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TINTYPE TUESDAY: The Classic Film Ladies of Autumn
sistercelluloid ♦ September 22, 2020 ♦ 2 Comments
Don’t look now, but what’s that coming around the corner? It’s… it’s… autumn! (At least in this hemisphere.) So let’s kick it off with a few of our favorite actresses decked out in their best reds, oranges, yellows and golds. There’s something about these pix that’s kind of anti-cheesecake: No frozen smiles to match their …
In THE MIRACLE WOMAN, All Eyes Are on Stanwyck—Especially Capra’s
sistercelluloid ♦ March 1, 2019 ♦ 9 Comments
There’s a certain luminous quality that shines through when a director is in love with his leading lady. In Frank Capra’s The Miracle Woman, starring Barbara Stanwyck, it’s all over the screen. This was the second film for these kindred spirits—whose relationship got off to such a rocky start, the real miracle is that they ended up working together at all. In 1930, …
MOMA Launches a Spectacular Series: Universal Restorations & Rediscoveries, 1928-1937
sistercelluloid ♦ May 8, 2016 ♦ 1 Comment
Friday the 13th just got lucky. That’s when the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) kicks off its fabulous series, “Universal Pictures: Restorations and Rediscoveries, 1928-1937,” which runs from May 13 through June 15. With several gorgeous prints newly struck by the studio, “this seemed a good opportunity to look at the Carl Laemmle Jr. years—which …
TINTYPE TUESDAY: Classic Film Stars Let Their Freckles Fly Free!
sistercelluloid ♦ March 23, 2016 ♦ 5 Comments
Welcome to another edition of TINTYPE TUESDAY! In April 1976, George Hurrell wrote to Joan Crawford, his friend of almost half a century, asking her to say a few words for a book about his work. With it, he sent a 1930 photograph, his favorite of the thousands they’d shot in 33 sessions together. “I’ve always …
STREAMING SATURDAY! Stanwyck Is a Stripper Turned Sleuth in LADY OF BURLESQUE
sistercelluloid ♦ November 28, 2015 ♦ 8 Comments
Welcome to another edition of Streaming Saturdays, where we embed a free, fun movie for you to watch right here every week! Ah, Thanksgiving weekend—full of food, family and folksy fare. With that I give you… Lady of Burlesque! This little confection was the last of five films pairing Barbara Stanwyck with one of her favorite directors, …
TINTYPE TUESDAY: Peeking Behind the Scenes on THE LADY EVE!
sistercelluloid ♦ September 8, 2015 ♦ 1 Comment
When’s the last time you had this much fun at work? But then who has a boss like Preston Sturges? The set of The Lady Eve “was so ebullient that instead of going to their trailers between setups, the players relaxed in canvas chairs with their sparkling director, listening to his fascinating stories or going over their lines …
Guilty Pleasures, Sleepers and (Way Too Much) Stuff About Me: It’s Liebster Time
sistercelluloid ♦ July 6, 2015 ♦ 10 Comments
The wonderful Lea at Silent-ology has tapped me for a Liebster Award! Liebster, by the way, is from the German for dear, sweetheart or darling—three words that perfectly suit Lea, and that show up in old movies a lot. The award is sort of a way to celebrate kindred spirits in the online community and help us all get …
50 Classic Film Scenes in Black and White: The Original Fifty Shades of Grey
sistercelluloid ♦ March 1, 2015 ♦ 6 Comments
Had enough of the hype surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey, which has now made the transition from the page to the screen, much the way an awful cold might progress into pneumonia? Wondering why a dreadful hack writer seems to think she invented sex? And let’s not even talk about the shameless worship of expensive stuff, which, let’s face it, is …
As W.C. Fields’ Wife, Kathleen Howard Took Henpecking to Operatic Heights
sistercelluloid ♦ November 17, 2014 ♦ 18 Comments
Some movie-loving girls toss around lines by ladies like Lauren Bacall (“You just put your lips together and blow.“), Vivien Leigh (“I’ll think about it tomorrow…”) or Bette Davis (“Fasten your seats belts—it’s going to be a bumpy night!”) I grew up quoting Kathleen Howard. “Those were my mother’s feathers!” I’d roar to my Dad, out of nowhere, …
Linda Darnell: “A Sweeter Girl Never Lived”
sistercelluloid ♦ October 17, 2014 ♦ 21 Comments
“At thirty-two, I can see tell-tale marks in the mirror, but the ravages of time no longer terrify me. I am told that when surface beauty is gone, the real woman emerges.” —Linda Darnell She never lived long enough for her beauty to fade. But a real woman—and a real actress—did emerge, and deserve to be …
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