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The Real Hollywood Tough Guys (And Ladies)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Jun 13, 2011
In the 100+ year history of film, a lot of actors have wound up with tough guy images. Mention tough guys to classic film fans, you’re probably going to hear a lot of James Cagney, Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson. If you were to talk to someone more into modern movies, you’d probably read more
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Jun 6, 2011
Let’s just cut right to the chase here: if you have any interest at all in the history of MGM studios, MGM: When the Lion Roars is essential viewing. If you’ve never seen it, it’s a six-hour, three-part documentary from 1992 that chronicles the rise and fall of Metro Goldwyn May read more
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Jun 3, 2011
After a decade of marriage, Robert Gordon (Thomas Meighan) begins to realize that his wife Beth (Gloria Swanson) just isn’t the same woman he married. She’s dowdy (yes, Gloria Swanson is the dowdy one here), preachy, and is always trying to force her more cultured tastes upon Robert. read more
15 Movie Questions
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Jun 1, 2011
Just another fun meme I’ve seen going around the blogosphere lately… 1. Movie you love with a passion. E.T. will always be my #1 favorite movie. It’s held that title for I’m guessing roughly 22 years now, I don’t see that changing anytime in the future. 2. Movie you vo read more
What’s on TCM: June 2011
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 30, 2011
How is it already June? But anyway, it’s shaping up to be a fun month on TCM. Every Thursday this month, TCM will be showing a night full of classic drive-in movies. So if you’re like me and love cheesy monster movies, you’re going to love this month. There’s also the read more
Just Gotta Match Those Six Numbers…
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 25, 2011
So was I the only one who downloaded the Debbie Reynolds Profiles in History auction catalog and looked through it while making a mental list of all the things I would so be bidding on if only I had an obscene amount of money? She’s got so many truly iconic pieces of film history going up on read more
Susan Slade (1961)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 23, 2011
After Susan Slade’s (Connie Stevens) father finishes up a ten-year stint working in Chile, the Slade family decides to move to California. They travel by ship, and on the trip, Susan meets Conn (Grant Williams), a mountain climber and son of a successful businessman. The two of them fall in read more
The Hollywood Revue: Now With More Award Nominations!
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 23, 2011
It’s my pleasure to announce that The Hollywood Revue has been nominated for Best Classic Blog in the 2011 LAMMY awards! The old cliché of saying it’s just an honor to be nominated is 100% true. A very sincere thank you to all who nominated me and put me in the company of fantastic bl read more
MM – Personal: from the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 19, 2011
Marilyn Monroe is, without a doubt, one of the most extensively written-about movie stars of all time. She died nearly fifty years ago and new books about her are still being published regularly. By now, and I say this as a longtime fan of hers, it’s gotten to the point where I feel like sa read more
Movies I Want to Live In: This is the Night (1932)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 16, 2011
Sometimes I come across a movie that is so incredibly charming, funny, and all-around stylish that I wish I could walk right into the movie and live in it. 1932′s This is the Night is definitely one of those movies. Here are eight reasons why: 1. Cary Grant singing while carrying javelins. read more
The Hollywood Revue Gets Modern
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 13, 2011
The Hollywood Revue has made a running leap into the 21st century and gotten a Facebook page! So head on over and ‘like’ me if you are so inclined. Not only will you get a handy notification every time I post something new, I’m sure I’ll be posting some other classic film re read more
The Time Gene Kelly Made Madonna Suddenly Timid
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 12, 2011
Gene Kelly and Madonna: talk about an odd couple. But believe it or not, the two of them did briefly work together in 1993. I had almost forgotten that little detail until I was watching my DVD of Madonna’s Girlie Show tour earlier tonight. The story is that when Madonna was getting ready read more
Why a Thin Man Remake is Doomed to Fail
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 10, 2011
Oh, how I was hoping talk of this remake would just go away. But nope, it looks like they’re serious about remaking The Thin Man with Johnny Depp. *sigh* When I first heard about this, I think I yelled, “NO!” the exact same way Myrna Loy did in that scene from the first Thin Man read more
Stella Dallas (1937) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 9, 2011
Barbara Stanwyck plays Stella Martin, a working class girl who has a thing for factory executive Stephen Dallas (John Boles). The class difference would pose a problem, but Stephen’s family isn’t as wealthy as they once were, which had just resulted in Stephen having to end his engagem read more
Going Hollywood (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 4, 2011
Basically, Going Hollywood is an ode to the stalker fan. It all starts when Sylvia Bruce (Marion Davies) realizes she just wasn’t meant to be a French teacher at Briarcroft School. With the uptight principal running things, there’s just no life in the place and Sylvia can’t stand read more
What’s on TCM: May 2011
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Apr 29, 2011
It looks like May is going to be a pretty busy month on TCM! Esther Williams is the Star of the Month and since her movies tend to make me want to spend some time in the pool, I’d say she’s a good choice to help get you in the mood for summer. This month you will also get a chance to read more
The Evolution of a Movie Geek
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Apr 29, 2011
As seen on The Droid You’re Looking For!: This was just too good not to share. Hilarious and very true! I’m not sure if I’m fully in the Celluloid Sapien stage yet since I can still get pretty snarky (although I doubt that’s ever going to go away), but I think running a read more
Classic Film Ringtones
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Apr 20, 2011
Earlier today I decided I was sick of the ringtone I had on my phone so I started looking through the Verizon website to see if I could find anything more interesting. I started by looking through ones from some of my favorite bands, but then I started searching for classic movie songs. I wasnR read more
Mildred, Mildred, Mildred
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Apr 13, 2011
Anytime there’s talk of remaking a classic movie, it always generates a lot of excitement in the classic film fan community. Everyone starts talking about the original movie, a lot of people declare that it can never compare to the original, and then there are some who are willing to give it read more
Olivia de Havilland Remains Awesome
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Apr 9, 2011
Let us all just take a moment to bask in the fabulous-ness that is Olivia de Havilland. She’ll be 95 in July and still looks great and is still very much full of life. read more