Life can be so tough for film noir ladies. They have to be sexy yet (faux) sweet, hard as nails but also (faux) tender, and manipulate every situation so that the man who has fallen into their clutches thinks he is in control. Ready to …
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The Stella Dallas Guide to Breaking Hearts
Buckets. Rivers. Oceans of tears. King Vidor’s STELLA DALLAS (1937) is a twelve hanky weeper that stars one of the greatest of the great actresses of all time, Barbara Stanwyck, in the title role. I think Stanny might be my all-time favorite, and Stella is …
5 Lessons Learned From 1950’s SUNSET BOULEVARD
Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir classic, SUNSET BOULEVARD, won three Academy Awards and has inspired countless viewers to wrap their heads in leopard-print turbans while perfecting lines like, “We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces!”
Why do people still freak out over this film? Perhaps …
AVA GARDNER: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS Book Review
As a kid, I remember seeing headlines on the tabloids that my mom bought saying things like, “Garbo: Her Tragic Final Days,” or “Paralyzed Ava’s Desperate Calls To Frank!” My mom would occasionally point them out and talk about how much she loved Ava Gardner …
Tea For Two With A Side Of Old Hollywood Glam At The Millennium Biltmore Hotel
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, a Historic Cultural Landmark, is located on Grand Avenue, right across the street from the Central Library, and has retained its classic glamour for almost 100 years. It opened in 1923, and at the time was the largest hotel west of …
A Classic Playlist For A Wedding
Pretty much all of us have been to a wedding where The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” has been played, and maybe you had the same thought we had while watching the newlyweds dance to it: This song is about stalking. So, sidestep any kind …
A Vintage Playlist For Your Classic Film Night
I (Lara) think this playlist works well when you’re having a casual get-together, like on a night where you have invited friends over to watch a classic film. This is a perfect warm-up playlist for something like Casablanca or Sunset Boulevard! You can …
Classic Films on the Big Screen at Old Town Music Hall
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to go to a movie in the 1920s, you do not need a time machine—just a ticket to Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo. And at ten dollars a ticket to see a film, …
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