Thanks, MR! It seems to me I've seen his work before, maybe in an opening credit sequence? Quite possibly. He did a lot of opening title designs, including "Presenting Lily Mars", "Her Cardboard Lover"and many others. He also did illustrations of a film you're probably very fami...

That Johnny Eager artwork is tremendous! That's the work of Jacques Kapralik, who did collage/illustration work for Paramount and 20th Century Fox in the 1930's before moving over to MGM in the 1940's and 1950's. A fine artist whose appreciation seems to be seeing a resurgence over the past few yea...

Wow! Thanks everyone! Each year takes me further away from relating to The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and a little closer to Mrs. Skeffington! ChiO: the Bi-Rite bill is in the mail!

First up, I LOVE TROUBLE (1948). I'm never purported to be a fan of Franchot Tone , but with a cast including Janet Blair , Cinemaven fave Janis Carter , Glenda "Torchy Blane" Farrell , Tom Powers , Eduardo "Waldo" Ciannelli , Raymond Burr , and John "If I Were Odder Lookin...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/bronze/stepin-fetchit-1-sized.jpg STEPIN FETCHIT (1902 - 1985) I'm presently reading Jill Watt's biography of Hattie McDaniel, and just read a section on Stepin Fetchit (nee Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry!). He was born in ...

Professional Tourist wrote:The Warner Archive is running a Memorial Day sale again this year. Buy two DVDs get one free, with free ground shipping. This is the sale I've been waiting for -- I've placed my order.

Thank you! I just put in my order.

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/bronze/edward-h-griffith-pipe-observes-as-helen-hayes-robert-montgomery-play-fan-tan-on-the-set-of-another-language.jpg Director Edward H. Griffith observes as Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery play Fan-Tan on the set of "Another Language&...

Lest we forget, the beautiful Barbara Parkins' birthday is today...

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/bronze/crawford-exercise_opt.jpg Dutifully watched by Cliquot, Joan Crawford goes through extensive exercising in preparation for her role in "Torch Song" If this is her preparation, it really sheds light on the musical numbers from T...

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/bronze/bonitag.jpg Get a load of Bonita Granville Eye popping colors! Previously I don't believe I've ever seen Bonita Granville in color. Love the mules. I first discovered her many decades ago in These Three when I was trying to feed my Sylvi...

Someone in the audience asked about the possibility of having the Hollywood series brought out on DVD. As some of you know, the issue is getting permissions again for the film clips because the contracts didn't include the right of reproduction in future media. Mr. Brownlow and Scott McGee looked a...

He has high hopes that something may be worked out with Francis Ford Coppola for the American audience for Napoleon . "I hope to live long enough to see Napoleon in the States. It may happen sooner rather than later." It's one of my few life regrets that I didn't see this when I had the c...

From the Constant Nymph screening: [Robert Osborn] brings up the whole Fontaine at the Festival issue and tells the audience, "She made it very clear she has no interest in doing public things and no interest in coming to Hollywood." May I fan some flames of rumor? At this screening I sat ...

While I work on the next round of recaps, here's a short video I cut. Hope you enjoy it! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ueK2K74dc&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube] I've always wanted to be in a movie with Marge Champion and Julie Andrews. Thanks! Moira, you can see me waving to t...

One question: You mentioned that twice as many people seemed to be at the Burger In 'n Out this time. Were there many more people attending the festival itself this year? Moira, Oh my YES! It's estimated that 2,500 people attended this year's festival. That's at least 500 more than last year. I'd h...