Time seems to be flying by this summer. I can’t believe we’re less than a month from Lucille Ball’s centenary … and our Loving Lucy Blogathon! Naturally, we Lucyphiles are almost bursting with excitement. Here’s a quick update on how (we hope) things will work. The “rules” (I use the term loosely) for this blogathon…
For years, I was quite certain that when it came time to cast the role of the tortured, mysterious Maxim de Winter for the 1940 film version of Rebecca, the first—and only—name on everyone’s lips in Hollywood had to have been Laurence Olivier. How could it NOT be? The dashing, dark, and oh-so-handsome Brit had…
In the era of the Motion Picture Production Code, depictions of homosexuality were verboten, classified under the Code’s rather vague catch-all category of “sex perversion.” While those making films prior to 1934 enjoyed more freedom in their ability to depict some obvious—and even blatant—homosexual characters, the establishment of the Production Code Administration (PCA) put an…
Well, it’s already June, and that means … it’s only a little over two months until Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday! We are so excited to be planning the “Loving Lucy” Blogathon, which will be hosted here at True Classics on August 6th. Some wonderful bloggers have already signed up to participate, and we welcome you…
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) is based on a 1931 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald called “Babylon Revisited.” Fitzgerald’s often-anthologized story, with its dark themes of disillusionment and self-imposed alienation, is a seminal work of American modernism. However, it loses something in its translation to the screen. As with many literary adaptations…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Growing up with horses, it’s probably a given that I should be a fan of National Velvet…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor: one of the most gorgeous, appealingly talented actresses to emerge from classic Hollywood … the…
A version of this post originally appeared as a part of our series of Summer Under the Stars recommendations in August 2010. It’s being reprinted here as part of the LAMB’s “Acting School 101” tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) is based on a play by Mississippi-born playwright extraordinaire, Tennessee…
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