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Royal Film Performance Series: The Mudlark (1950)
Truth, BrisbaneThe occasion of the fifth annual Royal Film Performance took place on Monday, the 30th of October, 1950 at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square. The previous Friday had the coldest...
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Bette's Hats and Reviews: The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
Hat #3Bette's next film was with Ruth Chatterton in The Rich Are Always with Us (1932). We were all terrible rich and Miss Chatterton, being the star, was the richest of us all. I was "the pest of Park...
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Cinema Wedding Gowns: Twice-Told Tales (1963)
We have a spooky wedding gown for today. Sebastian Cabot brings his dead fiancé back to life with a potion, that he himself also takes to become younger. Unfortunately it doesn't last long...Bringing...
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Recycled Costume Roundup - October
Last month I shared costumes that were worn twice by the same actress in different films. I did not share the other two recycles I had noticed, so I will be sharing them today. I only noticed one other...
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Movies I Watched in October
For Those Who Think Young (1964)This month I finally read Myrna Loy's autobiography Being and Becoming. I had checked it out from the library in 2018 and used it for a post on Jean Harlow but ran out...
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Royal Film Performance Series: Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
The evening of November 15, 1951 was, as seemed usual for a Royal Command Film Performance, cold and rainy. The choice of film for the sixth RCFP annual event was the British film Where No Vultures...
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Bette's Hats & Reviews: The Dark Horse (1932)
"What can I possibly say about this movie..."Bette Davis' tenth film, The Dark Horse (1932) with Warren William, didn't get a mention in either of her books, The Lonely Life or This 'n That. Bette...
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Cinema Wedding Gowns: Born to Kill (1947)
I figured for Noirvember we needed a Noir wedding gown ;)This lavish home wedding hides a secret - the groom (Lawrence Tierney) is in love with the wealthy bride's (Audrey Long) penniless sister...
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Bette's Hats & Reviews: The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Bette's next film, The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), has one of her many memorable lines, and one of the stars personal favorites. The experience, however, was an unpleasant one - she did not get along...
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Recycled Costume Roundup - November
I have basically been watching more hour-long "B" movies lately in hopes of spotting recycled costumes. So far not too many but I have lots of screenshots in case they pop up in the future ;)~♥~♥~♥~Our...
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Movies I Watched in November
Without Love (1945)This month I finished my Downton Abbey rewatch. Then I started the 1985 sitcom 227. I caught an episode on tv once (I looked it up and turns out it was the series finale) and thought...
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Royal Film Performance Series: Because Your Mine (1952)
You wouldn’t think it would be that difficult to choose a film for the Royals to view for the Annual Royal Film Performance, yet, for the third year in a row, the choice of film was met with...
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Christmas with Bette Davis
Bette Davis may have had a reputation for being tough, but she also loved Christmas and even starred in two Christmas films:Â The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Being...
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Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Chances are, that if you mention the name "Sean Connery" everyone will know who you are talking about. And if they don't know him by his real name, they will most certainly know him by the name of his...
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Part I: Seeing the Costumes from "White Christmas" (1954)!
This panaramic shot makes the room look huge but it was probably around 1000 sq. ft.Last January, the costumes from White Christmas (1954) that are housed at the Rosemary Clooney house in Kentucky made...
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Movies I Watched in December
Follow the Fleet (1936)This month I finally watched No Time To Die (2021). I really liked the moment at Vesper Lynd's grave where they played her theme in the background and the part near the end where...
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2021 Movie Stats
In the year 2021 I watched 262 new-to-me movies and 74 movies that were rewatches for a total of 336.New to me:Â 262Â (216 pre-1970, 45 post-1970)Rewatches: 74Â (51 pre-1970, 23 post-1970)Total:Â 336Â (267...
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Royal Film Performance Series: Rob Roy the Highland Rogue (1953)
For the 8th Annual Royal Film Performance, a live-action Walt Disney picture was chosen. You can't go wrong with Walt Disney, right? Well... you can if the movie portrays the British suppressing the...
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Bette's Hats & Reviews: Three on a Match (1932)
Bette's twelfth picture - and eighth of 1932 - was "a dull 'B' picture called Three on a Match. My school friend Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak and I were the unlucky trio, and Mervyn Leroy was my next...
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Cinema Wedding Gowns: Rob Roy the Highland Rogue (1953)
This month's Royal Film Performance post was on the Walt Disney film, Rob Roy the Highland Rogue (1953). In it, Glynis Johns wears a lovely wedding dress. I thought it would be fun to feature it...
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