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January 17, 2013 /

MODERN TIMES – CHARLIE CHAPLIN

In which the tramp has a rough go – “Modern Times” (1936) –

January 17, 2013 /

FILM PIONEERS

Once upon a time I had a friend whose great-granny invested in little Tommy Edison’s electric company… That’s neither here nor there, but, in his time Edison’s became a multifaceted company and he ran an East Coast syndicate that extracted fees from filmmakers – the very thing that made Cecil…

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January 17, 2013 /

CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND ANNA PAVLOVA

Two performers who knew how to move:

January 17, 2013 /

CHARLIE CHAPLIN LOSES LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST – 1915

snopes.com: Charlie Chaplin Look-Alike Contest.

January 16, 2013 /

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WIFE HAPPY

Hide the TV. Behind a door, a screen, a tapestry, a painting…  

January 16, 2013 /

TV BUILT IN – PEACE BETWEEN THE SEXES

And, it pivots for convenient viewing at any angle…

January 16, 2013 /

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

Is where they put the television, media center, whatever you want to call it… I know couples who have fought about it for years. Intimately. They would be named – let’s just say Mr. and Mrs. Lester. Mr. lives by the motto “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, which…

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January 14, 2013 /

GOLDEN GLOBES HANGOVER

Darlings, I have a Golden Globes hangover – a couple of pix to tide you through a quiet day here in beguiling Hollywood. The best party in town… 1956: 1962:

January 13, 2013 /

DAVID O. SELZNICK

David O. Selznick at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater premiere of “A Farewell to Arms” starring his second wife, Jennifer Jones, and Rock Hudson. December, 1957. YOU DON’T OWN ME, Chapter 12. Bigger Brighter, up at 11 Pacific Time…

January 13, 2013 /

IRENE MAYER SELZNICK

Her diary from her teen years includes comments on films she saw at MGM previews. These journal entries reveal Irene to have been perceptive and frank in her observations – even at 17. Her take on Romola (1924): “…L. Gish good as always but didn’t make the most of her…

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