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The Kitty Packard Pictorial

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The Kitty Packard Pictorial is a fusion of past and present with a focus on both modern and classic film, music, art, literature and travel with plenty of ‘tude thrown in besides.

• Added on: Nov 24th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Kit
• Listed in: Cinema Entertainment
• Tags: art music Photography Film classic movies Nostalgia

Recent Posts

• Fellini Springs Eternal

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 23:48 in Culture, Film, Cinema, marcello mastroianni; federico fellini; italian cinema; foreign film; cinema verite;

  I’ve been on some sort of Fellini trip as of late. Just haven’t been able to get enough of the man and his supremely sensuous phantasmagoria of time, space, shadow and light. Few directors have so effortlessly (seemingly) blurred the line...

• Poetry in Motion: Jane Campion’s Bright Star

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 22:52 in art, Film, Cinema, fashion, jane campion, 19th century, abbie cornish, john keats, ben whishaw, fanny brawne, bright star

  Poetry in the key of Time. Normally, I am not exactly what you would call a fan of Jane Campion’s films. But a few weeks ago, I went to the theater and gave her latest film, Bright Star, a chance. Mostly because Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times...

• Fred Astaire – Royal Wedding

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 01:12 in movies, hollywood, classic movies, fred astaire; mgm; royal wedding

  The following film clip just sums everything up: why Fred Astaire is a legend, why the Studio System worked, why the movies were were once absolute magic, and why Hollywood today is utterly doomed. It’s all there. In this five and a half minute...

• Out of the Vaults: Drew Barrymore’s Grandmother…

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 00:54 in hollywood, vintage, classic movies, 1920s, dolores costello; drew barrymore; john barrymore; the barrymore's; george o'brien; noah's ark; michael curtiz

  … was, for the record, WAY hot. And yes, she spoke with the same quiet lisp that would, one day, make her granddaughter famous. (OK, maybe Drew’s lisp isn’t what made her famous, but it’s certainly made her memorable.) Dolores...

• Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo & Sam Goldwyn

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:33 in Film, movies, classic movies, Nostalgia, danny kaye; virginia mayo; sam goldwyn; up in arms; wonder man; the kid from brooklyn; the secret life of walter mitty;

  Danny & Virginia - 1945 poster art (don't you love her shoes?!?!) When I was growing up, some of my absolute favorite movies were Sam Goldwyn’s Danny Kaye/Virginia Mayo musicals made during the ‘40s. For a twelve year old, the films were ...

• Audrey Hepburn at the LACMA

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 16:14 in movies, hollywood, classic movies, my fair lady, roman holiday, charade, audrey hepburn, sabrina, breakfast at tiffany’s

  If any movie star is a testament to the timelessness of classic film, it is Audrey Hepburn. For well over five decades the actress has been the symbol of everything sophisticated, chic and classy. Today she is the evergreen goddess whose little black...

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Kelly T Keating

Great topics!!!

Posted: August 31st, 2009 | More Reviews From nautilusjv | Report This Comment

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