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We've lost another star ... RIP Esther Williams 1921 - 2013 Written by Vanessa Buttino at 8:51 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: actor: esther williams read more

Mega-movie weekend recap! WOWEE! This weekend was certainly one for the books! I watched a grand total of four - count 'em FOUR - movies this weekend despite the fact that I've been writing up a storm at the same time for a European company I freelance for. Oh yeah, I'm officially a freelan read more

I'm officially confused! John Kerr & Ray Walston star alongside a hunky fleet of men in South Pacific Things don't always work out as planned, do they? I was going to blog about watching South Pacific (1958) for the first time, but because I fell asleep sometime within the first 25 min read more

I return to the land of the living! And ... I'm back! I've returned from my sojourn in Florida and I don't have to go back to work till Monday - how fantastic is that?! In all honestly though, I totally needed today off in order to rest up and get back on my feet. I might even sneak in a cl read more

Vacation Hiatus! I'm going away for a friend's wedding! I'll be back in a couple of weeks. Till then, take care all of you! xoxo Natalie Wood's version of Beach Blanket Bingo (way cooler, in my opinion)! Written by Vanessa Buttino at 12:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!S read more

Happy Mother's Day from Stardust! Wishing all the mothers out there a very heartfelt Happy Mother's Day! For all that you do, thank you! Judy Garland & Baby Liza <3 Written by Vanessa Buttino at 12:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Faceboo read more

High school nostalgia One of the guys I used to go to high school with messaged me yesterday (if you're reading this, Hi Luke!). It's always an absolute pleasure to hear from people you haven't seen or heard from in more than ten years - I'm dating myself now, whoops! The thing that struck me m read more

Foxy Fonda Good Lord wrap me up in cellophane and call me Lucy! I cannot take my eyes off of this manly specimen: I mean, just look at him!! I'm sat here watching Daisy Kenyon (1947) and, for the life of me, I cannot seem to focus on anything but Mr. Henry Fonda. Can someone plea read more

The Saint: Mary Astor in "Meet Me In St. Louis" The Smith House at 5135 Kensington Ave, St. Louis When I was around the age of 13 or so, I desperately wanted to live in the Smith household. Full of jolly family members, a crotchety old maid, and lovely Victorian decor, the Smith house conj read more

Goodbye sweet angel Deanna Durbin 1921 - 2013 Written by Vanessa Buttino at 8:52 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: actor: deanna durbin read more

While you've been at the TCM Classic Film Festival ... Here's what I've been doing while everyone else has been enjoying themselves (immensely) at the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival: 1. Getting covered in drywall dust! I kid you not. And yes, I genuinely felt that I needed to mention thi read more

Please identify yourself! This entry is somewhat related to my last one (Busby's Buzz). At the moment I just can't get enough of the early Warner Brothers musicals! I've been watching them non-stop since last week. At the moment I've just begun watching Gold Diggers of 1935. One of the thin read more

Happy TCM Film Fest! Wishing all of my friends who are attending this year's TCM Film Fest an absolutely wonderful time! Remember to take a lot of pictures so that I can see them and live vicariously through you! I'll see you there next year! Safe travels! xoxo Carole Lombard, Fred Ma read more

Busby's Buzz Lately I've been on a Busby Berkeley kick. I watched my first Berkeley film back in high school - Gold Diggers of 1933 - and that's when I was on my Ginger Rogers kick. I totally fell in love with her (as you do) and I had wanted to see every movie she was in. Quickly after that, read more

Come on, get happy! Now that it's (finally) warmed up, I think it's safe to say that Spring is officially here! Hurrah! One of my favourite films to watch around this time of the year - or any time of the year for that matter - is Summer Stock (1950). It's bright, it's cheerful, it takes pl read more

Sob Story Is there any scene in a movie more heart-breaking than the final one in Splendor In the Grass (1961)? Deenie (played by the immaculate Natalie Wood) goes to visit her first love Bud (played by the newbie Warren Beatty) at his ranch with the hopes of re-igniting their love for each ot read more

Celluloid Fixation: Jean Harlow Is there a classic film star that you love just looking at? For me, it's always been Jean Harlow. I love looking through pictures of her. Posed, candid, movie stills, glamour shots - whatever! Is it because of her beauty? Obviously. Could it be because she read more

I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet ... There are some movies that never get old. You can watch them ten times a day if you wanted to and never get sick of them. Easter Parade (1948) is one of those movies. It was one of the very first musicals I ever watched, and afterwards, I beg read more

Happy Easter! Wishing all of my readers a hoppin' Happy Easter! Thanks for your support! Now, let's all go watch Easter Parade! Written by Vanessa at 12:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: movie: easter parade read more

A touch of tech! Marlene Dietrich waxes poetic on the advantages of the iPad. Isn't it funny how many classic films you can purchase from iTunes and store on your iPad? Don't you find that weird? I mean, I'm talking old, b&w films from the 1930s -- on an iPad! Who'd have ever thunk it read more