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FUNNY LADIES/SINGERS AND DANCERS Round Two
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 14, 2012
Here are we with the start of round 2 in the funny ladies/girls next door and singers/dancers categories. The round starts immediately and will run through Saturday night.
FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR
1 JUDY HOLLIDAY
VS
5 JANET LEIGH
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Tournament Update
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 13, 2012
Round 2 of the favorite classic movie actress tourney started last night and there are a few surprises taking place. Here's the breakdown of all the action in all four eras.
SILENT/30'S ERAMarlene is readying herself for day 2 with Joan...looksto be one heck of a battle
GRETA GARBO 49 CLARA BOW 18 read more
N and CF received a nice surprise from a Monkey :)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 12, 2012
Monkey's from Mythicalmonkey Blogspot has passed onto me the "7x7 Link Award.". These are always fun to receive and pass on to our fellow blogger friends.
The 7x7 Link Award rules are:
* Tell everyone something that no one else knows about.
* Link to one of my posts that I personally think best read more
Tournament Update.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 11, 2012
Monty says: Everything is just humming along smoothly in the tourney as most of the top seeds are easily winning their respective matches, but there are a few close ones. In fact there are two matches currently tied. Here are the numbers after the second day of voting in the funny ladies and singer read more
FUNNY LADIES/SINGERS AND DANCERS FINAL RESULTS ROUND 1
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 11, 2012
The matches are complete for the funny ladies/singers and dancers categories. Here are the breakdowns of the matches in all the eras. Congratulations to all the women that competed and those that are moving on to round two.
THE SILENT/30'S ERA
Carole is happy she won...but also knows Irene read more
Round Two: 50's Era - Sophisticates and Drama Queens
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 11, 2012
Here are the matches that start tomorrow and will run through Wednesday night 7 pm EST. And this round features some great matches. Audrey Hepburn squares off against Deborah Kerr in the premiere match of this round. While Susan Hayward takes on Ava Gardner in what's sure to be a slugfest. I can't read more
Day 4 Update.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 9, 2012
The fourth day of the tournament is in full swing as yesterday began the first round of part 2, featuring the categories funny ladies and singers/dancers. Here is the first day scoring:
The Silent/30's Era:
Defending champion Irene is having little trouble with Luise
There is only one really cl read more
Gone Too Soon blogathon This Weekend, Mar. 9th and 10th.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 9, 2012
What a great turn out!! Here are the days writers are to post on:
Friday, March 9, 2012
100 Years of Movies- F.W. Murnau
A Person in the Dark- John Gilbert
And Then They Start to Sparkle- Laird Cregar
All Things Classic- Curly Howard
All Good Things- Natalie Wood
Blame Mame – Jayne M read more
This Week On Noir and Chick Flicks (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 9, 2012
On TCM March 11th: So Goes My Love(1946). D: Frank Ryan. Cast: Myrna Loy, Don Ameche, Rhys Williams, Bobby Driscoll, Richard Gaines, Molly Lamont. Amusing period comedy of fortune-hunting Loy marrying eccentric inventor Ameche.
Liza Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an actress and singer. She is read more
Six Degrees of Separation -- Round 5.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 9, 2012
Michael at I Shoot The Pictures started this 5th round of our game. The object of Round 5 is to connect Asta the dog (also known as Skippy) with Desmond Llewellyn. Great one, Michael!
Page connected Asta to Topper Takes A Trip with Billie Burke.
ClassicBecky connected Billie Burke to A Bill of D read more
Comet Blogathon Gone Too Soon: Marilyn Monroe.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 9, 2012
Marilyn Monroe (1 June 1926 – 5 August 1962) was a actress, singer, model, and one of the most famous Hollywood icons who ever lived. Marilyn Monroe, returned to Hollywood in August 1958 to star in the film, Some Like It Hot. Wilder had already dealt with Monroe's tardiness, stage fright and read more
2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament: 1950's Era - Round 1 (Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door and Singers/Dancers)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 8, 2012
After a terrific start with the first two groups, let's jump right into the other two groups.
1950'S FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR
1 JUDY HOLLIDAY
Notable Films: Born Yesterday, It Should Happen To You, Adam's Rib
VS
8 PIER ANGELI
Notable Films: Somebo read more
Tournament: Day Two Update.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 7, 2012
Monty says: Day Two had a few interesting changes in some matches. But most of the top seeds continue to roll quite easily in their matches. Such as Greta Garbo just laying waste to Anna May Wong 58-12 or Barbara Stanwyck destroying Miriam Hopkins 61-12. So I won't waste time in talking about the b read more
Day Three Final Results 50'S ERA
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 7, 2012
Here are the results for the first round of half of the categories in the 50's era.
DRAMA QUEENS
Susan Hayward is quite happy about her first round win over Jennifer Jones
ELIZABETH TAYLOR def SHELLEY WINTERS 62-22
ANNE BAXTER def ELEANOR PARKER 42-35
SUSAN HAYWARD def JENNIFER JONES 55-25
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So far here are the scores for Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 6, 2012
Monty says: Here are the scores for all the matches going on for the Favorite Classic Movie Actress. They will continue through Wednesday night. So you still have time to vote if you haven't yet or in case you change your mind and want to change your original vote.
From the silent/30's era...Greta read more
We're off and running....
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 4, 2012
I decided to go ahead and start the tourney tonight so I wouldn't be rushed in the morning before heading out for work. So I have the polls in the right sidebar set to run thru Wednesday night 8 pm EST. And unless there is a tie somewhere I will start the other two categories (Funny Ladies/Girls Ne read more
2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament: 1950's Era - Round 1 (Sophisticates and Drama Queens)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 3, 2012
Welcome to the first round of the tourney. Here are the scheduled matches for the two groups starting Monday morning. Voting will end on Wednesday night and then the other two groups (Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door and Singers/dancers will kick off). The polls will be on the right hand side bar. One read more
This Week On N and CF. (6)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 2, 2012
ON TCM March 4th. The Temptress (1926). A silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore and Roy D'Arcy it premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez adapted for the screen by Dorothy Fa read more
Speed(1936).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 1, 2012
Speed(1936). Action film with James Stewart and Wendy Barrie. The film begins at Emery Motors, where the companies publicist Jane Mitchell, takes a tour of the factory with the plant's engineer Frank Lawson and test driver Terry Martin. There Jane learns that Terry is trying to build a better/bigg read more
Pre-Code: Trouble in Paradise (1932).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 28, 2012
Trouble in Paradise(1932). Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis and Herbert Marshall, and features Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton and C. Aubrey Smith.
In Venice, during dinner, Lily accuses Gaston(who is posing as a baron) of being a read more