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Announcing the Favorite Classic Film and TV Homes Blogathon!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Mar 1, 2017
Have you ever watched a movie or a TV show and thought That house is amazing! or How can I possibly have professional Hollywood set designers come and create my ideal home? I've obsessed over many houses and apartments that I could never hope to drool over in real life (as you may have noticed read more
Jack Carson and Doris Day have a... Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Feb 3, 2017
In 1948, Doris Day wasn't yet a star. At age 23, she had found success with the Les Brown Band thanks to her hit recording of "Sentimental Journey" and she became a regular on Bob Hope's radio show. Oddly enough, though, her career was also coming to a stall. She had divorced her violent first husba read more
In Praise of Cary Grant.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Jan 22, 2017
When you think of The Philadelphia Story, your first thought is likely of Katharine Hepburn. Who can blame you? Hepburn had a stunningly powerful cinematic presence, and The Philadelphia Story is without a doubt her film – playwright Philip Barry wrote it for her, after all. However, in order read more
Lombard and MacMurray fall head over heels in... Hands Across the Table (1935)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Jan 14, 2017
Crafted around the comedic talents of Carole Lombard, Hands Across the Table is a charming romantic comedy that contains a trio of sensitive, fabulous performances from Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and Ralph Bellamy. This film marked the first pairing of Carole and Fred, although she originally wanted C read more
2017.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Jan 9, 2017
This photo of Audrey is basically how I'm feeling. Nine days into 2017 and I'm just now publishing my first post of the new year. In my defense, things have been a little crazy for me and also I just felt real lazy. My college's winter break is almost a whole month long, which is nice but also makes read more
Goodbye, Debbie.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 30, 2016
Tuesday night was not an easy one. When my sister texted me that Debbie Reynolds had died, I felt strangely numb. Of course I was deeply saddened, but the news didn't seem to sink in until five minutes later when I found myself bawling my eyes out. This probably seems weird, maybe even melodramatic, read more
Announcing the Doris Day Blogathon!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 19, 2016
Doris Day has become one of the 20th century's greatest entertainers, so imagine my surprise that she hasn't been given her very own blogathon! Since Ms. Day is one of my absolute favorites, obviously that had to change, so I invite you to join me in celebrating the triple threat on April 1-3, 2017! read more
Gene and Cyd miraculously meet in... Brigadoon (1954)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 18, 2016
If you asked me to name my top twenty list of the most romantic films I've seen, I could say a few of them right off the bat: Notorious, An Affair to Remember, The Thin Man (seriously!), Love Letters, Casablanca... and Brigadoon. I have a feeling most of you would disagree with me on that last one. read more
The Vincente Minnelli Blogathon is here!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 16, 2016
My first blogathon has arrived, and I'm excited to say that it looks like it's going to be a success! Seeing the love for Mr. Minnelli is amazing. I want to thank everyone who was generous enough to participate, and thanks to all of the readers who are going to help make this blogathon fun and great read more
John Wayne and Lucy Ricardo.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 10, 2016
After the sensational success of I Love Lucy's first three seasons, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball wanted to hit the big screen. While Ball had been the self-proclaimed Queen of the B's, the studios never really knew how to best illustrate her talent. Arnaz, meanwhile, was hardly given a chance in Holl read more
10 days until the Vincente Minnelli blogathon!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 6, 2016
It's true! Just ten days until my first blogathon! I've been incredibly pleased with the turn-out so far, especially because I've never hosted, so thank you to everyone who has signed up! I'm super excited to read your entries.
If you're reading this and you decide "Hey, I'd love to help celebrat read more
Grant, Loy, and Temple charm with... The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Dec 1, 2016
It sounds like an icky premise. A playboy artist is forced by a judge to play along with the teenage crush of the judge's 17-year-old sister; comedy ensues. Thankfully, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a joyful and hilarious film that is handled expertly by the likes of Cary Grant (never more cha read more
The Friendship of Victoria Grant and Carroll Todd.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 20, 2016
Friendships in the movies have been varied. You have the perfect best friends, like in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or the not-so-perfect ones, like in Old Acquaintance -- you even have the friendships that are liable to get you killed, such as The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Harper read more
Doris Day finds the elephant in the room in... Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 12, 2016
In 1935, showman Billy Rose staged a gigantic show appropriately titled Jumbo at the New York Hippodrome. Rose wanted the best, hiring Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur to write the script, George Abbott to direct, Jimmy Durante to star, Paul Whiteman to conduct, and Rodgers and Hart to write the scor read more
Frank, Bing, and Grace are sensational in... High Society (1956)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Nov 9, 2016
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of High Society is probably its predecessor, The Philadelphia Story. Every classic film fan has their own opinion about which is better, what works and doesn't work in the other, et cetera. I'm not really interested in that. Instead of comparing the read more
The Fashion of Fred and Ginger's Characters.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 26, 2016
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers had to be two of the most stylish people to be captured on celluloid. Impressively, their fabulous looks weren't always the result of the studio's wardrobe department -- Rogers and Astaire were both fashion-conscious and took particular care in their style, on the scre read more
A Second Sunshine Blogger Award!
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 18, 2016
Just when I thought I couldn't get any luckier, Carol from The Old Hollywood Garden nominated me for my second Sunshine Blogger Award! Thank you, Carol! It was very sweet of you!
Once again, the rules are this:
- Answer the 11 questions posed by the blog that nominated you.
- Nominate 11 other blog read more
How to be a World-Class Detective, Courtesy of Inspector Clouseau
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 14, 2016
Watching Humphrey Bogart and Dick Powell, you realize that being a detective looks hard. You have to constantly smoke, you need to be able to brood but still crack jokes, you probably need to be able to throw a punch, and you have to be witty all the time. Sounds exhausting, no? Well, luckily, the m read more
To the Women of Classic Hollywood.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 13, 2016
I'm at a loss as to how to begin this letter. I have a million things to say, trust me, but organizing my thoughts is difficult when it comes to confessing my adoration for the people I call my heroes. And trust me, you gals are my heroes. I've always been proud to be a woman, but watching you on th read more
Spending September with Gene Wilder.
Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Oct 9, 2016
When I found out Gene Wilder passed away a month ago, I was thrown for a loop. Although it makes absolutely no sense, I had always assumed he would be around. A world without Gene Wilder? That's insane -- but it's what we have now, and because I'm a sentimental fool, I've been trying to fill my life read more