When I woke up this morning to the news that Tony Curtis has passed away at the age of 85, I was immeasurably saddened. In a week that has seen some high-profile deaths (Eddie Fisher, Gloria Stuart), it is nothing short of heartbreaking to add yet another legend to that list. Born Bernard Schwartz in…
Just a couple of announcements/items of interest: Our post about our friend Leigh’s discovery of a signed photo of Dear Mr. Gable has been reprinted on the Movies Unlimited blog, MovieFanFare. Yay! Go check it out! 🙂 What movies make you weep beyond all measure? We’re looking for guest bloggers for our new “Maudlin Mondays”…
Recently, on a whim, I picked up a copy of Maureen O’Hara’s 2004 autobiography, ‘Tis Herself (written with John Nicoletti). I’ve been on a bit of a nonfiction kick lately, and any day in which I can take some time to read about my favorite classic film stars … well, that’s just a damn good…
Gloria Stuart, a well-respected actress and one of the remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, passed away yesterday at the age of 100. Most modern audiences, of course, know Stuart from her phenomenal performance as the older Rose DeWitt Bukater, whose narration frames 1997’s epic romance Titanic. Indeed, Stuart’s performance is the anchor…
This week for Saturday Morning Cartoons, we’re taking a look at Walt Disney’s second full-length animated feature–the best production of his animation studio’s early years, in my ever-humble opinion–the wonderfully magical Pinocchio, released by RKO in 1940. In this film, more so than in its predecessor, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, everything comes together…
Pop singer and occasional classic movie actor Eddie Fisher has passed away at the age of 82. Perhaps best known today as the father of Star Wars actress and snark-tastic writer Carrie Fisher and television stalwart Joely Fisher, Eddie Fisher was one of the most popular singers of the 1950s. His marriage to Debbie Reynolds…
As you can probably tell, we’ve been on a bit of a break the past few days, but we’ll be resuming regular posts tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s something pretty to look at … Excuse me while I sit here and stare all day.
As we kick off our salute to classic Disney animation (and our Saturday Morning Cartoons series!), there’s no better place to begin than with the one that started it all: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released by RKO in limited theaters in 1937 and later across the country in 1938. I have to admit…
True Classics 