When I was recently researching some background information for the review I wrote about The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) over on my Warren William fan site, I stumbled across a TIME Magazine review which talked only briefly about the picture but then provided more information about Claire Dodd, a personal favorite from the […]
News & Notes
Articles gathered under this heading include Cliff's monthly previews of Turner Classic Movies programming, reviews of movie books and interviews with film book authors, and site-related announcements including collectibles sales and book announcements.
Complete Ginger Rogers TCM March schedule illustrated with vintage movie cards
My Now Playing Guide subscription lapsed so I wanted to put the entire TCM Star of the Month schedule for March 2010 in one place for my own easy reference. Post illustrated with vintage Ginger Rogers movie cards and collectibles.
Dolores Costello – Her Career plus Can You Help Identify This Painting?
A biography in brief of child star and later screen beauty Dolores Costello, who would later marry John Barrymore. Also a reader contributes an image of a painting of Costello and asks for some help in identifying it.
Handling the Subject of Racism as a Classic Film Blogger
The last two classic movie reviews I’ve posted have included references to specific instances of racism. This post is intended to explain how and why I cover racism in the classics plus begin a general conversation on the subject.
My 5 favorite Wallace Ford pre-code roles
My five favorite Wallace Ford pre-code roles and Freaks isn’t one of them! Article illustrated by an image of a vintage movie card picturing Ford.
My 5 favorite Alan Hale roles and types
I tried to choose 5 somewhat different favorite Alan Hale roles leading my list to show off 5 slightly different types the character actor played throughout the 1930’s and 40’s.
W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
The long career of character actress Mary Boland
A look at the career of Mary Boland from her 1907 Broadway debut through her teamings with Charlie Ruggles and beyond. Illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.
Immortal Ephemera … Hey, hey, we've got a name now
I was pretty sick of referring to this spot as the blog on things-and-other-stuff.com or the things-and-other-stuff blog and so I took a little time tonight to finally brainstorm a real name. I’ve got to be honest, this wasn’t my first choice, but I think it works pretty well. I was originally thinking of Everlasting […]
Interview with Classic Images’ Laura Wagner about her new book
Laura Wagner, film book reviewer of Classic Images, answers a few questions about her new book, Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel … The Uncensored Book Reviews…
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