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The Silent Inspirations of Titanic (1997)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Mar 2, 2014
With 14 Oscar nominations and 11 wins—both of which remain (tied) records—James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic has surely secured an indelible place in Oscar history. But the actual disaster, which occurred on the night of April 14, 1912, inspired many other films prior to the ’97 costume read more
Rare Musicals on TCM – March 2014
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 26, 2014
After last month’s “break” from rarities, with a focus on Oscar’s best, brightest, and, logically, most easily available, TCM’s interestingly obscure programming returns in March with a whole slew of rare musicals. This includes several of my remaining That’s Ente read more
The Los Angeles Theatre
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 25, 2014
Built in 1930, the Los Angeles Theatre was the last of the great, classic movie palaces constructed in LA’s Broadway theater district, which, at the time, boasted the highest concentration of movie theaters in the world. The area’s expansive growth reflected the public’s near insat read more
Judy Garland Tribute at the Oscars
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 24, 2014
Lorna, Joseph, Judy, and Liza / Photo courtesy National Portrait Gallery The Hollywood Reporter reports that all three of Judy Garland’s children—Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joseph Luft—will be on hand at this year’s Oscar ceremony to pay tribute to their late mother, on the 75th read more
Strait-Jacket (1964)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 24, 2014
Strait-Jacket is a delightfully campy ’60s thriller starring the indomitable Joan Crawford, directed by B-movie legend William Castle, and written by Robert Bloch, whom you may know as the author of Psycho. With all those pedigrees in place, it’s no wonder that Strait-Jacket is a classic read more
31 Days of Oscar: Vincente Minnelli
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 21, 2014
Few directors have made as lasting and beautiful a contribution to musical films as Vincente Minnelli, the filmmaker responsible for helming such enduring classics as An American in Paris, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Pirate, The Band Wagon, and Gigi. Happily, in a month filled with Oscar-related woes read more
The Harvey Girls (1946)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 19, 2014
While I’m never really expecting to see Judy Garland involved in a bar brawl, or threateningly brandishing a pistol in each hand, I really wasn’t expecting to see it happen in The Harvey Girls, a wholesome 1946 musical based on the true story of a restauranteur’s trainside western read more
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 12, 2014
On the surface, The Phantom of Hollywood, a TV movie from 1974, may seem like it’d only appeal to the most devoted of B-horror aficionados. A retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, the film has plenty of inventive killings and questionable dialogue to satisfy those viewers, but it also holds read more
Words and Music (1948)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 11, 2014
Before Rodgers and Hammerstein, there was Rodgers and Hart: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, that is, the popular Depression-era songwriting duo responsible for a bevy of songs now commonly accepted as American cultural currency—”Blue Moon,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” and “ read more
Forgotten Oscars: Best Dance Direction
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 8, 2014
The reasoning behind the short lifespans of some of Oscar’s retired categories is obvious: Best Title Writing, for instance, required films to actually have written intertitles; Best Assistant Director, while a noble effort to reward the hardworking crew, probably wasn’t a sexy enough aw read more
Show Boat (1951)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 5, 2014
Despite being readily available on pretty much every format out there, I admit I’d been avoiding Show Boat, the 1951 film version of the stage musical, until now, when I’m running low on titles for my That’s Entertainment quest. It’s partly because I haven’t really been read more
Oscar Snubs: Alfred Hitchcock
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Feb 1, 2014
The Oscars are one of Hollywood’s greatest traditions, but they’re also one of the more inherently divisive. In any situation where you’re attempting to name a singular, unequivocal “Best” in a subjective category—not just a collection of “Very Goods” or read more
Patricia Ward Kelly on Gene Kelly: The Legacy
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 31, 2014
Patricia Ward Kelly starts her one-woman show, “Gene Kelly: The Legacy,” by addressing a few pertinent questions about her late husband: he was 5′ 8″; he got his distinctive facial scar from a tricycle accident as a kid; and they met while filming a TV documentary series abou read more
Rare Musicals on TCM: February 2014
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 30, 2014
Well, I figured this was going to happen at one point—due to TCM’s exceptional “31 Days of Oscar” scheduling, we arrive at this month with only one musical that isn’t widely available on DVD. So, I’m also putting together a list of my favorites that they’re airing read more
D.W. Griffith’s Biograph Films at the Egyptian
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 29, 2014
American Cinematheque’s Retroformat began its series of early D.W. Griffith works at the Egyptian Theatre this past weekend with a handful of the films he produced for Biograph Films. This series will continue over the next few months and ultimately showcase more than 100 of Griffith’s f read more
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 28, 2014
Generally, when the TV guide describes a movie as “a bit of fluff,” as it did in the case of Everything I Have Is Yours, I’m not expecting much in terms of drama. So, I was perhaps particularly blindsided by this movie, which, although a musical on the surface (and in the TV guide) read more
The Show (1927)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 25, 2014
The Show, Tod Browning’s 1927 semi-salicious silent drama starring John Gilbert, is both a great bit of fun as well as a great example of Browning’s skill in visual storytelling. It’s a gorgeously shot film with plenty of the offbeat elements that have made Browning a lasting figur read more
Every Sunday (1936)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 21, 2014
“Every Sunday” is another of the shorts featured in Judy Garland section of That’s Entertainment, and it’s a sweet, charming MGM short film… which also belies a slightly more intriguing intent from the studio perspective. The unimposing plot involves Edna (Deanna Durbin read more
Son of Frankenstein (1939) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 19, 2014
The creatures of the night claimed the New Beverly for their own yesterday, as monster fans packed the house for two Frankenstein films, and a chance to see Karloff and Lugosi in person. It wasn’t the famous actors themselves who were appearing, of course, but rather, their offspring–Sar read more
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 16, 2014
“La Fiesta de Santa Barbara” is a very colorful, very wacky musical comedy short from MGM, featuring a collection of many of their greatest stars at the time. It ostensibly takes place at a Spanish/Mexican-themed festival in Santa Barbara (though it certainly appears to be a backlot prod read more