Blog Absolute Point (Free subscription) | yesterday
AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, DENVER, Colo., Aug. 26, 2008 [Updated 11:30PM MT] — As Denver police sprayed tear gas and shot pepper balls at radical protestors in a park more than a mile from the Democratic National Convention here, a prospective … see more. It Happened One Night See also: hush hush sweet charlotte | claudette [...]
Blog Absolute Point (Free subscription) | yesterday
It s easy to pick on the Buffalo Bills foray into Canada. The venture understandably makes Bills fans antsy about the long-term future of the team. The move cuts into the sense of patriotism some Canadians feel about the Canadian Football League … see more. It Happened One Night See also: claudette colbert | clark [...]
"Let's Not Talk About Movies" (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
The Story: If " Sunset Boulevard " is the cinema's homage to itself, " All About Eve " is its homage to theater. Both share a common theme of illusion and reality confused with art and artifice—of players being played. "Sunset Boulevard" shows an incident that indicts the industry. "All About Eve" does the same, but implies it's all in the game. Both films...
Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The Hairy Ape (1944, USA) - Two egos collide on a steamboat: A spoiled, rich girl and a grunt from the engine room. This is an odd movie in many ways, some good and some bad. The best way to watch it is as a non-fantasy version of King Kong . Watched it all. Cobra Woman (1944, USA) - Some guy goes to Cobra Island, where the cobra people live, to find his cobra woman, who has been kidnapped by her evil...
Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills) (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Who are Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen? They are the five people the Kennedy Center Honors plan to induct for 2010 . You notice anything? If you don't stroll with me through the past honorees (each year is five except two years when it was six): 2008 Morgan Freeman George Jones Barbra Streisand Twyla Tharp Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey of The Who 2007...
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Your cinematic birthdays for 12/02 . If it's your big day, let us know. Steven, Lucy and Warren 1894 Warren William , charming snake, pre-code movie star who was often paired with formidable actresses like Claudette Colbert ( Imitation of Life, Cleopatra ), Joan Blondell ( Gold Diggers of 1933, Stage Struck ) and Bette Davis ( Three on a Match, Satan Met a Lady ) 1914 Ray Walston , the Damn Yankees!...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In the mid-'40s John Wayne made a couple of very enjoyable comedies with two of the screen's great comediennes: WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (1946) with Claudette Colbert and tonight's movie, A LADY TAKES A CHANCE, starring Jean Arthur. In both films Wayne is a charming leading man who shows a real knack for comedy. He and Jean Arthur are a delightful team in A LADY TAKES A CHANCE. Arthur, at her wide-eyed,...
DaveKehr.com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
It’s a big week for Jerryphiles, with the release of both Chris Fujiwara’s excellent new monograph on Lewis from the Unveristy of Illinois Press, and the appearance of “The Jerry Lewis Show” from Infinity Entertainment — a two-disc collection of sketches culled from Lewis’s largely forgotten (and since largely unseen) NBC series of 1967-69. Also, [...]
sighsandwhispers (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Probably the most perfect vanity ever.
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Photo by KingoftheHill via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Swimsuit Ice Skating @ Seaside Ice The popular Swimsuit Ice Skating Weekend returns to sunny Seaside Ice --the only outdoor ice skating rink on the beach. Skate in your swimwear from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best bathing suit, too! (Of course, you can also skate in your "regular" clothes from 4-10...
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
“..From the outside, the Trylon “microcinema” in Minneapolis looks more like a vacant office space than a movie theater. But past the front door of the short, bland brick building and through an upstart gallery space, lovers of vintage film can see Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert thumbing a ride in It Happened One Night [...]
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
THREE-CORNERED MOON is a very early example of the "crazy family" Depression-era screwball comedy, a genre which hit its peak a few years later with MY MAN GODFREY (1936). Claudette Colbert plays Elizabeth Rimpelgar, who lives with her ditzy mother (Mary Boland) and three brothers in a spacious mansion in Brooklyn. Elizabeth may be the only sane member of the family, but the Depression soon...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I MET HIM IN PARIS reunites Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas, stars of the 1935 comedy SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (1935). Colbert plays Kay Denham, who is happy to leave her devoted but boring beau (Lee Bowman) at home in the U.S. while she takes a three-week vacation in Paris. Kay promptly meets Americans George (Melvyn Douglas), a dour playwright, and Gene (Robert Young), an energetic playboy who quickly...
DVDVerdict (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Reviewed by James A. Stewart Quote: "Whether glamorous or down-to-earth, Colbert comes across as a friendly, intelligent wisecracker who doesn't take things too seriously."
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
There's been a dearth of classic film releases on DVD this year, but November 3rd is an especially good day for fans of classic film and TV. First up is the 6-film Claudette Colbert Legacy Collection. (Click the title of this post for a link with more info.) The films in the set are THREE-CORNERED MOON (1933), MAID OF SALEM (1937), I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937), BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE (1938), NO TIME...
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