I don’t think there is anyone interested in classic Hollywood who hasn’t listened to it yet, but I highly recommend the Lena Horne episode of the You Must Remember This podcast. And if you’d like to learn even more, check out Lena’s biography Stormy Weather. This is how I learned about her (in that order) …
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It’s Melvyn Douglas day today and I am, frankly, exhausted. I am currently going through some major changes in my life, and it’s already been five days of Summer Under the Stars madness, and the weather has been confusing… But. I still managed to watch four films. I’ll try to be brief today. Theodora Goes …
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I have a confession: I have not seen any of the famous Shirley Temple films she made as a little child. I have seen Since You Went Away, I’ll Be Seeing You (in which I don’t remember her at all), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (which I’m pretty sure I watched during last year’s Summer …
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Marlon Brando – for many the greatest of the great. A Streetcar Named Desire. On the Waterfront. The Godfather. Apocalypse Now. I did not watch these films today. I watched Candy. And Superman. Because I have seen all those other films already. And WHO ELSE watched Candy today, huh? Candy (1968) When Candy started I …
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Day 2 and I’m still here! Not gving up! Great! And what a lovely day to spend with the one and only Ruth Hussey! Tender Comrade (1943) Yesterday I mentioned blacklist in passing while talking about Blockade. And now – Tender Comrade. I mean, the title alone. And it’s written by Dalton Trumbo! Ginger Rogers …
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Every August TCM does their Summer Under the Stars series, when they feature films of one specific actor/actress every single day. And I participate every year – every day I watch films starring the featured star. The thing is, I don’t live in the US. And I do not have TCM. But I do check …
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Hello. Welcome. I have decided to create a space to share some of my interests and observations. Tomorrow Summer Under the Stars begins and I am going to participate in my own way, which seems like a good moment to begin this endeavour. (I am really excited to watch some Old Hollywood. I watched City …
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