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INTERVIEW WITH MYRON H. DAVIS. CAROLE LOMBARD’S PHOTOGRAPHER FROM THE WAR BOND RALLY.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jan 15, 2015
Hello Readers, It’s January 15th, the anniversary of the eve of Carole Lombard’s tragic death from the airline crash on Potosi Mountain on Friday, January 16th, 1942. I thought I would post a tribute to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the day that Carole Lombard fulfilled her read more
BARBARA STANWYCK. MISSED FILM OPPORTUNITIES: ON GOLDEN POND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jan 13, 2015
I suppose many Stanwyck fans have wondered what would “On Golden Pond” be like if Stanwyck had played Katharine Hepburn’s role as Ethel Thayer. That could have easily happened. When it was announced that Henry Fonda was to play the role of Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond”, Barbara knew read more
MR. & MRS. SMITH.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jan 13, 2015
“MR. & MRS. SMITH” 1941. After a long hiatus of writing reviews for Monty’s website, we are up to the second installment of “Star Of The Month”. This month it is Desiree’s pick and she has chosen Robert Montgomery, so for my contribution I’m reviewing &# read more
A STAR IS BORN.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jan 11, 2015
“A STAR IS BORN” 1954. Well folks, we’re up to our third installment of “Star Of The Month” on “All Good Things”. I’m kicking off with the third addition for “Star Of The Month”, and for January’s star I have chosen my first love, and read more
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014
Next month on Monty and Desiree’s classic cinema website we will be featuring Christmas and holiday movies. Seeing as I will be away next month, I’m doing my Christmas movie reviews early, but they wont be exhibited on the website until December. For my first Christmas film, I’m read more
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014
Today comes my second last review for Novembers installment of “Random Movies Month” to be exhibited on Monty and Desiree’s website, so for Friday’s feature I’m reviewing “Captains Courageous” starring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew. Spencer Tracy and read more
DESK SET.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014
What is Christmas without reviewing this wonderful Tracy and Hepburn movie for Monty’s Christmas movie month, so for my second Christmas and holiday movie review to be exhibited on “All Good Things” I’m providing a detailed account of “Desk Set”, the eighth of the read more
HEIDI.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014
Well folks, for my next Christmas review to be featured on “All Good Things” for December’s holiday special, I’m going to review “Heidi” starring the iconic Shirley Temple. Although not primarily classified as a Christmas movie, I consider it to be the perfect fil read more
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014
Seeing as it’s Christmas Eve, it’s time to review my favorite Christmas movie for “All Good Things”. Today I’m going to do Vincente Minnelli’s indelible masterpiece “Meet Me In St Louis” starring Judy Garland in one of the most preeminent musicals of a read more
THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 21, 2014
Well folks, I’m up to my third review for November’s installment of Random Movies Month” to be showcased on Monty and Desiree’s website. Today I thought I would feature another great Lillian Gish silent “The Wind”. A perennial silent classic that doesn’t get read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 9, 2014
For my second movie review for November’s installment of “Random Movies Month” to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website, I’m reviewing Douglas Sirk’s famous masterpiece “Written On The Wind”. One of my favorite movies, which offers a stellar cast read more
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 8, 2014
Well I’ve finally watched this movie. After hearing so much talk about this film from other people, I decided to give it my first viewing last night. I can see why I took so long to watch this. The whole film was execrable, and basically just a bunch of hokum. Alan Bates plays the convicted wi read more
TOPPER.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 8, 2014
Every month on Monty and Desiree’s website, we’re going to be featuring a star of the month. Each month all writers will choose a star for that month and everyone involved will be reviewing movies from the chosen star. To start off the monthly series, Monty had the first pick and he has read more
DARK VICTORY.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 5, 2014
“DARK VICTORY” 1939. To kick off November with the second installment of “Random Movies Month” for Monty and Desiree’s website, I thought I would review one of my absolute favorite movies of all time “Dark Victory” featuring the iconic Bette Davis in her gre read more
JOHNNY BELINDA.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 2, 2014
“JOHNNY BELINDA” 1948. After a long hiatus of not watching this film, I decided to pull it off my shelf last night and watch it. It’s been a long time since I seen this last, so when I watched it last night it was like watching it for the first time. What put me off is the fact tha read more
LAUREN BACALL. A FAMILY REMEMBRANCE.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 1, 2014
Back in 1979, my Mother and Grandmother were propitious enough to be able to witness Lauren Bacall live on the Mike Walsh Show in Sydney. This event was being held by my Uncle’s school, and anybody that was attending that day had a bus provided for them that would commute them to and from the read more
ANNA KARENINA.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Oct 31, 2014
“Anna Karenina” 1935. Seeing as October is about to conclude, I’m up to my last review for this month to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website. The good news is that I have been made permanent, so I’ll be back with more reviews in the following months. Today I̵ read more
HITCHCOCK HALLOWEEN BLOGATHON 2013. THE LIFE OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Oct 31, 2014
What better word is there to describe Alfred Hitchcock other than genius? He was the true virtuoso of the film industry. His flair for making suspenseful movies is something that film lovers will marvel at for many decades to come. That’s why he’s known the world over as “The Master Of Suspense” read more
THE VALLEY OF DECISION.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Oct 29, 2014
Every time I watch “The Valley Of Decision” I come to realize more and more that this is seriously one of the best movies ever made. This movie alone is enough to turn anyone into a Greer Garson fan overnight. She is just so utterly adorable in this film. After my first viewing of this g read more
UNDERCURRENT.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Oct 29, 2014
“UNDERCURRENT” 1946. I’m up to my sixth review for “Random Movies Month” to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website. Today I thought I would review one of Katharine Hepburn’s most underrated movies and performances “Undercurrent”, an impressiv read more