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...]
#BlackHistoryMonth: Juanita Moore in 1958’s “Imitation Of Life”
Photo via Wikimedia Commons Juanita Moore (1914-2014): ”How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?”Juanita Moore as Annie in Imitation Of Life Douglas Sirk (1897 – 1987) has only one Hollywood screenwriting credit, but there is a thematic thread and … [Read more...]
The Fabulous Lypsinka Recommends Classic Films Streaming on TCM/HBOMax Right Now
I've known Lypsinka for a few years and let me tell you, her talents are not confined to being a lip sync assassin. She also is a cinephile and film connoisseur, which you might have guessed from her iconic performances sampling film dialogue. (And pianist! *see below) The … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Juanita Moore
Via Wikimedia Commons October 19, 1914 - Juanita Moore: ''How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?'' Juanita Moore as Annie in Imitation Of Life Douglas Sirk has only one Hollywood screenwriting credit, but there is a thematic thread and that runs … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Tyrone Power
May 5th, 1914- Tyrone Power a true matinee idol & one of the most beautiful men to ever appear in American films or on Broadway. He was a major star at 20th Century Fox where he fought for & … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, Douglas Sirk
April 26, 1897- Douglas Sirk was not gay, but the great German born yet thoroughly American filmmaker, made a particular kind of melodrama that explored the class-ridden nature of the small town & its fear of women's emotional & sexual needs that easily serve as an … [Read more...]
Legacy: Lauren Bacall Was The Last of Madonna’s “Vogue” Legends
Here's an strange bit of trivia about the passing of Lauren Bacall yesterday: … [Read more...]
Flashback 1948: Beverly Hills Crime Scene Photo
Dated (incorrectly) April 5, 1948 (it was '58), the photo shows gangster Johnny Stompanato dead on the bedroom floor of movie queen Lana Turner's Beverly Hills house, after her daughter, 14-year-old Cheryl, allegedly stabbed him after seeing him in a heated argument with Turner, … [Read more...]
