Julie Andrews sings Noël Coward's 'Parisian Pierrot' in Star! (1968)

Watched Star! (1968) , starring Julie Andrews , the other day. It was mesmerizing. Nearly three hours of extravagant, yet succinct, storyt...

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Marge & Gower Champion - Awesome Dancers

Java sometimes plays movie excerpts on her computer while surfing the 'net. It's really for the familiar sound; I just continue do...

Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Musical Noir and On The Town (1949)

  On the Town (1949) follows three sailors on 24-hour leave. It's just a  feel-good Gene Kelly -Comden and Green musical and nothin...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Grace Kelly: Style Icon at the museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum offers an exhibit called  Grace Kelly: Style Icon   from April 17 to Sep 26.  "This exhibition shows t...

Saturday, September 18, 2010
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Pauline Kael on Lauren Bacall

Today is Lauren Bacall's birthday (born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924). I submit a little of Pauline Kael's description o...

Thursday, September 16, 2010
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Favorite Movie Quotes

Inspired by Clara's favorite film lines , here are a few of mine.   From Can-Can (1960)    Paul: It's over. Don't go on tor...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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I could kick myself : Shows you wish you'd seen

  Zorro played in the West End last year . There doesn't seem to be any Broadway turn for it. I could just kick myself for not going. ...

Sunday, September 12, 2010
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The Rat Pack: 25 Never-Seen Photos

Life Magazine Life magazine released 25 (actually it's 28) never-seen photographs of four members of the Rat Pack - Sammy Davis, Jr.,...

Friday, September 10, 2010
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Classic Movies On the Radio

When radio was king, adaptations of popular movies were all the rage. An hour or half an hour would be devoted to a streamlined script of Je...

Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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Li'l Abner (1940)

Li’l Abner (1940) is a low budget, adaptation of Al Capp ’s famous comic strips, which follows a lumbering man-child whose only concern is...

Sunday, September 05, 2010
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Alfred Hitchcock Geek to interview Tippi Hedren

This just in. Author of the Alfred Hitchcock Geek blog, Joel Gunz, will interview Tippi Hedren on Sunday September 12th. Ms. Hedren, one o...

Friday, September 03, 2010
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Links & Updates - Audrey Hepburn's approval ratings; The Heiress; Nostalgia Critic;Hat Dance; Wiseguy

Links John McElwee at Greenbriar Picture Shows blog tackles the maelstrom surrounding Emma Thompson 's unpleasant assessment of classic...

Friday, September 03, 2010
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Quote of the Day: Lucille Ball

[On the MGM Studio System] "You were taken in charge and trained. They have none of that today any place. I regret the passing of the ...

Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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