Cruises in Classic Movies

Since TCM is hosting a cruise , let's celebrate!  Below are links to blog posts around the blogosphere that feature classic movies and...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Quote of the Day: Louis B. Mayer

The sign of a clever auteur is to achieve the illusion that there is a sole individual responsible for magnificent creations that requ...

Monday, August 27, 2012
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Anchors Aweigh (1945) and the Real Life Seaman

While the Allied forces invaded Normandy, Gene Kelly prepped for his next film - Anchors Aweigh . Kelly was always professional during t...

Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Singin' in the Rain (1952) Encore Presentation August 2012

Singin' in the Rain (1952) comes to theaters in an encore presentation on Wednesday August 22, 2012 at  2pm and 7pm (local time). ...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Gene Kelly, Attorney at Law?

While Cary Grant was doing wrong to Mae West, while Katharine Hepburn frolicked about with Paul Lukas and while a giant latex gorilla storme...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Gene Kelly's 100th Birthday Celebration!

CLAMBA is hosting a Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon this week in honor of the movie legend who's just gotta dance. It begins Monday...

Sunday, August 19, 2012
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Quote of the Day: Katharine Hepburn

Who is Katharine Hepburn? It took me a long time to create that creature. - Katharine Hepburn

Saturday, August 18, 2012
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More Than You Know: An Open Letter to Judy Garland from Billy Rose

News articles about Judy Garland circa 1949 and 1950 are terribly depressing. More than one article chronicles her cry for help, her dela...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Quote of the Day: Doris Day

[On recording "Secret Love" for the movie Calamity Jane (1953)]: When I first heard "Secret Love" I almost faint...

Monday, August 13, 2012
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Quote of the Day: Vivien Leigh

Some critics saw fit to say that I was a great actress. I thought that was a foolish, wicked thing to say because it put such an onus an...

Friday, August 10, 2012
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White Christmas Onstage (or the Misadventures of a Night at the Theater)

What a treat!   Java’s family is meeting out of town for Thanksgiving and close by is the national tour of White Christmas on stage ....

Friday, August 10, 2012
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Quote of the Day: Laurence Olivier

If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. ...

Thursday, August 09, 2012
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Is it possible for an entertainer today to have a career like Fred Astaire's?

Is it possible for an entertainer today to have a career like Fred Astaire's? An interviewer once posed a similar question to Tony ...

Wednesday, August 08, 2012
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Java's Journey Meets The New York Post

Java's Journey was mentioned in the New York Post on August 1, 2012! Well, sorta. Lou Lumenick, the Post 's chief film critic,  r...

Tuesday, August 07, 2012
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Debbie Reynolds Blogs!

Well, her representatives blog for her, and that's cool too. The official - Official, mind you!- Debbie Reynolds website contacted...

Tuesday, August 07, 2012
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Saying Hello to an Old Friend

Isn't it great to be on a road trip and unexpectedly bump into an old friend? That's what happened to Java today. As we perused the ...

Friday, August 03, 2012
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