King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the WorldNPR Online
Meet the original magician of the silver screenThe Independent
Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2NPR Online
Image Source
Jun 30, 2008
Classic Links
King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the WorldNPR Online
Meet the original magician of the silver screenThe Independent
Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2NPR Online
Image Source
Jun 24, 2008
Classic Links
The Furies (1950) finally makes it to DVD-- The Onion AV Club
One Man’s Journey (1933), starring Lionel Barrymore, full-length, in the TCM media room-- TCM.com
Shoot! I didn’t even know this existed--Reuters.com
Image Source
Jun 23, 2008
Classic Links
Tippi Hedren in the Birds Barbie doll (wow, creepy!)-- Den of Geek
Rare Monroe footage fetchs $60,000 at auction-- Malaysia Star
TCM celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Screen Actors Guild-- TCM.com
Story of the Scene: The Wizard of Oz-- The Independent
Monkeys deserve stars too-- The Independent
Rare Monroe footage fetchs $60,000 at auction-- Malaysia Star
TCM celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Screen Actors Guild-- TCM.com
Story of the Scene: The Wizard of Oz-- The Independent
Monkeys deserve stars too-- The Independent
Jun 22, 2008
Quote of the Day
My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the same thing
-Gloria Swanson
Jun 21, 2008
Jun 20, 2008
Classic Links
Leslie Caron Gets a Star On the Hollywood Walk of Fame-- Hollywood Today
Rogert Ebert talks with Paul Newman (1995)-- RogerEbert.com
High Noon DVD Review-- The Onion AV Club
Image Source
Jun 17, 2008
Cyd Charisse, 1921-2008
Goodbye to Cyd Charisse, the beautiful actress-dancer. She was famous for her long legs, the centerpiece of her fluid, confident style. Charisse was a teenage dancer with the Ballet Russe before she brought her modern grace to several MGM musicals, including Band Wagon(1953), Brigadoon (1954) and Silk Stockings (1957). She also seduced Gene Kelly in one of the most memorable numbers in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Though Charisse even claimed herself that she was really a dancer who did a little acting, she was good in the few dramatic roles she did, including East Side, West Side and the film noir Tension (both 1949).
However, it was dancing that made her a star. Here are two of her best MGM numbers: one of her first, “Broadway Melody”, from Singing in the Rain and one of her last, “Red Blues”, from Silk Stockings.
Image Source
AFI’s 10 Top 10
Tonight the American Film institute will count down the top ten movies in ten categories on CBS. It is the eleventh annual special for AFI and it looks like they've definitely run out of good ideas for specials. I'll still watch it out of curiosity, but I have the feeling a lot of the same movies from other specials will show up again. I'd love to see a special where they somehow come up with an entirely new list. I don't know what theme they could build that on, but I think it is the only way to keep the concept fresh.
Jun 16, 2008
Classic Links
Three Books About our Affair with Movies-- NPR Online
Criterion Collection Releases The Thief of Bagdad on DVD-- The Onion AV Club
Warren Beatty Honored by AFI-- CBS News
Criterion Collection Releases The Thief of Bagdad on DVD-- The Onion AV Club
Warren Beatty Honored by AFI-- CBS News
Jun 9, 2008
Monday Serenade: Dearly Beloved
Though she was most famous for playing the Gilda-style vamp, Rita Hayworth was even more appealing in musicals. She started her career as a dancer, and while she wasn't in the top ranks of hoofers, her fluid, graceful style is deserving of more attention. However, she didn't sing, that's Nan Wynn on vocals.
In this scene from You Were Never Lovelier (1942), one of the two appealing musicals she headlined with Fred Astaire, she sings Dearly Beloved. Her younger sisters watch her hopefully, for if her love leads to marriage, their father will give them permission to marry their boyfriends as well.
Quote of the Day
Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.
-Marion Davies
Image Source
Jun 8, 2008
Jun 7, 2008
Jun 5, 2008
Mel Ferrer, 1917-2008
Goodbye to Mel Ferrer, the actor, director and producer who despite all he did in his long career, is best known as the first husband of Audrey Hepburn. Perhaps he wouldn’t have minded, as he claimed to be a reluctant subject of the spotlight, though you wouldn’t know it to see his performances. From the intense emotion of his leading roles in Lili (1953) and War and Peace (1956) to the light flirtation of his turn opposite Ingrid Bergman in Elena et les Hommes (1956), he never seemed less than comfortable in his own skin as a performer. His contributions to the movies and the stage were intelligent, warm and full of honest emotion.
Obitutaries:
The Hollywood Reporter
Reuters
Image Source
Jun 4, 2008
Jun 3, 2008
Quote of the Day
Everyone tells me I've had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it's been nothing but stomach disturbances and self-concern.
-Cary Grant
Image Source
Jun 1, 2008
Rare Marilyn Monroe Movie Up for Auction
Behind the scenes footage of Monroe’s last completed movie The Misfits will be auctioned next month at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The bids for the 47-minute silent 8mm film will start at $10,000 to $20,000.
Image Source
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)