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TINTYPE TUESDAY: The Wild Goings-On Behind the Scenes of THE WIZARD OF OZ!

♦ January 23, 2019 ♦ 2 Comments

Welcome to another edition of TINTYPE TUESDAY. This week, we’re off to see The Wizard of Oz! But before heading out, let’s take a peek at what was really going on behind the curtain. The Kansas tornado was nothing compared to the blizzard of cast and script changes—not to mention the many mishaps, including a …

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50 Classic Film Scenes in Black and White: The Original Fifty Shades of Grey

♦ 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 …

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Test Your Classic Film Knowledge! (Not!)

♦ October 24, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment

In the 1930s, lots of tobacco companies tucked little film-star photo cards into their packs of cigarettes. (By the way, if you’re looking for cheap, fabulous movie memorabilia, these cards, unlike the product they came with, are just what the doctor ordered: Just go to any auction site, type in your favorite star’s name and the word …

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Carole Lombard: A Birthday Tribute

♦ October 6, 2014 ♦ 3 Comments

Remembering Carole Lombard on her birthday, through the eyes of some of the many who loved her: “You can trust that little screwball with your life or your hopes and your weaknesses, and she wouldn’t even know how to think about letting you down. She’s more fun than anybody, but she’ll take a poke at …

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Myrna and Clark: A (Platonic) Love Story

♦ September 29, 2014 ♦ 6 Comments

“We became devoted to each other. We weren’t lovers, we eventually became more like siblings. Our relationship was unique. Oh, he sometimes gave me the macho routine when people were watching, but he changed when we were alone. “We always used to celebrate together at the end of a picture. Clark insisted on it. Maybe …

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Chronicling an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts

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"fate keeps on happening"

"Going to the fortune teller's was just as good as going to the opera, and the cost scarcely a trifle more - ergo, I will disguise myself and go again, one of these days, when other amusements fail." - Mark Twain, Letter to Orion Clemens, February 6, 1861

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Well, Here's Another Nice Mess . . .

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