In The Band Wagon (1953), screen-grab via YouTube Here is the full quote from Cyd Charisse (1922 - 2008): "I think that in all my dancing I play a role. To me, that's what dancing is about. It's not just steps." Fred Astaire: "When you dance with Cyd Charisse, you stay … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I Started Off Wanting 1 Husband & 7 Children, But It Ended Up the Other Way Around” –Lana Turner
On set of The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), public domain At the conclusion of the opening episode of the second season of Mad Men (2007 - 2015), the show's protagonist, Don Draper, buys a book of poetry after being told by a hipster in a Greenwich … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Actor / Writer / Director, Ida Lupino
1950, via Wikimedia Commons Ida Lupino (1918 - 1995): "My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England. I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “A Large Income is the Best Recipe for Happiness” – Jane Austen
Portrait of Austen, from the memoir of J. E. Austen-Leigh (1798-1874). All other portraits of Austen are generally based on this, which is itself based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen, Wikimedia Commons, public domain Jane Austen (1775-1817) remained single all her life, while … [Read more...]
In on the Joke: Remembering Demi Moore in ‘G.I. Jane’
Ridley Scott's film G.I. Jane (1997) is considered somewhat disappointing. It has a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and its star Demi Moore received a Razzie Award from the Golden Raspberry Association for Worst Actress. The Golden Raspberry Awards honor the worst … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Wisecracking Actor, Patsy Kelly
Via Screen-Shot January 12, 1910 – Patsy Kelly: "I was always around people who were too good." She often played the maid in the movies, and she was forced to take work as an actual maid when Hollywood was not able to deal with her loud mouth, her drinking, and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor / Designer, William Haines
January 2, 1900– William Haines: "One could be forgiven for illiteracy, but never for lack of good taste." Check out the great biography Wisecracker: The Life Of William Haines: Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Star (1998) by the great chronicler of Hollywood history, William Mann. … [Read more...]
Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo to Star in Movie “Wicked” (Watch Them Fan Girl Over Each Other)
Wicked has its new stars. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will star in the film adaptation of the hit musical that is to be directed by Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu. Erivo will play Elphaba while Grande will play Glinda. … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay39: “The Wizard Of Oz” Premieres
Original poster, Public domain August 15, 1939– The Wizard Of Oz premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater, a cinematic event that changed many lives and altered pop culture forever. Little Stevie Rutledge: "Mommy, Mommy…please let me stay up and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Henry Fonda & Margaret Sullavan, a Hollywood Tale of Adultery, Mental Illness, Divorce and Suicide
Sullavan and Fonda in The Moon’s Our Home, 1936, via YouTube May 16, 1905 – Henry Fonda: "I’ve been close to Bette Davis for 38 years and I have the cigarette burns to prove it."Henry Fonda https://youtu.be/minkNiccBeQ Henry Fonda had a 50-year career … [Read more...]
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