Black Tights (1962) - Cyd Charisse in a Ballet Pastiche

A diamond! Snack time! Black Tights (1962) is composed of a quartet of ballets. It stars dancers Cyd Charisse , Moira Shearar, Zizi J...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Java's Journey has received the Stylish Blog Award

Clara, author of classic movies blog Via Margutta 51 , has awarded Java's Journey - along with several other blogs- with the Stylish Blo...

Monday, March 28, 2011
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Elizabeth Taylor has died

Movie star/ entrepreneur /philanthropist Elizabeth Taylor died today of congestive heart failure. Ms. Taylor was 79. Often known more for ...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Songwriters Who Sing Their Own Songs

Comden & Green  One of life's pleasures is hearing librettists and composers sing their own songs.  When I first heard Betty Comd...

Sunday, March 20, 2011
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Esther Williams and Mackinac Island

Click to enlarge Went skiing. Didn't think of movies. Ok, once. Our off-season tour of Mackinac Island mentioned the Esther Willia...

Saturday, March 19, 2011
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Bela Época - Brazil's early cinema

Reposted with permission from Spotlight , a world trivia blog which highlights one continent per post. Bela Época (Beautiful Era) is the...

Friday, March 11, 2011
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Frank Sinatra's Facial Twitch

They had faces then. Whoever coined this apothegm about classic movie stars was right on the nose - their faces were relatively unique fo...

Wednesday, March 02, 2011
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Before He Was Bond, He Was Remington Steele

Stephanie Zimbalist & Pierce Brosnan in "Remington Steele" Yours truly contributed a guest post to the Classic Film and TV ...

Tuesday, March 01, 2011
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