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The Naughts: The Romantic Pair of the '00s
17 hours ago
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I knew what she looked like by heart this time.
That scrap of newspaper she was on should
have been worn ragged by now, the number of
times I'd pulled it out and looked at it when I
was alone in the place.
-- Cornell Woolrich, "The Black Angel"
It's the fear as much as the tenderness. It's the desperation in the way they clutch hands in a darkened theater, and the sensuousness in the way they caress each other in bed. It's the contradiction of having found yourself by stepping into a mystery, and the cruelty of discovering that the heaven of love is a gossamer skein stretched over a black hole. "And the mysteries of love come clear," is the way David Lynch put the paradox in the song he wrote for "Blue Velvet." Those mysteries have never been as heartrending in Lynch's work as they are in
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- Charles Taylor
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'Project Runway' and film noir: What are your favorite femme-fatale fashions?
25 September 2009 1:24 PM, PDT
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Last night, Project Runway went Hollywood: the designers had to create a look based on classic Hollywood genres, one of which was film noir. Althea, Louise, and Irina all picked this über cool category, and I had high hopes that the ladies would crank out some fierce femme fatale frocks. Wrong! Louise failed miserably (a 1940s actress going to a party dressed as a flapper...huh?), while Irina merely squeaked by with a too-revealing gown paired with an out-of-place poufy cape. Only Althea (whose design is pictured, left) came close to capturing the sexy, dangerous allure of screen goddesses like Barbara Stanwyck (far left) and Rita Hayworth. She even got the hair right.
The challenge got me thinking about the rich history of film noir heroines and the drop-dead duds that made them so thrillingly naughty. It's hard to top Stanwyck's shoulder-padded blouses and pencil skirts — not to mention that ankle bracelet!
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- Missy Schwartz
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eBay find: Rita Hayworth’s screen-worn black satin dress from Gilda
4 September 2009 2:49 AM, PDT
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While sniffing around exciting movie memorabilia lots on eBay, we rarely come across many screen-used wardrobe items that are over 30 years old, now add another ten years, and another, and another, and you’re getting close, for this week’s eBay find is a staggering 63 years old and is just as desirable and gorgeous now as it was then. Introducing the iconic black satin dress as worn by Tinseltown’s ‘love goddess’ Rita Hayworth in her most memorable film role, that of femme fatale Gilda in the 1946 noir classic of the same name. This is old school Hollywood glamour on a whole new scale…
Considered cinema’s hottest pin-up during the 40s, Hayworth positively smoldered on the silver screen in Gilda, performing an erotic one glove strip tease as she sang “Put the Blame on Mame”, radiating killer sex appeal at a time of incredibly strict censorship in films. And
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Underrating Rita.
27 July 2009 3:55 PM, PDT
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Hello, Jose from "Movies Kick Ass" here with something that's been bugging me since I watched "Separate Tables" last week. The film features an altogether impressive cast with the likes of David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Gladys Cooper, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller among others. But the one who made the greatest impression on me was the incredible Rita Hayworth. She plays Ann Shankland, an American social climber/seductress who comes to the hotel where the film takes place, looking for her ex-husband John (Lancaster).
In a few scenes, most of which feature long silences, Hayworth creates a character with a fascinating backstory. One that's more interesting because it's only suggested (her backstory might vary from viewer to viewer). Most of the time Hayworth slips quietly in the back, partly because her character's "questionable morals" force her to and partly because she's overshadowed by bigger "actors" who shout, acquire funny accents
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TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' Posters are Phenomenal
13 July 2009 3:22 AM, PDT
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Photo: Turner Classic Movies
In August, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be celebrating their "Summer Under the Stars" marathon for the seventh year and in celebration of the event they have released a series of twelve posters and there are some real beauties in this gallery.
First off, for those that may be interested, here is how the series breaks down:
August 1 - Henry Fonda
August 2 - James Mason
August 3 - Marion Davies
August 4 - James Coburn
August 5 - Harold Lloyd
August 6 - Judy Garlan
August 7 - Glenn Ford
August 8 - Bette Davis
August 9 - Cary Grant
August 10 - Dirk Bogarde
August 11 - Audrey Hepburn
August 12 - Clark Gable
August 13 - Gloria Grahame
August 14 - Sidney Portier
August 15 - Deborah Kerr
August 16 - Elvis Presley
August 17 - Jennifer Jones
August 18 - John Wayne
August 19 - Red Skelton
August 20 - Miriam Hopkins
August 21 - Gene Hackman
August 22 - Sterling Hayden
August
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- Brad Brevet
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Forrest J Ackerman estate auction begins today
30 April 2009 5:35 AM, PDT
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The most impressive science fiction collection in the world-- and yes, I say it's even more impressive than the one at Skywalker Ranch-- will be going on the auction block today starting at 12 noon Pacific time, and continuing tomorrow, May 1st, at 11am Pacific time.
