Blogs about: Gloria Swanson

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Colorized Vintage Photos by Claroscureaux2 comments

kittypackard wrote 1 day ago: Right, so like most things in life, I am probably the last person in the blogosphere to know about t … more →

Tags: 1920s, Art, Arts, Classic Movies, Design, Hollywood, Photography, vintage, Alice White

ready for my closeup

nick wrote 5 days ago: I just returned from an uproarious under-the-stars screening of Sunset Boulevard, which I hadn’t se … more →

Tags: MICHAEL JACKSON, Sunset Boulevard, Al Sharpton, Cecil B. DeMille, Norma Desmond

A Brief History of "The Cougar" in Film

John Edward Orman wrote 3 weeks ago: While the term ‘Cougar’ is a relatively new definition – an older woman who … more →

Tags: film, Women In Film, Norma Desmond, the graduate, Sunset Blvd., Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, cougar, harold and maude

Shopping as a rite of passage

Sarah Couto wrote 3 weeks ago: There are few passage rituals left in contemporary western societies. I speak mostly of a Christian … more →

Tags: Women, slip, red lipstick, Gin, woman, Womanhood, marlene dietrich, Glamour, rite of passage

Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Ana Criado – Sunset Boulevard (Original Mix ...

tisikamo wrote 4 weeks ago: Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Ana Criado – Sunset Boulevard (Original Mix … And when you hit a delude … more →

Tags: Sunset Boulevard, William Holden, double indemnity, sunset boulevard movie, Billy Wilder

Best of Artomatic1 comment

dcartseen wrote 1 month ago: Artomatic55 M Street, S.E. Sun, Wed, Thu 12– 10pm, Fri and Sat 12– 1am Artomatic, a non-profit, mont … more →

Tags: Art, Artomatic, Ben Tolman, Corwin Levi, DC, Elizabeth Crisman, gagosian, Hieronymus Bosch, installation

To "Those Wonderful People Out There in the Dark"2 comments

michigansmissingglove wrote 1 month ago: I told my grandparents about my quest for cultural expansion, and they assisted me in getting Netfli … more →

Tags: Movies, Career, Television & Film, Summer Jobs, Summer 2009, Job Hunt, Hot Topic, Sunset Boulevard, William Holden

12th British Silent Cinema Festival Diary15 comments

Women and Silent British Cinema (WSBC) wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: British Silent Cinema Festival, Anthony Asquith, BECTU History Project, BFI, british silent film festival, British Silents, bryony dixon, Cecile Allen, charlie chaplin

Update: Witchhunt Inquisitor accidentally catches self: while hoist on petard claims her 'role' is to get control of Congress and the Presidency, not to actually object to unConsititional actions...but she did 'fight the war'...

ginaswo wrote 2 months ago: Oh thank Gawd SOMEONE mentioned this, it is Rep. Pete Hoekstra R-MI -The Note : Hoekstra, however, s … more →

Tags: Politics, film, Obama Administration, film noir, Popular Culture, Entertainment, Comedy, Congressional Leadership, Congressional Hearing

'Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe...Norma Desmond.'2 comments

alexhopkins wrote 2 months ago: At a performance of the musical ‘Sunset Boulevard’ last summer at The Watermill Theatre, my friend … more →

Tags: andrew lloyd webber, Billy Wilder, film, G-A-Y, gay-culture, jesus Luz, Madonna, Music, Norma Desmond

120. Theme 358 ~What's Inside?~4 comments

Madelaine wrote 2 months ago: GLORIA CREST is inside. This is the main entrance.  The present owners have restored it to it’ … more →

Tags: Photography by Madelaine Cappuccio, Gloria Crest, Main Entrance, Joseph Kennedy

Guide to being a 1920's tawdry tart.

Cat wrote 3 months ago: The Bugatti Royale The swankiest mofo on the street. If you were dapper and rollin’ in it, you … more →

Tags: Aw-toe-mo-bill, Bad Ass, Frivolity, Haute Girls, lets get some shoes, Looks, 1920s flapper, Bugatti Royale, louboutin

03.27.09 - Friday11 comments

Joshua James LeJeune wrote 3 months ago: Whereabouts: Philadelphia, PA Word: abrogate (request from Marc Schuster) [ab-ruh-geyt] verb 1. to a … more →

Tags: President Obama, The Tin Angel, nadya suleman, The Academy of Music, Marc Schuster, abrogate, Pee Wee Russell, Sarah Vaughan, Michael York

Screenwriting from Sunset Boulevard (take 3)1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 3 months ago: Did you know the Midwest had a big part in the success of Sunset Boulevard? Not only was Gloria Swa … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Wisconsin, Chicago, Billy Wilder, Illinois, Sunset Boulevard, William Holden, o’fallon, Evanston

The Video Resume2 comments

donnajgamache wrote 3 months ago: Not ready for my close-up. I got that sick feeling when I first heard about this trend a while back. … more →

Tags: Between Gigs & Looking for Leads, Tips on Social Media Sites and How to Use Them to Find, The Art of War in Job Hunting, Human Resources, Interviewing, video resume, unemploymentality, Michael Spafferty, Michael Cera

Just When You Think That It Can't Possibly Get Any Worse . . .2 comments

poietes wrote 4 months ago: People Falling Down by Maniac World  This Is Why My Mother Did Not Name Me Grace My recent physica … more →

Tags: Our Writing Selves, Life or Something Similar, There Has to Be Humor or We'd All Be Dead, Writing Blogs, Friends and Family, the small things, You're Kidding, Right?, Just keep Breathing, I Just Hurt All Over

Window8 comments

suehenryphotography wrote 4 months ago: “My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the same thing. … more →

Tags: Sue Henry Photography, window, natural light, Leanne's summer cottage, Alice Munro

Sunset Boulevard - The Centennial Collection

slummill wrote 4 months ago: Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Nr Billy Wild … more →

Tags: Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond, Sunset Blvd., William Holden, susan slept here, Billy Wilder, Erich von Stroheim, NANCY OLSON, fred clark

The Gloria Swanson Collection

slummill wrote 4 months ago: Best remembered as Norma Desmond, the deranged former silent star of 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, Gloria … more →

Tags: Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond, William Holden, sunset boulevard movie, Dick Powell


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