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Thrillers and Chillers - REPULSION (1965)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 6, 2010
Catherine Deneuve stars as Carol Ledoux, a Belgian manicurist living with her sister, Helen (Yvonne Furneaux), in a London flat. Simultaneously attracted and repulsed by sex, Carol is a virgin who finds her sister's relationship with a married man, Michael (Ian Hendry), extremely disturbing. When read more
Happy Birthday: Carole Lombard!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 6, 2010
Carole Lombard made her film debut at the age of twelve after she was seen playing baseball in the street by director Allan Dwan. He cast her as a tomboy in A Perfect Crime (1921). In the 1920s, she was credited as 'Jane Peters', then later as 'Carol Lombard'. Her friend Miriam Cooper helped Lombar read more
Silent Film Actress: Mae Marsh.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 5, 2010
Mae Marsh, a film actress who's career spanned over 50 years. After Marsh returned from retirement to perform in "talkies", she played character roles for the next several decades. Marsh performed in one of my favorite films, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) . She became a favorite of director J read more
Bette Davis. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 5, 2010
Bette Davis, wanted to become an actress after seeing Rudolph Valentino in, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and Mary Pickford in, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921. She attended Cushing Academy, a boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, where she met her future husband, Harmon O. Nels read more
Thrillers and Chillers - THE INNOCENTS (1961)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 5, 2010
Deborah Kerr, gave a perfect performance as a spinster governess who must fight for the souls of two orphan children. A classic thriller from 1961 that uses beautiful black and white cinematography. One of the best ghost films of all time.
FACTS TRIVIA:
To create such sharp visuals, director of read more
Happy Birthday Kate Winslet
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 5, 2010
Happy Birthday to Kate Winslet, who is one of my favorite modern actresses. My favorite Kate films are Titanic, Sense & Sensibility, The Holiday and Heavenly Creatures. And she recently started filming a remake of Mildred Pierce for HBO. Can Kate pull it off? I have no doubt she will be amaz read more
Star of the Month: Fredrick March.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 4, 2010
Fredrick March was one of the few leading actors of his era not to sign long-term contracts with the studios, and was able pick and choose his roles, which helped him avoid being typecast.
My Fredrick March Halloween movie pick:
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1932). Cast: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins read more
Happy Birthday: Charlton Heston!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 4, 2010
Charlton Heston, was a bigger than life actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is best known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, El Cid, and Judah Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
My C read more
“Hoodoo Ann” (1916) Mae Marsh
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Oct 4, 2010
“Hoodoo Ann” (1916) is a silent drama starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and William H. Brown. Directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by D.W. Griffith, this film is about an orphan girl that is shunned by the other children in the orphanage because they believe she brings bad lu read more
Escape Me Never( 1947).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 3, 2010
Escape Me Never( 1947). Cast: Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young. It was adapted by Lenore J. Coffe(uncredited) and Thames Williamson and was directed by Peter Godfrey, with music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
A romance between aspiring composer Caryl Dubrok and Fenella MacLea read more
On October 2, 2010, Is Noir and Chick Flicks first Anniversary .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 2, 2010
On October 2, 2010, Is Noir and Chick Flicks first Anniversary. It seems like it was only a couple of months ago , but time is starting to fly by for me. The first movie post on N and CF was Mask (1985). Starring Cher and Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott and Dennis Burkley. From there, all kinds of genres read more
Book: Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 2, 2010
I took a peek at this book at Barnes and Noble the other day. It really is a beautiful book. The photographs and costume illustrations are really high quality. There are chapters on costume design for each of the last 10 decades, then there are the gorgeous photos (lots and lots of color), many sk read more
October on Noir and Chick Flicks:
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 1, 2010
This month I'm planning on having a Halloween Theme on Noir and Chick Flicks . I have not seen too many Horror Films to write movie reviews about.. But.. I hope to see a couple of them this month, in keeping with the Halloween spirit ...(Betty Grable pictured above.)
TCM on Tuesdays, Oct: S read more
Happy Birthday: Stella Stevens!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 1, 2010
Stella Stevens, born October 1, 1936. Is a film, television and stage actress, who began her acting career in 1959. She is a film producer, director and pin-up girl.
Stevens was born in, Mississippi. She married electrician Noble Herman Stephens on December 1, 1954, in Memphis, Tennessee, with who read more
Tony Curtis wife Jill talks to the media.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 1, 2010
Jill Curtis talks to the media outside the Henderson, Nevada, home she lived in with her husband, actor Tony Curtis. The Oscar nominee passed away Wednesday night of cardiac arrest at the age of 85. read more
Happy Birthday Angie Dickinson
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Sep 30, 2010
Happy 79th birthday to Angie Dickinson.
Angie Dickinson was born in Kulm, North Dakota, in 1931, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown. Mr. Brown was the publisher of The Kulm Messenger. The family left North Dakota in 1942 when Angie was 11 years old, moving to Burbank, California. In December read more
Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 30, 2010
Tony Curtis, began his acting career in an uncredited screen debut came in the film, Criss Cross (1949) playing a rumba dancer. Later, he performed in the film, Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with Burt Lancaster (who also starred in Criss Cross) and an Oscar-nominated performance in, The Defiant One read more
Comedy, shot in film noir style: Lady on a Train(1945).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 29, 2010
Lady on a Train(1945). Comedy, shot in film noir style. Cast: Deanna Durbin, was directed by Durbin's future third husband Charles David. The film's music score was by Miklós Rózsa. Durbin sings, "Silent Night" and "Night and Day." The comedy, musical and film noir seems to be a spoof on Cornell Wo read more
Happy Birthday: Lizabeth Scott!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 29, 2010
A photograph of Lizabeth Scott in Harper's Bazaar magazine was seen by movie agent Charles Feldman, who took her on as a client. Her first movie was in, You Came Along (1945).
Paramount named Scott "The Threat," to create an persona for her similar to Lauren Bacall and Veronica Lake. Scott's sen read more
Happy Birthday: Deborah Kerr!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Sep 29, 2010
One of Deborah Kerr's first on screen performances was in the film, Hatter's Castle (1942), with Robert Newton and James Mason. The following year, she played three women in, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. It was her role in Black Narcissus (1947) which caught the attention of Hollywood produ read more