How impressive is it? Look at that photo to the right, which is lot #660 in the auction..
That's a first edition of Dracula. Not impressed? It's a first edition signed by the author, Bram Stoker.
That would be enough for most people-- but not Forry. He went farther and got it autographed by Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Bill Obbagy, Ingrid Pitt, Karl Freund, Donald A. Reed, Barry Atwater, Maila Nurmi a.k.a. “Vampira”, Carla Laemmle, Carroll Borland, John Carradine, Raymond McNally, Ferdy Mayne, Paul Naschy, Barbara Leigh... and Bela Lugosi.
Take a look.
You can bid by phone or online. Or you can just
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- Glenn Hauman
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Blade Runner blaster gun among items in Hollywood auction
20 April 2009 5:23 AM, PDT
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We gave you the heads up back in February and now we’re just days away from the new spring sale of Hollywood memorabilia courtesy of auctioneers Profiles in History. The collection will see the estate of the esteemed collector Forrest Ackermann go under the hammer along with other goodies from Tinseltown’s archives and the item most capturing the public’s imagination is the blaster gun as used by Harrison Ford in sci-fi classic Blade Runner. The fake weapon from the Ridley Scott thriller comes from Hollywood producer and marketer Jeff Walker and has already been dubbed the “holy grail” of sci-fi weapons. So, how much would you expect to fork out for such it’s a one of a kind novelty? Just a cool $100 – $150,000! Too steep for you? Maybe there’s something else on offer to tickle your fancy…
Also up for grabs is the iconic strapless black
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Hayworth's Dress And Heston's Apes Gear Set For Auction
11 April 2009 7:05 AM, PDT
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Rita Hayworth's signature Gilda gown, Charlton Heston's Planet Of The Apes costume and Star Wars villain Darth Maul's lightsaber are among the highlights going under the hammer at an upcoming Hollywood memorabilia auction.
Despite the recession, bosses at auction house Profiles in History hope to land $30,000 to $50,000 (£20,690 to £34,480) for Hayworth's iconic 1940s movie dress and up to $60,000 (£41,380) for Darth Maul's weapon from Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.
And the outfit Heston wore as Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes is also expected to fetch $60,000 on the auction block at the end of the month.
The two-day sale features over 1,000 iconic pieces of Hollywood history, also including The Creature From The Black Lagoon's mask, Harrison Ford's blaster From Blade Runner, and items from the collection of revered sci-fi and horror pioneer Forrest J. Ackerman's estate.
Worldwide bidding begins at noon, local time, on 30 April.
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Top 10 Movie Characters
31 March 2009 10:12 AM, PDT
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I've been asked "What are my ten favorite characters in the history of movies?" Curse you Timothy! And Squish. The question is not something specific like ten favorite characters in Moulin Rouge! (easy) or ten favorite performances by an actress in the past three years or ten favorite Disney villains. No, this question is broader than Ursula's tentacle span. This is like asking someone "What are your ten favorite notes in the history of music?" Insanity. So I'm doing this off the top of my head. I'm avoiding things I talk about too much (Ursula, Lt. Ellen Ripley, Dorothy Gale and any character played by Michelle Pfeiffer). I'm also presenting in chronological order so as to avoid nervous meltings or celluloid breakdowns.
Top Ten Movie Characters
Peter Pan
The movies are full of franchise characters, but usually I stay picky only getting wrapped up for short bursts of time.
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- NATHANIEL R
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Film: Review: Duplicity
19 March 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
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Sexy does not come naturally to Julia Roberts. Cute? Sure, she can swing that. Adorable? Of course. Charming and delightful in a fresh-faced, all-American kind of way? That’s her lucrative specialty. But as her cringe-inducing turn in Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind proved, glamour and femme-fatale dangerousness have always been problematic for arguably our biggest female movie star. And the female lead in Duplicity calls for the kind of atomic, glow-in-the-dark, Rita Hayworth-in-Gilda sexuality that is most assuredly out of Roberts’ range. Angelina Jolie effortlessly conjures up that kind of fire-breathing sexiness. Roberts? Not so much.
With Duplicity ...
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