A little art deco glamour: Barbara Leonard from Monsieur le Fox (1930)
Marie Prevost
A little Marie Prevost cheesecake brightens anyone’s day.
Rudolph Valentino
A little Rudy beefcake for your Wednesday evening.
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong from the film “Forty Winks”.
Bette Davis Project #2: The Bad Sister (1931)
Bette Davis attended John Murray Anderson‘s acting school in her early 20s and hit Broadway in 1929 at the ripe old age of 21, where she was quickly discovered by Universal. The studio realized it had no idea what to do with her, however, and after a few films did not renew her contract. “The…
Bette Davis Project #1: “Fashions of 1934”
William Powell plays Sherwood Nash, a con artist who fails at one con and, when he stumbles into newbie fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis), is inspired to create a new con: knock-offs of original fashion dresses. Nash’s true motivation is to irritate legitimate designers so they will hire him as a consultant to steal…
Counting Down the Zeroes: The House of Mirth (2000)
Ibetolis of Film For the Soul has taken on the monumental task of counting down the years of 2000-2009 — the Zeroes — in film. Guest reviews and commentaries celebrate the decade as it’s coming to a close. I cannot recommend the posts in the series highly enough; they are insightful, intense, and remarkable. You…
The Bette Davis Project (and set your recorders!)
Before I get to the meat of the post, I want to do tell you that “Cabin in the Cotton” will be on TCM on June 7th at 4:30 AM Eastern time. This is a very hard to find movie, one that was released on VHS years ago but hasn’t been seen much since. I…
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
This post contains adult language inappropriate for kids and spoilers for the movie “3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain.” Parents, do not let your children read this post. I tell you this because I am your friend. “3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain” is the fourth and last movie in the “3 Ninja”…
Birthday: Gloria Swanson, March 27, 1899
Gloria Swansonborn March 27, 1899 (or 1897) portrait by Ernest Bachrachmore about Gloria can be found at Glorious Gloria and Gloria Swanson