The night before last I happened to luck in to a Katharine Hepburn film I'd never seen, The Iron Petticoat with Bob Hope. I'd always known that it wasn't one of her best, but I was interested to see it anyway, and as it turns out, it's pretty uneven, but there are some redeeming features to it that make it worth checking out, even with its flaws ( Read more... )

Okay, I can already tell that this is going to be One of Those Days, so here's the thing: I got a huge amount of much-needed laughter out of the comments in this post last night and this morning I read this excerpt from 50 Shades of Grey and - yeah, what I'd like to do is turn it around and create a REC POST FOR PORN. Het, slash, multiples, art, ( Read more... )

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robanybody has got me in a musical mood with her posts about Gene and Judy and Fred, so I thought I'd share one of my faves, from 1953's The Band Wagon:

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(linkThis number illustrates what made Fred Astaire great - his ability to dance to almost anything. By '53, the muscular style of Gene Kelly and choreographers like Michael Kidd was prevalent, and you ( Read more... )

Here, have Veronica Lake in a tin helmet. No, really. Click it.

I love that she's one of the most glamourous women of the 40s, and yet there are these great shots of her all butched up. I must watch Sullivan's Travels again soon.

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Just watched Gidget, which I hadn't seen in a while, and I realized I wanted Gidget to either get together with Cliff Robertson or her butch friend. In other words, everyone but Moondoggie. WHY CAN'T I JUST BE HAPPY WITH JAMES DARREN, HUH ( Read more... )

A dozen classic film icons for your delectation.

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( Have some classic boy-on-boy hotness. )

Today's good thing is brought to you by misspamela, who is asking for pix of your favourite hot people (some images NSFW). Some of mine are posted there and ( here, because I love the classics. )

I am back at work for a couple of days this week, which is weird because a) nobody is here, and b) it's Wednesday but it feels like Monday. I had four and a half days off, and this weekend is another four day weekend. I think I'm going to forget what it's like to be at work. :P NOT THAT THIS IS NECESSARILY BAD, but I think next week is going to be ( Read more... )