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Jean Harlow Films Being Shown on TCM in March
 Here is a list of Jean Harlow Films being shown on TCM during the month of March: Documentary - Harlow: The Blonde BombshellÂ
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Happy 100th Birthday Jackie Gleason!!
Today is the 100th birthday of one of the world's greatest comedians, Jackie Gleason. I've already paid tribute to him over on my Classic TV blog so I thought I take a quick look at some of his movie...
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The William Powell Oscar Snubs
William Powell is undoubtedly one of my favorite actors. Within the past two years I have watched almost all of his "talkies": all the films with Myrna Loy, his very first film, his last. This man is a...
View ArticleSidney Poitier & Denzel Washington: Oscar Legends
I was watching some old Oscar videos on YouTube and I wanted to share these three with you. The first is Sidney Poitier's win at the 1964 Oscars for his role in Lilies of the Field. I love presenter...
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And the Oscar Goes to... Winners of the Costume Awards
Good evening everybody and welcome everyone to the first ever Costume Awards. Bob Hope wanted to be here tonight to help me announce the winners this evening but he couldn't find his sarong.Tonight's...
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The Obligatory Oscars Post - Fashion Edition
I know this is a Classic Movie blog but since there has been quite a bit about Oscar-winning fashions over here I thought I would share my favorite Red Carpet looks from this Sunday's Oscars.The "In...
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Behind the Dress: A New Series
Every dress has a story to tell - especially if it's worn by a Movie Star or from a Hollywood film. And the stories are even better when that dress is from the Golden Age of Hollywood. This series will...
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Harlean Harlow Carpenter: The Blonde Bombshell is Born
When one hears the name Jean Harlow, images of a platinum blonde sex goddess draped in slinky white satin and spouting forth come-backs faster than you can say "rain barrel"Â come to mind. But Jean...
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Myrna Loy on Jean Harlow
Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow appeared to be very different, on-screen. One of them was the perfect wife and the other was a sex symbol. But they did have one thing in common: William Powell. It was during...
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Behind the Dress: Jean Harlow & the Bias-Cut
Today's Behind the Dress post doesn't actually cover just one dress, but all the white satin, bias-cut gowns that Jean Harlow wore. Yes, she wore them, they never wore her. In Edith Head's Hollywood by...
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Marathon Stars: Vivien Leigh
When I first heard of The Marathon Stars Blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and The Wonderful World of Cinema, I immediately started to think of what movie stars I hadn't...
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Donovan's Reef (1963)
Baby, right up your alley.That's what I thought when I heard about the "Dot" Blogathon honoring Dorothy Lamour hosted by Silver Screenings and Font and Frock. Okay, so I didn't really but it's a good...
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Netflix Monthly Movie: The Robe (1953)
 The First Picture on the New Miracle Curved Screen !  The Greatest Story of Love, Faith, and Overwhelming Spectacle!This months Netflix movie is The Robe (1953) starring Richard Burton, Victor Mature,...
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The Homes of Jean Harlow
Movie stars, due to the unstable nature of their work, tend to move around a lot. The same is true of Jean Harlow, our Star of the Month of March. Harlow was born in turn-of-the century Kansas City,...
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A Reminder About My Facebook Page
Judy Garland is TCM's Star of the MonthI just wanted to remind readers of Phyllis Loves Classic Movies that I also have a facebook page (link at top right of blog). On it I share random interesting...
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Dead Ringer (1964)
Dead Ringer (1964), starring Bette Davis in a dual role, is the dark, morbid twin of A Stolen Life (1946). It could almost be a sequel, or rather, a what 'might have happened' if the evil twin hadn't...
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Behind the Dress: Glinda in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
The 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz contains the most iconic costumes in the entire history of film. There isn't a person out there who doesn't recognize Dorothy's ruby slippers, her gingham dress or...
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Above Suspicion - From Book to Film
People by nature love comparisons. This brand is better than that brand. This tastes better than that. Originals vs. sequels. Batman vs. Superman. You get the picture ;)Which one do you like better,...
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ONLY 10 DAYS to the Star-Studded Couple Blogathon!
Wow! April 22 is coming up a lot faster than I thought! If you haven't signed up for the blogathon, there is still time and lots of great couples still available! And if you have signed up, I can't...
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ANNOUNCING the Olivia de Havilland Centenary Blogathon!!!
Well, I've been waiting and waiting to see if anyone was going to announce a Blogathon dedicated to Olivia de Havilland on the event of her 100th birthday but seeing as no one has announced one yet and...
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