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The Shop Around the Corner…at Christmas

December 25, 2016 by Vickie Lester

A.O. Scott of the New York Times makes a glowing Christmas pick: . In a second I’ll tell you why this particular film fills me with a sense of Christmas well being… It is near the close of the film, Christmas Eve, as the stage is set for the wonderful resolution you saw above… But, if you listen very carefully, before the tender ending, as Stewart and Sullavan prepare to lock the doors and shut off the store lights… You […]

Categories: Art, Christmas, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Writing • Tags: "The Shop Around the Corner", A.O. Scott, at home on set, behind the scenes, best wishes from Vickie Lester, Christmas, Christmas Film Pick, Classic Movies, comedy, director, Ernst Lubitsch, film, hear direction, history, Hollywood, James Stewart, keep rolling, Los Angeles, Margaret Sullavan, Movie Classic, New York Times, photography, romance, sparkling dialogue, tender, well being, when behind the scenes ends up on film

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A little unsolicited advice on love… with Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn

July 1, 2016 by Vickie Lester

Even if you’re fighting with your beloved, the point is never to lose connection. Sometimes, even in heated debate, the Mr. and I find we’re still touching, and there’s not a damn thing make-believe about that. No matter what is said, it helps…

Categories: Art, Blogging, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Marriage, Memoir, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: 1938, actor, actress, behind the scenes, Classic Movies, dame, design, director, Errol Flynn, fashion, fighting with your beloved, film, history, Hollywood, Los Angeles, love, make believe, Michael Curtiz, Old Hollywood, Olivia de Havilland, photography, regret, romance, Tasmanian Devil, Technicolor, The Adventures of Robin Hood, touch, unsolicited advice

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“There is a dreadful story that I hate actors. Imagine anyone hating James Stewart…” Alfred Hitchcock

June 2, 2016 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Literature, Los Angeles, Movies, Mystery, Photography, Romance, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: "Rear Window", #AlfredHitchcock, #JamesStewart, actors, Alfred Hitchcock quote, GraceKelly, mystery, romance, suspense

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The most erotic kiss in film history – Notorious

August 29, 2015 by Vickie Lester

The great erotic moment in “Vertigo” is the one where the man kisses the woman of his fantasy, while the room whirls around him. There is a parallel scene in “Notorious,” and it was famous at the time as “the longest kiss in the history of the movies.” It was not, however, a single kiss, as Tim Dirks points out in his essay on the film (www.filmsite.org/noto.html). The production code forbade a kiss lasting longer than three seconds, and so […]

Categories: Art, Blogging, Chicago, Choreography, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Marriage, Memoir, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Valentine's Day • Tags: 1946, actor, actress, Alfred Hitchcock, behind the scenes, Cary Grant, Classic Movies, erotic kiss, film censors, history, Hollywood, Ingrid Bergman, kiss, Los Angeles, NOTORIOUS, Old Hollywood, on set, photography, Roger Ebert, romance, screen icons, twisted romance, Valentine's Day, Valentine's movie

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I SENSE TENSION ON THE SET – VICTOR FLEMING TAKES OVER FROM GEORGE CUKOR – GONE WITH THE WIND

August 24, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: 1939, actor, actress, Ann Rutherford, aren't we comfy, behind the scenes, bestseller, celebrities, Clark Gable, Classic Movies, design, Evelyn Keyes, fashion, film, George Cukor, Gone With The Wind, history, Hollywood, humor, kiss, lighting equipment, Los Angeles, Margaret Mitchell, Movie Star, novel, Old Hollywood, on set, Oscar, photography, Rhett, romance, Scarlett, tension on set, Victor Fleming, Vivien Leigh

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PREPARING TO KISS IN FRONT OF CAMERA – AREN’T WE COMFY? – GONE WITH THE WIND

August 24, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Fiction, Film, Friendship, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Story, Theater, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: 1939, actor, actress, Ann Rutherford, aren't we comfy, behind the scenes, bestseller, celebrities, Clark Gable, Classic Movies, design, Evelyn Keyes, fashion, film, George Cukor, Gone With The Wind, history, Hollywood, humor, kiss, lighting equipment, Los Angeles, Margaret Mitchell, Movie Star, novel, Old Hollywood, on set, Oscar, photography, Rhett, romance, Scarlett, Victor Fleming, Vivien Leigh

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In memory of one of my makers…

May 25, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Babies, that’s Pop, sometime in the late 1940s early 1950s. You know, I’ve mentioned him and my uncle a couple of times on the weblog: Once upon a time (when I was oh so much younger) I cracked wise to my pop – something about Hollywood being a cesspool, or something equally unpleasant and I’ll give you his unvarnished response. “Jesus Christ! Everybody thinks people in Hollywood are godless, bottom-feeding philistines who wouldn’t know quality if it kicked them in […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Entertainment, Fiction, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Life, Literature, London, Los Angeles, Memoir, Movies, New York, Parenting, Photography, Relationships, Story, Truth & Rumors, Writing • Tags: "It's In His Kiss", actor, actress, behind the scenes, Beverly Hills, book, celebrities, Classic Movies, design, father, film, history, Hollywood, literature, Los Angeles, mystery, novel, Old Hollywood, on set, photography, Production Designer, roman à clef, romance, the studio system, uncle, writing

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My Fiction Reading During National Poetry Month

April 23, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Originally posted on Luanne Castle's Writer Site:
Although it’s poetry month, I’ve been reading fiction lately as a little break from poetry and memoir. I chose well because I enjoyed all three books. These are the reviews I posted (pretty much word for word) at both Amazon and Goodreads. My favorite of the three was It’s In His Kiss, written by Vickie Lester who blogs over at Beguiling Hollywood. This contemporary murder mystery is set in present-day Palm Springs…

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Interview: Vickie Lester and Why “It’s in His Kiss”

April 23, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Originally posted on It Rains… You Get Wet:
As I mentioned almost a year ago, I’m a fan of the blogger and screenwriter who also lives in my hometown, Vickie Lester. Her Beguiling Hollywood site has become a regular haunt of mine. This year, she launched into something big not only for her site’s readership, but those looking for something good to pore over. Her first novel, It’s in His Kiss. With a scenario made for those of us who enjoy a good mystery, right along…

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