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Designated Patsies
American Scofflaw | August 29th 2008
American ScofflawThese guys were not assassins, but they sure as hell are starting to look like the designated patsies.Events started to move in the early hours of Sunday, the day before the Democratic National Convention was due to open, when a poli read more
Remembering the Hays Code -- Movie Censorship from 1930-1968
The Movie Mom | August 14th 2008 by Nell Minow
NPR's Bob Mondello has an excellent essay on the Hays Code, which governed Hollywood films from 1930-1968, when it was replaced by the MPAA rating system. A reaction to some provocative films in the days of the early talkies, the... read more
Silence Is Golden
Pop Culture Dish, Presented By Malcolm | August 4th 2008 by Malcolm Bondon
For the month of August, Turner Classic Movies is doing their annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival in which they devote an entire day to one star. This past Saturday, that star was the legendary Charlie Chaplin. At first I was indifferent and did read more
Something's Quo-ing On In My Head
Blog Of Two Head | May 7th 2008 by G
I first remember liking a bit of boogie-woogie rock when I was about five. I saw a live performance of Status Quo singing Rockin' All Over The World and Caroline which made me bounce around the room. Looking back, it's quite likely that it was their read more
Stuart Oderman
Louise Brooks Society at LiveJournal | April 20th 2008
There is a wonderful article about Stuart Oderman in the April 20th issue of Newark Star-Ledger. The article, "Silents Are Golden Pianist carves a career out of the era before the talkies," can be accessed here. Who is Stuart Oderman? Not only is he read more
Is Laughter the best medicine
Laughter the best medicine | March 14th 2008 by kevin stafferton
I believe that old chestnut that laughter is the best madicine.I would say that the best Comedian would be one that could make you laugh without uttering a single word.Right from the early days of old silent movies I would guess that modern day Comed read more
blonde of the week: Jean Harlow
undercover blonde | January 24th 2008
In 2008 platinum blondes are all but common. But it hasn't always been this way. While women have been dying their hair blonde for millennia, starting with the Ancient Greeks, followed by the Ancient Romans, and pretty much every known civilization t read more
Oh, What a day
Random Encounters of We | September 20th 2007
Talk about pre-vacation stress! I never thought I would see the day before our vacation. This week has been going by so slow! This morning my daughter woke me up an hour earlier than normal, which I was very bummed about. My theory is if I can sleep read more
Breaking the Code
Out of the Past ~ A Classic Film Blog | August 19th 2007
It is no coincidence that my favorite classic films find themselves situated before and after the Hays Code's reign of power over the film industry. (The Hays Code being the set of statutes imposed upon filmmakers to promote a particular form of mora read more
Rodeo's Rhinoplasty
Senseless Syndrome | August 7th 2007
Whenever you look at a person one distinctive feature that pops out is the nose. The beauty of the face depends on the how good the nose is! Everyone is not gifted with what they want always and same stands good for noses too. For all such souls rhin read more
My son's free Motorola two-way radios
Yardsale Garage Sale Yardsalequeen.com Blog | July 20th 2007
Remember in early June I mentioned how someone littered in my yard - a lunchables box that inside was a winning gamepiece for walkie talkies? Well I sent away the gamepiece and they came the other day. Not too shabby! They have a longer range than read more
MONSOON!
Daniel, the Guy in the Desert | July 11th 2007 by Daniel
The monsoons have finally arrived. Temperatures have dropped into the high nineties, and the air is feeling a little softer. I've been listening to the thunder and lightning for the last hour, and I'm finally hearing the first drops splattering on th read more
Puparazzi in Halifax
The Chocolate Dog Blog | July 10th 2007
I know Bosco loves having his picture taken but what I just read in the Chronicle Herald is crazy! Early-morning shutterbugs snapping candid photographs of canines Monday have police and dog walkers on alert. A group of people with walkie-talkies and read more
new discoveries
The Early 30's Rumba | February 17th 2007 by lisamoon
or is that an oxymoron? my day started off by dropping my sweetie at his neighborhood emergency training. this was his third, all day saturday workshop which will end in a culmination activity at the fire station training center in a burning? build read more
When talkies really talked...
The Crowd Roars | January 29th 2007 by Anna Engebretson
I found a great little article at a website called Films in Review that I thought fans of the early talkie pre-coders might like. It's called 'The Age of Chiselry' and it's all about the snap-crackle-pop dialogue of the early talkies. Cagney, Blondel read more