carolinealice:

Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson (1928) Dir. Raoul Walsh

wehadfacesthen:

I was challenged by @ralphsmotorbike to list 6 films I can watch anytime. Ralph’s is a damn fine blog and I’m happy to oblige:

The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) because it’s brilliant

The Maltese Falcon  (John Huston, 1941) because it’s brilliant and fun

Funny Face  (Stanley Donen, 1957) because of Audrey Hepburn’s smile

Vertigo  (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) because it’s bottomless, a deep deep well

The Night of the Hunter  (Charles Laughton, 1955) because of my childhood

Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) because it’s a masterpiece

So there it is. On another day you’d get a different list. With maybe Picnic or A Star is Born (Judy Garland) or Marie Antoinette (Norma Shearer suffers so beautifully) or even Auntie Mame on it.

And I challenge @sniccolo, @mildredsfierce, @ruihenriquesesteves, @kvetchlandia, and @mothgirlwings to name 6 movies you can watch anytime.

So excellent. Yes. And all so beautiful.

wehadfacesthen:

Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (Tay Garnett, 1946) 

courtesy of  blockmagazine

So outrageously gorgeous.

wehadfacesthen:

Rest in Peace, Maureen O’Hara  (17 August 1920 - 24 October 2015)

Thank you for posting this. I loved her.

wehadfacesthen:

Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright  (Alfred Hitchcock, 1950)

source:   film-goer

I love that she smokes with a very flammable veil over her head.

wehadfacesthen:

Jean Harlow in a publicity photo for Dinner at Eight  (George Cukor, 1933)

So absolutely glamorous.

wehadfacesthen:

bustorkeaton:

Swing Time (1936)

The “Never Gonna Dance” number - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers turn walking into dancing

So gorgeous.

wehadfacesthen:

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond  (Billy Wilder, 1950)

with William Holden

She’s a star. Look at that profile.

#ExMachina The best film this year thus far. Only four actors. Amazing writing. (at Harkins Cine Capri)