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25 Classic Movie Stars Who Changed Their Names
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 31, 2012
Marion Morrison became John Wayne.
During
the studio system era, film actors and actresses changed their names for a
variety of reasons. Sometimes they chose new names for themselves, but often
names were selected for them by studio executives and directors. The studios
exerted at least par read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 31, 2012
One
thinks of Shirley Temple as a perpetual child, tap dancing her little heart out
in those short dresses and pin curls. It comes as something of a surprise,
then, to see her as a teenager in The
Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), but it's a pleasant surprise. She's a
very good comedienne in a ve read more
25 Classic Movie Stars Who Changed Their Names
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 31, 2012
Marion Morrison became John Wayne.
During
the studio system era, film actors and actresses changed their names for a
variety of reasons. Sometimes they chose new names for themselves, but often
names were selected for them by studio executives and directors. The studios
exerted at least par read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 30, 2012
Certainly
one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and
it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite
many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of
story, spec read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 30, 2012
Certainly
one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and
it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite
many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of
story, spec read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 30, 2012
Certainly
one of the top ten classic movies on almost any list, The Wizard of Oz (1939) has never ceased to attract new fans, and
it remains the definitive adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel, despite
many contenders to that title both before and after. Its winning combination of
story, spec read more
Classic Circus Movies
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
Most
children love the circus; there's something magical about seeing the performers
there in the ring, moving in their own world of spotlights and sawdust. Classic
movies have visited that world many times, and some of Hollywood's most iconic
stars have run away to join the circus on the silver scr read more
Classic Films in Focus: CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT (1954)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
You'd
think a star-studded costume comedy like Casanova's
Big Night (1954) would have everything it needed to be a huge success, but
it never quite comes together. Perhaps it's Bob Hope's awkward brand of humor
that doesn't quite suit the material, or the embarrassment of seeing
heavyweight characte read more
Classic Circus Movies
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
Most
children love the circus; there's something magical about seeing the performers
there in the ring, moving in their own world of spotlights and sawdust. Classic
movies have visited that world many times, and some of Hollywood's most iconic
stars have run away to join the circus on the silver scr read more
Classic Films in Focus: CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT (1954)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
You'd
think a star-studded costume comedy like Casanova's
Big Night (1954) would have everything it needed to be a huge success, but
it never quite comes together. Perhaps it's Bob Hope's awkward brand of humor
that doesn't quite suit the material, or the embarrassment of seeing
heavyweight characte read more
Classic Circus Movies
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
Most
children love the circus; there's something magical about seeing the performers
there in the ring, moving in their own world of spotlights and sawdust. Classic
movies have visited that world many times, and some of Hollywood's most iconic
stars have run away to join the circus on the silver scr read more
Classic Films in Focus: CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT (1954)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2012
You'd
think a star-studded costume comedy like Casanova's
Big Night (1954) would have everything it needed to be a huge success, but
it never quite comes together. Perhaps it's Bob Hope's awkward brand of humor
that doesn't quite suit the material, or the embarrassment of seeing
heavyweight characte read more
Classic Films in Focus: EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 24, 2012
Horror
is a genre that encompasses many things. Although today's horror films tend to
focus on the explicit nature of graphic violence, classic horror films often
eschew such overt terrors for the subtler approach, suggesting that things
unseen are far more terrible than anything we could actually b read more
Classic Films in Focus: EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 24, 2012
Horror
is a genre that encompasses many things. Although today's horror films tend to
focus on the explicit nature of graphic violence, classic horror films often
eschew such overt terrors for the subtler approach, suggesting that things
unseen are far more terrible than anything we could actually b read more
Classic Films in Focus: EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 24, 2012
Horror
is a genre that encompasses many things. Although today's horror films tend to
focus on the explicit nature of graphic violence, classic horror films often
eschew such overt terrors for the subtler approach, suggesting that things
unseen are far more terrible than anything we could actually b read more
Classic Films in Focus: MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2012
Frank
Capra’s favorite themes are all in play in Mr.
Deeds Goes to Town (1936), which stars lanky Gary Cooper as a typical Capra
hero, an all-American everyman standing in opposition to a corrupt and selfish
world. Equal parts social commentary and romance, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town sets the stag read more
Classic Films in Focus: SUMMER STOCK (1950)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2012
Directed
by Charles Walters, Summer Stock
(1950) is the third and final pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, two of
the greatest musical performers of all time. Many classic movie fans regard it
as the best of their pictures together, not only because of their own
performances and songs but also read more
The Good, the Bad, and the Ending of LES DIABOLIQUES (1955)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2012
Spoiler
alert! This essay discusses the ending of the film at length. Viewers who want
to be surprised by the ending should not read this post until after they have
seen the movie for themselves.
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1955 French thriller, Les Diaboliques (also known as Diabolique), is read more
Classic Films in Focus: MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2012
Frank
Capra’s favorite themes are all in play in Mr.
Deeds Goes to Town (1936), which stars lanky Gary Cooper as a typical Capra
hero, an all-American everyman standing in opposition to a corrupt and selfish
world. Equal parts social commentary and romance, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town sets the stag read more
Classic Films in Focus: SUMMER STOCK (1950)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2012
Directed
by Charles Walters, Summer Stock
(1950) is the third and final pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, two of
the greatest musical performers of all time. Many classic movie fans regard it
as the best of their pictures together, not only because of their own
performances and songs but also read more