24 FRAMES PER SECOND (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... movie, a strange sort of paralell reality in which Casblanca starred Alan Ladd and Hedy Lamarr, Carole Lombard (pictured) played opposite Bob Hope, rather than Robert Montgomery, in Mr and Mrs Smith, and Ray Milland and Frank Lovejoy were the Strangers on A Train. At the time, Lux Radio Theater must have been a wonderful way to revisit movies, and today it is a stunning archive of...
Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... said Saunders. "William Powell is homeless and living on the city dump. He goes to work for Carole Lombard’s crazy family as the butler, rebuilds his fortune, then returns to the city dump to open the Dump -- a nightclub. When someone enters the Tar Pit for the first time, they'll be able to connect the irony in what the name represents, as opposed to the actual feel of the space."...
Colin McEnroe | To Wit (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I don't know much anything about Taylor Swift, but I was sleepily watching SNL last night, and it seemed to me she had nicely goofy Carole Lombard type comic chops. That was the good news. When she sang, it turned...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
simply prefer cats to dogs. marlon brando, judy garland, and carole lombard, to name just three.
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... In 1939, Clark Gable took a break from shooting Gone With the Wind to propose to his girlfriend Carole Lombard in one of the booths. The Hollywood Brown Derby is also credited as the birthplace of the Cobb Salad, named after owner Bob Cobb. Although iconic, the Hollywood location closed its doors in 1985 and only a portion of its façade remains today. 3. The Taft Building – Hollywood...
Seraphic Secret (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... Joan Crawford's linebacker shoulders with padding, Travis Banton's Pygmalion transformation of Carole Lombard (real name: Jane Alice Peters) from a cheap tootsie into a sophisticated clothes horse, and Helen Rose's classically elegant and ultra-feminine chiffon creations for Elizabeth Taylor, Wardrobe Designer vigorously waved away my suggestions: “Shoes.” I was like:...
Mae West (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... and comedies, in 1936 she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carole Lombard's upper-crust mother in "My Man Godfrey" [released on 17 September 1936]. • • "Go West, Young Man" — — released 18 November 1936 • • Directly after this success for Universal Pictures, Alice Brady was off to Paramount Pictures...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... range"...!). LACMA'S Tuesday matinee series in November includes Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard in MR. AND MRS. SMITH on November 10 and Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner in KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE on November 24. I certainly wish the Museum were a bit closer...I've never seen MR. AND MRS. SMITH on a big screen, and I don't think I've ever seen a single Robert Taylor film...
SpoilerTV (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... to Depression-Era comedies like (1936's) "My Man Godfrey" (starring William Powell and Carole Lombard) or (1934's) "The Thin Man" (starring Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles), where they’re living the high life in the midst of the Depression - drinking and having a good time while solving murders.” What a bizarre concept - Temperance Brennan...
