May 30, 2011

Haiku: The Letter (1940)

Boom, boom, boom, boom, click
Your story is wearing thin
Karma is a bitch

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May 29, 2011

Quote of the Week


An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Issac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

-Marilyn Monroe

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May 27, 2011

Haiku: Bachelor Mother (1939)


That isn't my child
And I'm not really Swedish
I told you, ha-ha

May 25, 2011

Haiku: Trouble in Paradise (1932)


First there were two thieves
Then there was rich girl too
Then there were two thieves

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May 23, 2011

Haiku: Some Like it Hot (1959)


They aren't real ladies
He's not a real millionaire
Nobody's perfect

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May 22, 2011

Quote of the Week


Jimmy Stewart is a soul mate, a real soul mate. . . I miss him so much. I missed him the day I met him.

-Kim Novak

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May 20, 2011

Haiku: Top Hat (1935)


Art deco hotel
Tapping steps on the ceiling
Dancing cheek to cheek

May 18, 2011

May 16, 2011

Haiku: Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)


We lost the house dear
No one wants me like you do
It's been lovely dear

May 15, 2011

Quote of the Week



The best thing about Frank Capra's directing was that he knew a lot and said very little.

-Peter Falk

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May 14, 2011

The Classic Films of 1939 Blogathon


Hey all--just wanted to give you a heads up on a big blogathon starting tomorrow. The Classic Movie Blog Association will be reviewing over 40 movies from this legendary year in Hollywood.

Here's the line-up--with lots of great poster shots:

My Love of Old Hollywood

May 13, 2011

Haiku: Night of the Hunter (1955)


Where is the money?
Floating through a night of fear
An apple held dear

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May 12, 2011

Baby Classic Movies Has Arrived!


I got quite the Mother's Day present at 10:10 pm, Sunday, 5/8. She was 8lbs 3ozs and 21 inches long. We've been home for a couple of days now--happy and healthy.

Last movie seen before delivery: Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)

(I still haven't finished it, but it was a re-watch!)

May 11, 2011

Haiku: Red Dust (1932)


Stranded street walker
Raging storm with adultery
Hippity-hop, smooch

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May 9, 2011

Haiku: The Lady Eve (1941)


Broken heel on boat
He tumbles over the couch
Who is that lady?

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May 8, 2011

Quote of the Week


Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it. It didn't interest me, so I didn't do it. Anyway, I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.

-Katharine Hepburn

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May 6, 2011

Haiku: Bell, Book and Candle (1958)


She casts a love spell
He doesn't handle cats well
The streetlights are out

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May 5, 2011

Ginger Rogers on "Here’s Lucy"

 

In this 1971 clip from Here's Lucy, 60-year-old Ginger Rogers shows she still has it as she dances a lively Charleston with Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnez. The also 60-year-old Ball does pretty well herself. That crack she makes about Rogers winning the Texas state Charleston competition is actually true; she won the contest as a teenager.

May 2, 2011

May 1, 2011

Quote of the Week


They let the studio janitor cut The Magnificent Ambersons in my absence.

-Orson Welles

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