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The Gene Tierney Centenary, Pt. 1: "I felt luck was with me"
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Gene Tierney's birth on November 19, 1920 ~Marlene Dietrich once said, “The relationship between the make-up man and the film actor is that of accomplices in...
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The Gene Tierney Centenary, Pt. 2: "...carried by the winds and the tides"
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Gene Tierney's birth on November 19, 1920 Link to Pt. 1Gene Tierney would admit that before she married Oleg Cassini, “I dated dozens of young men, had fun with...
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Marcel Dalio: What a (French) Character!
This is my entry for the annual What a Character! blogathon hosted by Paula at Paula's Cinema Club,Aurora of Once Upon a Screen and Kellee at Outspoken & Freckled. Click herefor links to all...
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WILSON (1944), Darryl F. Zanuck's Forgotten Campaign for World Peace
It was August 1944 and World War II was advancing toward its cataclysmic end when 20th Century Fox launched a heavily promoted biographical spectacular, Darryl F. Zanuck’s production of Wilson. A...
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Old Hollywood Haunts: A Birthday Remembrance for the Brown Derby on Vine...
I lived in Hollywood, once upon a time, on Poinsettia between Fountain and Santa Monica Blvd., not far from Melrose. It was the early '80s and I was working at a radio station on Sunset at North...
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Old Hollywood Haunts: Charlie Farrell's Racquet Club in Palm Springs
Charlie Farrell, top center; Ava Gardner, bottom left; on the right, Marilyn Monroe and Spencer TracyMany years ago, Charlie Farrell was a movie star. He first gained fame as a leading man in the late...
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For National Classic Movie Day: 6 Films - 6 Decades
May 16 is here and once more it's National Classic Movie Day. Hooray! Happily, Rick over at the Classic Film & TV Cafeis hosting his annual blogathon in honor of this special day. The theme this...
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I Know Where I'm Going! a Black & White Jewel from Powell & Pressburger
Rich, vivid Technicolor is one of the hallmarks of the most well known and celebrated of the gorgeous, masterful films from the production team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, The Archers....
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Summer's Here and the Time is Right for ... SUMMER MOVIES
Just in time for summer, TCM and Running Press offer John Malahy's delectably readable Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics. Featuring summertime-set films dating from the '20s (Lonesome/1928) to...
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Old Hollywood Haunts: The Hollywood Canteen, 1942 - 1945
Clockwise from top: Bette Davis and John Garfield; Rita Hayworth; Hedy Lamarr and Bob Hope; GIs at the Canteen A Very Special "Old Hollywood Haunt"In her 1987 memoir, This 'n That,Bette Davis...
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A New Edition of the Seminal Noir Classic, Dark City: The Lost World of Film...
Eddie Muller's Original Noir Bible in an Updated and Expanded Edition Eddie MullerBefore he was film noir's czar and long before he was a TCM host, Eddie Muller made a decision to take a leap and, as...
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Belmondo before "Breathless" and the comeback of Jean Gabin
Tributes to Belmondo and Gabin Kick Off a 17-Film Noir SeriesOne Sunday near the end of February 2020 I spent a sunny afternoon in the dark at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco watching the first two...
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To Be or Not to Be (1942), a Daring Mixed-Genre Satire from Ernst Lubitsch
This Hollywood-savvy item appeared in the December 1932 issue of Vanity Fair, “…although a German director [he] is now claimed by America. His gay and cynic touch, his dramatic use of detail, have...
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FRENCH NOIRVEMBER RETURNS: The French Had a Name for It 2021
On October 24, a rare and potent combination of “atmospheric river” and “bomb cyclone” generated a ferocious storm that pounded Northern California, dumping more than a foot of rain in some areas. As...
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What a Character! The Everlasting Imprint of Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt packed nearly 120 film roles into his all too brief lifetime, but it was the last film released before his death that guaranteed him a special brand of eternal life, what could be called...
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Holiday Movie Memories: 3 Favorites from the Vault
As time goes by I find myself in a reflective mood on Christmas Eve, often savoring memories of holidays gone by, some long, long ago, others from just a few years past. This year as I perused TCM's...
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Variations on a Genre: “Vehicular Noir” and “Noir on the Sea and in the...
In this post, veteran noir programmer Don Malcolm considers the sub-genre implications of rare films noir - from the US, Croatia and Germany - set to screen when Midcentury Madness '22 returns to San...
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THE CAFTAN WOMAN BLOGATHON - HONORING PATRICIA NOLAN-HALL
Patricia Nolan-Hall The Caftan Woman Blogathon – Honoring Patricia Nolan-Hallwill be hosted by Jacqueline at Another Old Movie Blog and Patty at Lady Eve’s Reel Life on Friday, May 6th.On March 7th,...
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For the Caftan Woman Blogathon: Champagne for Caesar (1950)
In memory of our friend and world class classic film lover and blogger, Paddy, we gather to celebrate her with this, our Caftan Woman Blogathon: Honoring Patricia Nolan-Hall. Click here for links to...
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THE CAFTAN WOMAN BLOGATHON
Today we celebrate our friend and fellow classic film (and more) blogger, Patricia Nolan-Hall aka/Paddy, Paddy Lee - and Caftan Woman, the name of her award-winning blog. When Paddy left us on March...
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Fun in the Sun: Excitement on the French Riviera in Alfred Hitchcock's "To...
Romance, adventure and intrigue, plus dashing Cary Grant and delectable Grace Kelly. All of this along with a tour of the French Riviera courtesy of Alfred Hitchcock. Who could resist such high style...
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Angela Lansbury Noir: A Life at Stake (1955) and Please Murder Me! (1956)
It was only with her passing last month that I found out Dame Angela Lansbury had made a couple of low budget films noir during her long, storied career. I was aware, of course, that she had played...
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LEE REMICK AND THE DAWN OF THE MINI-SERIES
A fresh-faced 21-year-old Lee Remick made her motion picture debut with an eye-popping turn as a baton-twirling high school drum majorette in Elia Kazan’s 1957 classic, A Face in the Crowd. Remick’s...
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Art and Life: Autumn Sonata (1978), Ingrid Bergman’s Final Film
One of the most beloved of Hollywood’s Golden Age stars, Ingrid Bergman lit up screens large and small in an acting career that spanned 50 years, included 54 onscreen performances and brought three...
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Eternally Marilyn
photo by Milton Greene Like so many summer days in Los Angeles, this one began as a balmy and sunlit morning. It would grow warmer and sunnier, but the languid summertime mood was shattered by news of...
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