San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) When movie roles started drying up for Barbara Stanwyck, she turned to television and had a successful career in that medium for the last quarter-century of her career. People remember "The Colbys" and "Big Valley," but they don't...
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Rent It THE SHOW: Miss Barbara Stanwyck made her motion picture debut in 1927 as an uncredited dancer in a film called Broadway Nights , and she took her final bow on the small screen sixty years later, a regular cast member on Dynasty -spin-off The Colbys . By any standards in any field, sixty years is a long time, and to remain a respected performer with as many credits under her belt...
YA Fresh (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Kelly and I thought it would be fun to check in with some of our favorite YA Fresh author-friends this month and see what holiday films they’ll be watching (again) this year.To kick things off, click here to see a trailer on the Turner Classic Movie station featuring my all-time favorite, Christmas in Connecticut.Barbara Stanwyck stars as Elizabeth Lane who writes a Suzy Homemaker-type...
Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... included http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Fay_(American_actor ) Frank Fay with his first wife Barbara Stanwyck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_March Last week I posted a bookplate for his wife Florence Eldridge The universal plate used by Larry Gelbart was originally distributed by Antioch Bookplate and is still available from Bookplate Ink.Follow this link for ordering information:...
Madinkbeard (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Click for larger size. Another one of these… Images stolen from the film The Furies (with the great Barbara Stanwyck). Text from another Google Book search, pieced together from various sources. Tags: 30_days_of_comics_09 Related posts Pine Away (4) 30 Days of Comics: 9 (1) 30 Days of Comics: 8 (2) 30 Days of Comics: 7 (0) 30 Days of Comics: 6 (4) 30 [...]
Daemon's Movies (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... during a December packed with holiday favorites. The critically acclaimed 1940 classic – starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and scripted by the great Preston Sturges – will air several times throughout the month, most notably on Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. (ET). Beginning Nov. 20, the film will also be available on DVD for the first time ever as part of a partnership between...
A Novel Idea (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
(Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity , 1944) NaNoWriMo has been a complete experiment this year. I took a break from agonizing over my latest WIP to write a ridiculous, cliched mystery caper set in 1937 Chicago. I'm not allowing myself to edit as I write (much). I'm not planning to ever shop this thing to agents, see it published or otherwise bring it into the light...
The Shelf (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... collection starting Friday Nov. 20th. Remember the Night , starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is the story of a prosecutor (MacMurray) who finds himself falling in love with a shoplifter (Stanwyck) during a court recess at Christmas time. The rarely seen Christmas film will not only soon be available to fans on DVD, but it also is one of the headliners for TCM's Christmas...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
ATLANTA, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- It's going to be a very special holiday for movie fans this year as Turner Classic Movies (TCM) presents the rarely seen gem Remember the Night during a December packed with holiday favorites. The critically acclaimed 1940 classic -- starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and scripted by the great Preston Sturges -- will air several times throughout...
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
11/17 ~ Todays special boys and girls. Are you one of them? Mischa, Marty and Rachel 1897 Frank Fay , aka Mr. Barbara Stanwyck. The theory goes that their troubled marriage was the basis of A Star is Born . That story is so big it's practically it's own franchise. I can't stop thinking about it today: Stanwyck through the lens of Gaynor, Garland, Streisand. Yummy !) Even if it's...
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... Sonny Tufts, William Bendix, and Sterling Hayden. (91 minutes,’87)Red Salute: Absconder screwball Stanwyck meets no nonsense cadet Young in this clone of It Occurred One Day with crazy socio political wrinkle. Barbara’s boyfriend (Albright) is an interrogator who makes Communists talk. This is a definitely a new twist. Cast includes Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Hardie...
Mae West (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... • • Who gets credit for bringing sex to the screen in a new way? Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Daniel Craig, George Clooney. Marilyn Monroe, of course. Bo Derek, Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry — all are sized up for their appeal. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are determined to be the "perfect storm of sexuality." • • The usual high-minded, historic...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Two of these stars below are tied for suffering the most Oscar snubs among actresses: six defeats, no wins. Can you name them? To see the answer, click the "Continue Reading" link underneath the photos. ANSWER: Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter. Oscarless Rosalind Russell and Barbara Stanwyck lost four times each, Liv Ullmann twice. Two male stars lost more times than all of these...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... couldn't hear my own footsteps. It was the walk of a dead man. photo: 'double indemnity' starring barbara stanwyck as 'phyllis' and fred macmurray as 'walter.'
liebemarlene vintage (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... . . . . . . . . Cropped sequin bow jacket . . . Cecil Beaton portrait of Paula Gellibrand Miss Barbara Stanwyck in her Follies days, photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston . . . . . . . Metal Embellished Headband . . . . . Sequin and lace dress
