Quote of the Week: Katharine Hepburn on Spencer Tracy

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Spencer had eyes like an old wild animal....He had a soul that had no release; you were not looking into an empty room. He found acting easy and life difficult.

-Katharine Hepburn, about Spencer Tracy

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She had the beauty of a young goddess. The luminous color of her skin, her clear ice-blue eyes, golden hair and exuberance, joie de vivre made her into a grandiose creature, extraterrestrial and at the same time moving and irresistible.

-Federico Fellini, About Anita Ekberg

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She reminded me of a German soldier of the Wehrmacht who in a round-up asked me into a truck.

-Marcello Mastroianni, Also about Anita Ekberg


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That is the sadness of being human today. We still don’t realize that there is no “other”. We still think we are the audience to everything; we don’t understand we are not witnesses, we are participants. You cannot save the world....But if we do allow beauty, if we don’t kill movies and concerts and ballets and books we still have a chance.

-Liv Ullmann

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Since I'm a print collector and I screen movies at my home, I heard from other collectors and projectionists that [they] might have to close down, so, I just started paying [them] that per month. I considered it a contribution to cinema.

-Quentin Tarantino

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Classic Birthdays

Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)

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Classic Links

Dorothy Janis, 1910-2010, one of the last silent movie actresses— Motion Picture Gems

So when is Asta going to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?— LA Times blog

A new bio of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor: Furious Love (that’s quite a title!)— The Bookseller

There’s some nice tidbits about Jean Renoir in this article— LA Times

The ultimate western fan quiz— AMC

Classic Links

Get Well Soon Ivan of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear-- She Blogged By Night

Debbie Reynolds today-- Yorkshire Post

The escapades of Errol Flynn-- Vanity Fair

The Natalie Wood mystery resurfaces?-- On the Marquee

Oh barf—news about potential Wizard of Oz remakes—
 /Film
Cinematical

Classic Links

Classic movie quotes as infographics-- /Film

The fabulous movie review chain continues with link #6, Gunga Din (1939)!-- Noir Girl

A great post about one of the best of the worst movies-- The Self-Styled Siren

The Wildcat (1921), yet another silent movie I must see-- Art, Movies, Wood and Whatnot

The ten worst best picture winners-- Antagony and Ecstasy

Classic Links

A great interview with Dean Martin’s daughter-- Daily Record

Q&A: Hayley Mills— The Guardian

Do screen children make good when they grow up?— Hollywood Heyday

A silent movie review round-up:
America (1924)--Out of the Past
The Birth Life and Death of Christ (1903)--Silent Volume
Her Sister From Paris (1925)--Black and White: Cinema and Chocolate

Let’s go to the drive-in!— Retrospace

Ten seafaring flicks— Riku Writes, Mostly About the Movies

Kirk Douglas still holds grudge over lost role— IMDB

The classic movie fan’s Oscars-- Silents and Talkies

A review of the film noir Heat Wave (1954)-- Noir of the Week

Classic Links

Rebecca: book vs. movie-- Movie Viewing Girl

Movie vampires and the sun (some of the pics aren't good for lunchtime viewing)-- TCM/Movie Morlocks

In defense of director Sam Wood— The Self-Styled Siren

Note to bloggers: Blogger has made some changes-- Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

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The 1903 version of Alice in Wonderland— Cinematical

Lovely Sylvia Sidney pic spam— Vintage Film Nerd

A documentary about Orson Welles’ grandson in Montana— About.com

An interesting review of Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931)— Flappers and Flickers

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Roger Ebert sort of speaks. . .sniff-- /Film

Random Oscar facts— The Telegraph

I prefer to avoid getting retail on you all, but these are such wonderful prints. I never get tired of looking at them— Silents and Talkies

A personal memory of Kathryn Grayson-- My Desert

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I love this new photo blog. Great classic Hollywood images. It has made my feed reading much more beautiful— Vintage Photos

TCM comes to a city near you—whether you like it or not— Out of the Past

The ultimate Gregory Peck fan quiz— AMC

A review of the sentimental romance Smilin’ Through (1932) with Fredric March and Norma Shearer-- And. . .Scene

Another biography of Katharine Hepburn (okay, fine, but where’s that Irene Dunne biography? Am I going to have to write one myself?)— SF Gate

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A nice profile of singing cowboy Herb Jeffries— Another Old Movie Blog

A peek at Lucille Ball’s dressing room— Dear Old Hollywood

A brief history of the Oscar statuette-- Cinema Style

Will Smith in a remake of Suspicion? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to picture anyone but Cary and Joan in those roles— About.com

And Gwynth Paltrow is going to play Marlene Dietrich? Who is coming up with these ideas?— IMDB

How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America (according to Phil French)— The Guardian

An interesting review of The Visit(1964) with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn-- Motion Picture Gems

Clifton Webb sings!-- Silents and Talkies

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A review of The Pumpkin Eater (1964), starring Ann Bancroft (with great art as well!)-- Silents and Talkies

A review of The Whisperers (1967), with Dame Edith Evans-- Classic Movies Digest

Hmm, I thought I knew all The Wizard of Oz (1939) trivia there was to know, but this post has proven me wrong. Interesting stuff-- Blonde Episodes

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the remarkable Esquire profile of Roger Ebert-- Esquire

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Some interesting history about the supporting player Oscar— And. . .Scene

The fabulous story of Burns and Allen— A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies

A review of Fear in the Night (1947) with a revealing short bio. of source novelist Cornell Woolrich— The Night Editor

A film student shares some early movie history (lots of good clips)— Lolita's Classics

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It’s possible that this review of Fear (1946) is better than the movie— Where Danger Lives

Wild Oranges (1924) (I’ve never heard of this King Vidor flick. I’m intrigued!)— Noir and Chick Flicks

A wonderfully evocative review of The Southerner (1945)— Immortal Ephemera

Ouch—that quote from Orson Welles is brutal (and made me laugh)— Flickhead

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RIP Lionel Jeffries— Live For Films

The film preservation blog-a-thon raises over 10k! Woo Hoo!— The Self-Styled Siren

On the Avenue (1937), a fun musical that often gets overlooked— Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

Laurel and Hardy in The Music Box (1932) (includes a legal clip to watch onine)-- A Mythical Monkey Writes About the Movies

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Liz Taylor's amazing Krupp diamond-- The Kitty Larue Review

I love it when TCM creates new posters for the classics-- Ingrid Bergman Life and Films

Clara Bow could have gotten by on personality, but she was also one of the best silent movie actors (if not the best)— Art, Movies, Wood and Whatnot. . .

Kim Novak paints— Silents and Talkies

Review Round-up—

Camille (1921) (with Nazimova, Rudolph Valentino, and drool-inducing sets)— She Blogged by Night
Five Came Back (1939)— All Good Things
Terminal Station (1953)— Criterion Reflections

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A touching personal tribute to the dearly departed Kathryn Grayson— Classic Forever

Oooh, Hulu has a Criterion Collection channel now— /Film

Bygone (or rejected) Academy Award categories— Mental Floss

Ever heard of Dorothy Janis? I hadn’t before I read this interesting post. I’m glad I know about her now! (and happy 100th b-day to Dorothy!)— Filmphiles

More Barbara Stanwyck Show on DVD—yay!-- Classicflix