The Look

The Look: Makeup of Stars and Icons

I've always loved makeup. My mother is a trained beautician, and she has never gone without makeup. I can remember sitting on her bed and watching her apply eyeshadow, mascara and lipstick with absolute precision. "Always blend your eyeshadow and base" is one of my mom's catchphrases, and it's also very good advice. No one,… Continue reading The Look: Makeup of Stars and Icons

Blogathons, Films based on Daphne du Maurier's works

Announcing The Calls of Cornwall: The Daphne du Maurier Blogathon

Daphne du Maurier is considered one of the greatest writers in history. Her influence as an author is so widespread that people are aware of elements of her work without actually always being familiar with it. She was characterised as a romance novelist in her lifetime, a title she disliked intensely, and with good reason.… Continue reading Announcing The Calls of Cornwall: The Daphne du Maurier Blogathon

Blogathons

Getting Love Back On Track: Jean Harlow in “Saratoga”

As most classic film fans know, Saratoga was, tragically, Jean Harlow's last film. It was her seventh film with her good friend, Clark Gable, with whom she had starred in such classics as Red Dust, Wife vs Secretary and Hold Your Man. Jean had suffered from ill health for much of her life, and had been ill for a fairly protracted… Continue reading Getting Love Back On Track: Jean Harlow in “Saratoga”

Adventures in Alan Ladd, Alan Ladd, Blogathons, Noir Or Never

Men Have Known You: Mona Lisa Winning Best Original Song

Nat King Cole is one of the greatest American jazz singers and pianists to ever live. His music is synonymous with the golden age of music, as well as cinema, thanks to songs such as When I Fall in Love and The Blue Gardenia, both of which were title songs of films. By the time Nat King Cole sang Mona… Continue reading Men Have Known You: Mona Lisa Winning Best Original Song