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Rare Musicals on TCM: May 2014
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on May 1, 2014
Well, I thought I’d been doing okay on my DVR-ed titles (I’m down to about four!), but it looks like this month is going to be a bit of a challenge! There were a few titles here where the plot itself didn’t sound like a particularly necessary watch for me, but for some reason, this read more
Black Hand (1950)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 29, 2014
Though he’s remembered mostly as a song-and-dance man, Gene Kelly also performed in a handful of films that required no tap shoes or leotards; straight dramas that required only acting chops and a willingness to commit. One of those is 1950′s Black Hand, an early example of a mafia drama read more
Great Villains: Baby Jane Hudson
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 23, 2014
She wasn’t a mass murderer, a vicious gangster, or a supernatural sorceress, but Baby Jane Hudson still ranks as one of cinema’s most sinister villains, just for being herself: a sister, a child star, and an abuser. Played by Bette Davis in Robert Aldrich’s 1962 film, What Ever read more
TCM Fest 2014 Diary: Day 4
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 22, 2014
Somehow, throughout these last four days, time had continued progressing in a forward motion to the point that we now reached the LAST day of TCM Fest, a thought that seemed unimaginable on Thursday, or even still today. But we festival-goers now faced that terrible chasm of darkness after Sunday read more
TCM Fest 2014 Diary: Day 3
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 22, 2014
Saturday was a bit of an odd day for me, as I only ended up watching one, single film! If you’re wondering how that’s even possible: while, yes, there are slews of amazing films to see every day at the festival, there’s also a bevy of non-film-screening related programming as well& read more
TCM Fest 2014 Diary: Day 2
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 21, 2014
Day 2 of the TCM Classic Film Festival was my biggest day of pure movie watching madness, although I ended up not having to make a choice on the death match in the 9am block that I’d been concerned about—The Thin Man, East of Eden, Stagecoach, and On Approval—as I’d lost my phone read more
TCM Fest Diary: Day 1
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 16, 2014
This post summarizes the events of my first full day at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday, April 10. Check out my introductory post about the festival here. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/WireImage) Ok, so I’m already contradicting myself with the title of this post, but for me, the fe read more
James Stewart in Born to Dance (1936)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 15, 2014
Before Vertigo, before The Philadelphia Story, and before Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, James Stewart was, like so many actors of the time, an MGM contract player, toiling away in quickly churned-out comedies and romances for $350 a week. Though he’d ultimately garner more acclaim for his lat read more
TCM Fest Diary: The Big Picture
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 14, 2014
Well, I’m sadly back in the real world after four days of classic films and fun, thanks to the TCM Film Festival in Hollywood, California. This was the fifth year of the festival, which celebrates all things classic, and was leading up to the 20th anniversary of the channel, so there were a lo read more
Jerry Lewis Honored at Chinese Theatre
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 12, 2014
After what seemed to be an excessively long wait considering his lengthy career, comedy icon Jerry Lewis was honored today with a cement imprint in the courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theater (née Grauman), where his newly pressed hand and footprints will join the likes of everyone from Joe E. Brown to read more
Gloria Swanson: After Sunset
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 11, 2014
As soon as I saw the premise of the Diamonds and Gold blogathon—a blogathon highlighting stellar performances by actors over 50—my immediate thought was to cover Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, as it’s one of the meatiest roles ever for a woman “of a certain age” in classic read more
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 5, 2014
Baseball’s back in full swing, and as part of Forgotten Films‘ baseball blogathon, I’ve chosen to cover a very fun baseball movie that, admittedly, is perhaps not the most stellar example of actual gameplay: 1949′s Take Me Out to the Ball Game. It’s a fun, somewhat hist read more
The Fleet’s In (1942)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Apr 4, 2014
There’s something so inherently charming about the classic, sailor musical. For the American public, World War 2 had become such a part of their daily lives that it even began to infiltrate the typically happy world of musicals. It’s a subgenre that’s essentially impossible to recr read more
Rare Musicals on TCM: April 2014
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 25, 2014
There are some nice treats this month on TCM, musical-wise, including some fantastic mainstream stuff both on TCM’s “Essential” birthday celebration (April 14), as well as a full two days celebrating MGM’s 90th anniversary (April 17-18). On the more obscure side, the programm read more
Buster Keaton on “The Twilight Zone”
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 19, 2014
Looking back with the benefit of a half-century’s worth of media history, the original run of The Twilight Zone seems like it was a breeding ground for soon-to-be-famous stars: it featured early-career appearances from actors like Robert Duvall, William Shatner, Martin Landau, and many more. B read more
Sleuthathon: The Thin Man (1934)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 16, 2014
The Thin Man is one of cinema’s most enduring and beloved series, stemming from Dashiell Hemmett’s original novel from 1934. The delightful film series would ultimately span six movies, from 1934 to 1947, and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, and, of course, read more
Left Turns in LA: The TCM Movie Locations Bus Tour
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 14, 2014
We’re officially a month away from the 20th anniversary of Turner Classic Movies, and to celebrate, the celebrated and beloved television station has partnered with StarLine to launch a month of bus tours for classic movie fans in Los Angeles. The free, 3-hour ride chauffeurs visitors to a var read more
Věra Chytilová (1929 – 2014)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 12, 2014
Very sad to read today that radical Czech filmmaker Věra Chytilová has died, albeit at the well-lived age of 85. She’s most famous for the irreverent feminist film Daisies (Sedmikrásky), but with a career that spanned decades—and governments—Chytilová’s influence was anything but read more
Cover Girl (1944) (3)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 6, 2014
After seeing Patricia Ward Kelly’s show, “Gene Kelly: A Legacy,” I was dismayed to find that there were still a handful of performances that his widow considered to be among his best that I had still not yet seen. For (my) reference, those were: The Three Musketeers, Thousands Chee read more
Gene and Rita’s Lasting Friendship
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 5, 2014
While searching for Cover Girl images, I found this adorable photo of Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth, circa 1979-ish. In trying to find out more about it, I came across an even more adorable story about their friendship around this time. The memory comes from Joe Stewart, who was working as a hotel s read more