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Hollywood or Bust
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Jun 13, 2012
Taking stock(ing) My favorite scene in 1954’s Silk Stockings is a one-woman paean to underwear. In it, Cyd Charisse’s character Nina, after years of being subjected to communist drivel about unisex comradeship, discovers the joys of Parisian lingerie. Her achingly poignant ballet depicts repressed read more
Reel to Real: The Moon-Spinners
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on May 30, 2012
Hayley’s big fat Greek suitcase Every self-respecting Baby Boomer remembers the 1960′s British invasion, when Main Street yearned to become Carnaby Street. Suburban teens donned Beatle boots and scandalized mothers with Quant miniskirt knock-offs from Sears’ Lemon Frog boutique. read more
It’s Not Easy Being Green, Kay
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on May 19, 2012
Kay Thompson, better known to movie fans as Maggie Prescott, savvy and sophisticated fashion magazine editor in Funny Face, was one of the most famous, celebrated, and loathed entertainers of the 1950-60s, according to her loving biographer, Sam Irvin, in his terrific tale of her life: Kay Thompson: read more
The envelope, please…
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on May 6, 2012
I haven’t gotten a lot of awards in my life…and some, if not most, of them felt a little like what we used to call “booby prizes”…cobbled together to make the recipient feel better, not to recognize genuine merit. That’s why I’m skipping up to the virtual read more
Hues You Can Use from the 2012 TCM Film Festival
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Apr 28, 2012
LAX to the MAX Navigating the turgid throngs at LAX is like swimming upstream through a tidal wave of sludge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure many of my fellow travelers were noble souls and fine people. However, they apparently all called each other that morning and decided to don they now their gray read more
Reel to Real: Where The Boys Are 4
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Apr 20, 2012
Sunset in Fort Lauderdale Well, gang, it’s time to load up the convertible again, after all our fun in the sun during Spring Break with the WHERE THE BOYS ARE girls. We’ve come to appreciate Merritt’s level-headedness, Angie’s sprightly sense of fun, and the perils of innocen read more
Reel To Real: Where The Boys Are 3
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Mar 31, 2012
Where the (Ivy League) boys are We’ve been enjoying sun, sand, and Spring Break merriment with the Where The Boys Are girls for 2 posts now. At least, I’ve been enjoying it and since you’re back, I must assume you’re having a good time, too. First, we looked at the group̵ read more
Reel To Real: Where The Boys Are 2
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Mar 23, 2012
Where ARE those boys? Well, we’re back at the motel for more Spring Break inspiration and as promised, this time, we’re focusing on a Passionate Beauty. Every good chick flick needs the comic relief, usually supplied by The Best Friend. Classic beauties usually hang around with at least read more
Reel To Real: Where The Boys Are 1
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Mar 17, 2012
Turn on the sunshine What girl doesn’t love a pajama party filled with gossip, giggles, and guy-talk? Consider this post your virtual Spring Break, hosted by a quartet of co-eds road-tripping to WHERE THE BOYS ARE. And how handy is it that the four heroines represent four very popular Movie Star Mak read more
The Cult of Carmen
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Mar 9, 2012
“Your beautiful form, your graceful walk, and your expressive eyes; surely with these you can enchain a man’s heart” Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid is only medium-scary. Oh, sure, the undulating Ursula makes toddlers scream and the near-miss of boiling and eating your best friend the read more
Mad Women Unite (Or Not)
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Mar 4, 2012
I have this theory: People write blogs because they miss writing homework papers, only it’s better, because you only EVER have to write about the things you’re nuts about. There’s much to be said for a liberal education…and right now, I’m happy that I spent hours readin read more
Oscars ’12 Star Style Death Match
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Feb 27, 2012
GlamAmor did an utterly fantastic job detailing for The Lamb (The Large Association of Movie Blogs) just how much our current crop of red carpet gowns owes to Silver Screen goddesses who slunk down the red carpet before them. If you haven’t read Kimberly’s lovely report, check it out read more
Oscar Night Oddities
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Feb 25, 2012
Just like a human being can’t pass a work of art without offering a comment, it’s seemingly impossible for anyone who cares about fashion to not hunch down in front of the TV on Oscar night and decry the horrors or swoon over the successes trotted out by the stars and their entourages. I am in read more
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Feb 11, 2012
In the fine Hollywood tradition of the daughter-dishes-the-dirt memoir, Maria Riva penned a humdinger about her mother, Marlene Dietrich. It’s tempting to spill all (she certainly did) but I’m going to try to focus our visit with La Dietrich. Week after week, I bring you tales of marvelous Hollywood read more
Myrna Loy: Gypsy, Vamp, and Tease?
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Feb 5, 2012
At the risk of exposing a dark secret self to my readers, I’m going to reference Star Trek, The Next Generation. That’s right. We’ll get to Myrna Loy in two shakes, so bear with me. So, there’s this STNG episode about a female alien (in the usual tin-foil jumpsuit) who morphs her persona to read more
Reel to Real: Desk Set 4
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Jan 19, 2012
I’m not a huge fan of video games, but this bizarre world inadvertently provided me with a very handy term that describes a scenario that’s fraught with potential disaster: Situation Alley. In the video world, that means a roadway simply packed with accidents waiting to happen. Unsuspecting flocks read more
Reel to Real: Desk Set 3
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Jan 13, 2012
When we watch Desk Set, we admire Bunny Watson’s wit; Ruthie’s cuteness; Sylvia’s willowy mix of elegance and spunk–but we can’t help grinning when sassy Peg (Joan Blondell) sashays onto the scene with her Roman-boy haircut, her swinging hoop earrings, and those nearly read more
Reel to Real: Desk Set 1
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Jan 2, 2012
Okay, you’ve taken the quiz and know your Star Style… (Wait, you have taken the quiz… well, shake a leg, honey, it’s 2012! There’s not a moment to lose. Take it right here!) And now, you’re wondering, how does my Star Style translate into a modern, wearable wardro read more
Reel to Real: Desk Set 2
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Jan 2, 2012
The Desk Set’s “Sylvia” is a lovely, delightfully mischievous, thoroughly elegant creature. As played by Dina Merrill, Sylvia is flirtatious without being crass, funny without being a joker, smart without being nerdy, and has buckets of feminine wiles–and it goes without sayi read more
The Grammar of Glamour
Movie Star Makeover Posted by Kay Noske on Dec 29, 2011
Hustle your bustle, students! Professor Young is ready to give her senior class lecture on the Grammar of Glamour. I’m just going to sit in the passenger seat on this tour, because I simply can’t top the gems Loretta herself shares in her revealing “The Things I Had to Learn.” Written in 1961 read more