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Summoning the Patron Saint of STFU at the Movies
Happy New Year to my classic movie family! May this year be better than the last (talk about setting a bar low), and may all good things come your way! Yesterday afternoon, my husband Tim and I bid a relieved adieu to 2025 by going to see SONG SUNG BLUE, which was the perfect year-end …
THE GARDEN OF ALLAH: It’s Delightful, It’s Delicious, It’s Delirious
The Garden of Allah. Oh my God this movie could not be more ridiculous. I’ve seen it four times. The first time, I was home with the flu. And while I’m not suggesting you goose your temperature a few degrees before you watch, it couldn’t hurt. The whole thing feels like a long, languid, luscious fever-dream: Charles …
TINTYPE TUESDAY: Gladys Cooper Was a Pin-Up Girl — And Other Pix That May Surprise You!
Recently I came across this old British postcard, which I bought years ago, back when there were bookstores. Printed in 1910, it features Jessie Winter (as “Modesty”), Gladys Cooper (as “Beauty in Everywoman”) and Patricia Collinge (as “Youth”). Winter had only a brief film career, but Cooper, of course, went on to become everyone’s favorite battleaxe in films …
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