Shankar, Lakshmi Kanta, Usha Kiran, Amala Shankar, India 1948, 160 min)
The screening of the Indian dance epic Kalpana (1948) at Seattle International Film Festival 2013 held a rapt audience in its spell. This surreal fantasy mesmerized with its inventive production numbers read more
Classic Birthdays (53)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 29, 2013
Bob Hope (1903-2003)
Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969)
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Classic Birthdays (54)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 28, 2013
John Payne (1912-1989)
Carroll Baker (82)
Martha Vickers (1925-1971)
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SIFF 2013: Safety Last! (1923) Restored
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 28, 2013
(d: Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor c: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, Westcott Clarke, USA 1923, 67 min)
I'm so glad I waited to see Safety Last! (1923) on the silver screen at Seattle International Film Festival 2013. It had always been on my list of movies to see, and I'm not s read more
Classic Birthdays (55)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 27, 2013
Vincent Price (1911-1993)
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Quote of the Week (110)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 26, 2013
Acting, no matter what they say, is the same kind of art as a pianist or a violinist. We are interpretive artists, we interpret the script; the major thing is the script, the play. And we are as good as the scriptwriters.
-Vincent Price
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Classic Birthdays (56)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 26, 2013
Norma Talmadge (1893-1957)
John Dall (1918-1971)
Peggy Lee (1920-2002)
John Wayne (1907-1979)
Charles Winninger (1884-1969)
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Classic Birthdays (57)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 25, 2013
Jeanne Crain (1925-2003)
Steve Cochran (1917-1965)
Binnie Barnes (1903-1998)
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Children in Film Blogathon: Gigi Perreau
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 25, 2013
This post is my entry in the Children in Film blogathon taking place May 24-26 at Comet Over Hollywood. Head on over to the site for links to more kiddie movie star fun.
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Classic Links (8)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 24, 2013
How has there not been a Barbara Stanwyck blogathon yet? Thank heaven Aubyn is fixing that! Join in or check it out July 16-22--The Girls With The White Parasol
Warner Archive Collection podcast recently snagged an interview with Margaret O'Brien. She's so enthusiastic about sharing her stories. Lo read more
Classic Birthdays (58)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 23, 2013
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)
Joan Collins (80)
Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)
Frank McHugh (1898-1981)
Herbert Marshall (1898-1966)
James Gleason (1882-1959)
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Book Review: John Gilbert by Eve Golden
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 23, 2013
John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars
Eve Golden
University Press of Kentucky, 2013
It's so great to be a part of anything like this. I can't
believe I'm actually here.
-John Gilbert, 1924
I've had a writer crush on Eve Golden for a long time. With
a background in journalism and a read more
Classic Birthdays (59)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 22, 2013
Alla Nazimova (1879-1945)
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
Richard Benjamin (75)
Susan Strasberg (1938-1999)
Charles Aznavour (89)
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Classic Birthdays (60)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 21, 2013
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Raymond Burr (1917-1993)
Kay Kendall (1926-1959)
John Paxton, screenwriter (1911-1985)
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SIFF 2013: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 21, 2013
(d: Elio Petri c: Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Italy 1970, 112 min) Here is the soundtrack for the following three paragraphs. (This is actually a good rule of thumb: whenever possible, try to imagine things with an Ennio Morricone soundtrack): A man stalks the read more
Classic Birthdays (61)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 20, 2013
James Stewart (1908-1997)
Patricia Ellis (1916-1970)
Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894-1988)
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Classic Birthdays (62)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 19, 2013
Nancy Kwan (74)
Beverly Roberts (1914-2009)
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Quote of the Week (111)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 19, 2013
It is childhood and its environment which teaches us things that are poignantly influential on our later lives.
-Mary Pickford
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Classic Birthdays (63)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 18, 2013
Frank Capra (1897-1991)
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 17, 2013
Maureen O’Sullivan (1911-1998)
Jean Gabin (1904-1976)
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