As gilded and over-the-top as the Old South itself, the Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray release is an impressive tribute to one of the best loved films of all time. The Victor Fleming-directed (at least Fleming gets the credit) classic, based on Margaret Mitchell's book of the same name, looks exceedingly good in high definition, and the bonus items (video and otherwise)...
I'm doing this now because our guests will be arriving soon. Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) : De Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead from Gone with the Wind . De Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Lilian Augusta Ruse (1886-1975), was an actress known by her stage name Lilian Fontaine, and her father, Walter...
1694 Voltaire , Enlightment philosopher, writer, progressive. Candide is his work that's most familiar to modern audiences having been filmed, adapted, and put on lists like this one as well as being adapted into a popular and oft-revived comic operetta. Kristin Chenoweth doing "Glitter and Be Gay" is theater heaven. 1912 Eleanor Powell , queen of tap. Broadway Rhythm it's got me Everybody...
( Warning: spoilers contained herein) Hard to Get (1938) – I had to program the DVD player to grab this one since TCM decided to show it at the same time most night auditors are eating dinner/lunch/whatever. It’s fairly standard stuff; Olivia De Havilland plays Margaret “Maggie” Richards, a pampered heiress who storms out of her family’s palatial manse in a huff (or maybe...
Although the world is fascinating place there are times when temporary escape is not only desirable but necessary. The princely sum of about eight dollars rented two movies about stirring events from another time and place. From 1938 there was the Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland and Basil Rathbone. [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
THE MAN IN GREY is a British Regency Era melodrama from Gainsborough Pictures, starring a powerhouse quartet of actors: James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, and Phyllis Calvert. Calvert and Lockwood, at times seeming to channel Olivia de Havilland and Vivien Leigh's characters from GONE WITH THE WIND, meet as schoolgirls. Clarissa (Calvert) is a sweet girl ultimately pushed into a loveless...
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Last week, RACKED told us that British sportswear label Superdry was heading to NoHo at West 4th and Broadway, so we went all the way to Hollywood to see what this brand is all about. Aren't we dedicated? It turns...
By Joan McCray Check out some movie reviews below. If you want to download these movies do some searches to find what is out there. "Movie Download Sites" or "Movie Trailer Downloads" might get you a good result, if they don't, try "Home Movie Rental". The Proud Rebel: Well presented post Civil War research of 2-fisted Southerner Ladd desiring medical help for mute child...
My favorite way of resting on the weekends is watching old movies. This weekend I watched Devotion, a movie about the Brontë sisters, starring Olivia de Havilland and An Affair to Remember, which starred Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant. There’s just something relaxing and comforting about watching an old film, especially classics. Even if I’ve [...]
Filed under: Celebrity , Entertainment , Beauty , Rant The mostly harmless television network Spike recently ran an article on its blog listing their nominees for Top Ten Actresses Past Their Expiration Date. Some of the girls over here at Lemondrop got a little annoyed, because the list included ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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