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Hollywood the damned: the sordid tales of Hollywood's greatest legends.
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jul 30, 2012
Hollywood the damned: the sordid tales of Hollywood's greatest legends.
This is not the first time I've come across the sensationalist stories of the Hollywood of yesteryear. When one has been a fan of classic film as long as I have, one is bound to come across stories such as this read more
Quotables (5)
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jul 24, 2012
Quotables
"I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it will be with a knife."
-Louise Brooks
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Spotlight On "The Princess Comes Across" (1936)
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jul 17, 2012
Spotlight On "The Princess Comes Across" (1936)
Original theatrical poster from 1936
The Princess Comes Across was released in May 1936 and many heralded it as a fine return to form for Hollywood darling Carole Lombard.
Although I've always considered this one of my absolute favourit read more
Hometown Glory: A Love Letter to "Meet Me In St. Louis"
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jun 12, 2012
Hometown Glory: A Love Letter to "Meet Me In St. Louis"
Margaret O'Brien & Judy Garland
My love affair with Meet Me In St. Louis began when I was in my early teens and still playing with Barbie dolls and colouring books (I still have a fond appreciation for the latter).
I had always read more
The endless allure and mystery of Natalie Wood
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jun 8, 2012
The endless allure and mystery of Natalie Wood
I'm currently on the verge of finishing Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad. Admittedly, I was never a big fan of Wood's until a couple years ago. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy her movies, it was just that I didn read more
The woman of a thousand faces
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Jun 4, 2012
The woman of a thousand faces
An early studio portrait of Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck was perhaps one of the most versatile actresses of her generation. She was a woman who could play a gangster's moll in one film and a loving, doting mother in the next. In an era when read more
She wears the pants
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 29, 2012
She wears the pants
Katharine Hepburn circa the 1940s
Katharine Hepburn was certainly a force to be reckoned with. She stood out as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest, actresses of her generation. read more
Quotables (6)
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 29, 2012
Quotables
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
-Judy Garland
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Quotables (7)
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 22, 2012
Quotables
"I was this punk kid from Nebraska who had an awful lot of the world's good things tossed in his lap."
-Robert Taylor
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The Platinum Ghost
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 20, 2012
The Platinum Ghost
Jean Harlow circa the 1930s
The original Platinum Blonde actress, Jean Harlow, died tragically on June 7, 1937 at the young age of 26. Harlow succumbed to kidney failure after months of suffering whilst filming MGM's Saratoga with frequent screen partner Clark Gable. read more
Quotables (8)
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 6, 2012
Quotables
"Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening."
-Greta Garbo
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Classic men do it better.
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on May 1, 2012
Classic men do it better.
Fred Astaire
Who would you have rather danced with? Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly?
Arguably, they were two of the greatest performers ever to grace the screen. One was suave, mature and elegant, the other more forceful, happy-go-lucky and slightly danger read more
Why is Dracula (1931) so damn scary?
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Apr 26, 2012
Why is Dracula (1931) so damn scary?
Okay, so this is already the second time I've mentioned Dracula (1931) in my baby blog. Why, you ask? Because it's one of those movies that had a very profound effect on me the first time I watched it (and every hundredth time after t read more
Singin' In The Rain celebrates its 60th anniversary
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Apr 25, 2012
Singin' In The Rain celebrates its 60th anniversary
60th Anniversary Singin' In The Rain bluray set
This year marks the 60th anniversary of one of the greatest movie musicals ever made (if not the greatest): Singin' In The Rain. Originally released by MGM in March 1952, this film read more
Setting the record straight
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Apr 24, 2012
Setting the record straight
Joan Crawford circa the 1940s
Many is the time I've found myself passionately defending Joan Crawford. The last time was a couple weeks ago at the office. Everyone (and I do mean every human being on this planet) thinks she was some kind of monster tha read more
And so it begins ...
Stardust Posted by Vanessa on Apr 23, 2012
And so it begins ...
Dracula (1931)
I have my aunt Grace to thank for my (almost) life-long obsession with Classic Hollywood. She is the one who introduced me to movies that were made in the 1930s and onwards. The first two films she made me watch were Dracula (1931) a read more