Category: Movies

November 7, 2012 /

The Pasadena Playhouse was designed by Elmer Grey (he designed the first incarnation of the Beverly Hills Hotel) and completed in 1924. It’s a lovely auditorium and many of Hollywood’s stars have walked the boards. Here’s what it looked like in 1924: And, here it is in the 1930s: Inside…

November 6, 2012 /

Soon it’ll be all over except the counting. Settle in and I hope you’re watching the returns with your family and friends. Charles Foster Kane: The news goes on for 24 hours a day.

November 6, 2012 /

Directed by Frank Capra. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. MGM, 1948 – –

November 6, 2012 /

1941, Warner Bros. Directed by Frank Capra. Starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Henry Connel: There you are, Norton – – the people, try and lick that.

November 5, 2012 /

A Warner Bros. picture directed by Irving Rapper, produced by Hal B. Wallis, starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Gladys Cooper. –

November 3, 2012 /

Screeners in October and glossies in the mail… Isn’t it a little early?

October 31, 2012 /

Bela Lugosi:

October 28, 2012 /

You know, I think I’ve mentioned this guy before (why, look at that – I did: http://vickielester.com/2012/06/21/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody/ ), but Busby Berkeley numbers ride the line between freaky, and fabulous. In rehearsal: – –

October 28, 2012 /

NEW YORK TIMES: October 28, 2012 New York Prepares for Storm’s Arrival By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ As the National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Sandy could bring “life-threatening” flooding along the Atlantic coast, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said that subway, bus, and railroad service in New York would…