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A Star is Born Part II: Backstory (& Foreshadowing)1 comment

Dana D. Burnell wrote 3 months ago: Well, whether you accepted last week’s challenge or not, it’s time to lay down a few lit … more →

Tags: Golden Age Hollywood, barbara stanwyck, Irving Thalberg, Norma Shearer

Eat Your Greens, Clint Baby2 comments

Dana D. Burnell wrote 3 months ago: Moody, yet Macho.       There was an article in London’s Evening Standard in which a journalist took … more →

Tags: Eastwood, Morgan Freeman

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"? Another Unncecessary Remake, That's What! 4 comments

Dana D. Burnell wrote 9 months ago: Is a Remake Sacriligious? Even if it gives us more Crazy to Love? So it’s official, and has be … more →

Tags: Golden Age Hollywood, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Liza Minnelli, meryl streep

NYC Films on the Green, Summer 2012: OSS 117, Cairo Nest of Spies

Dana D. Burnell wrote 11 months ago: I never understood the allure of James Bond films–or rather, I never understood why the hell a … more →

Tags: James Bond, Lubitsch, New York

The Great and Powerful Roz1 comment

Dana D. Burnell wrote 12 months ago: Hey, Brother–Can You tell ‘em I’m no Lady? Just now, while flicking Jungle Red fin … more →

Tags: Golden Age Hollywood, The Women, cary grant, George Cukor, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

The Wilde World of "Nothing Sacred"2 comments

Dana D. Burnell wrote 1 year ago: Stephen Fry as Wilde I like any chance I get to think about Oscar Wilde, and there are surprisingly … more →

Tags: Golden Age Hollywood, nothing sacred, dietrich, Lombard, Selznick, Wilde

Twentieth Century Tweets: The Hollywood Telegram, Part I

Dana D. Burnell wrote 1 year ago: You wouldn’t think, at first glance, that Albert Brooks and Cary Grant were soul mates.  Cary … more →

Tags: Golden Age Hollywood, cary grant, Albert Brooks, Samuel Goldwyn, Gloria Swanson, Noel Coward, 2012 Academy Awards

I'm the One. . .5 comments

Dana D. Burnell wrote 1 year ago: . . .sidling shyly in the doorway, pausing to pretend to admire the decor.  When really I’m ju … more →

Tags: barbara stanwyck, Hollywood, Golden Age Hollywood, Self-Styled Siren, novelists, Noir, Joan Fontaine, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder

On constructing characters...

szeee wrote 5 years ago: As you think about a character, to some extent what you’re talking about is just the psycholog … more →


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