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Silent Movie Icons: Norma Talmadge

One of three sisters, Norma Talmadge was one of the most popular actresses of silent movies in the 1920s. She

Ingrid Bergman starred in both the stage play (Joan of Lorraine and the Hollywood movie adaptation of Joan of Arc,

“Graham Chapman, probably best remembered as ‘the dead one from Monty Python’, writes and stars in the animated movie of

I know this isn’t really a classic movie, especially as it’s only 3 years old, but it’s the first silent

I like a man who can run faster than I can – Jane Russell I love Jane Russell‘s attitude. Not

Bette Davis’ Hollywood career spanned an incredible six decades, but it was her style in the 1930s and 40s combined

One of the Christmas traditions in our house is the annual watching of Mary Poppins. We don’t even pay that

1940s studio publicity photo of MGM actress June Allyson for the film Music for Millions (1944). I love her stripey

Christmas just isn’t Christmas without some Bing Crosby and I thought this quote was particularly apt, especially after seeing the

Marilyn Monroe and Groucho (I think?) Marx in 1949. The young Marilyn (and her wiggle) made a lasting impression on

In 1934 Cecil B. DeMille directed a movie version of Cleopatra which was every bit as sumptuous and decadent as

One heady day in 1927 some bright spark decided it would be a good publicity stunt to send the MGM

Alla Nazimova, Arthur Hoyt & Rudolph Valentino in the movie Camille from 1921. Camille is basically the same story as

Warner Brothers Studio publicity photograph of Hedy Lamarr for the 1944 film The Conspirators. I love her necklace!

The height of Hollywood stars is something which has always fascinated me. I’m not sure why, but actresses always seem

I love a good monster movie, well truth be told I love a *rubbish* monster movie. If the monster movie

After a childhood spent watching My Fair Lady over and over again I almost find it a bit shocking to

I don’t think I’d ever seen a photo of Kim Basinger quite this young before. I think I first noticed