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Feature: My Momentary Celebrity Obsession–Ida Lupino

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 13, 2011

Ida Lupino I stumbled upon Ida Lupino utterly by accident while enjoying Bogart’s They Drive By Night. I was instantly spellbound by this rather unorthodox-looking woman who commanded the screen so significantly. I find it surprising that film history has left the woman rather unremembered co read more

Ida Lupino: A Lasting Legacy in Hollywood

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Aug 2, 2011

Ida Lupino: A Lasting Legacy in Hollywood Ida Lupino was a major movie star during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born in England to a show business family with roots going back to the Renaissance, she came to Hollywood in 1933 as a bleached blond Jean Harlow look-a-like. After a breakout pe read more

The Ida Lupino Blogathon: Search for Beauty (1934)

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 2, 2011

This post is my entry in the Ida Lupino Blogathon. Check out the other entries here at Ida Lupino ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Search for Beauty (1934) was Ida Lupino’s first Hollywood movie, but it wasn’t meant to be. P read more

Ida Lupino: A Lasting Legacy in Hollywood

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Aug 2, 2011

Ida Lupino: A Lasting Legacy in Hollywood Ida Lupino was a major movie star during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born in England to a show business family with roots going back to the Renaissance, she came to Hollywood in 1933 as a bleached blond Jean Harlow look-a-like. After a breakout pe read more

The Ida Lupino Blog-a-thon: Don’t Mess with this Dame

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 1, 2011

Ida Lupino: Not a "poor man's" anything. As an actress, Ida Lupino referred to herself as “a poor man’s Bette Davis,” and as a director, she called herself “the poor man’s Don Siegel,” but for me, she wasn’t the poor man’s anything.  For me, Ida personified the hard-boiled, read more

A Tribute in Song: Ida Lupino by Carla Bley

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 21, 2011

In 1964, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Carla Bley composed a titular homage to Ida Lupino. It is a wistful, ambling tune, though not insubstantial. Over the years it has become a minor classic, performed by many artists and with a wide array of instrumentations, though I feel most effectivel read more

For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

For the Love of Film (Noir): About Ida Lupino

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 21, 2011

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

Happy Birthday: Ida Lupino!

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 4, 2011

Ida Lupino (4 February 1918– 3 August 1995), was a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed nine others. She also appeared in serial television shows 58 times and directed 50 other episodes. In addition, she contributed as a writer to five read more

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Now available from the good folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics is Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection, a Blu-ray boxed set featuring four films directed by Ida Lupino: Not Wanted (1949), Never Fear (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953) and The Bigamist (1953). Each of the four films has been beautifull read more

Ida Lupino: A Biography by William Donati

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Ida Lupino: A Biographyby William DonatiPaperback ISBN: 9780813196480January 2023University Press of Kentucky360 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“Emotionally, Ida was a jumble of contradictions, infused with the polarity often present in intensely creative indivi read more

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Now available from the good folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics is Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection, a Blu-ray boxed set featuring four films directed by Ida Lupino: Not Wanted (1949), Never Fear (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953) and The Bigamist (1953). Each of the four films has been beautifull read more
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