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Classic Hollywood Stars And Starlets In A Whole New Light

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Old Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor, Liz Taylor, Fellini, Movies, Audrey Hepburn, Cinema, Marilyn Monroe, Francis Ford Coppola, Holly Golightley Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Godfather, Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Lumas, Classic Movies, Slidepollajax, Arts News

The smoldering gaze, the flirtatious smirk, the incredible jewelry collection... who knows what gives a Hollywood starlet that magical razzle-dazzle. ...

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Silent Film's Most Sizzling Starlets

Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Louise Brooks, Mae Murray, Lillian Gish, Video, Silent Film Star, Pina Menichelli, Best Silent Film Actresses, Slidepollajax, Greta Garbo, Sexiest Silent Film Actresses, Theda Bara, Vamp, Femme Fatale, Vera Kholodnaya, Diva, Arts News

In the age of silent cinema, emotions were dramatized and expressed using the face and body as vehicles. Though today the acting style of earl...

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Did Men Invent Art to Become Women? Must Women Become Men to Make Great Art?

G. Roger Denson | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: XY Chromosome, Transvestism, Hermaphodism, Gender, Matriarchy, George Eliot, Homosocial Divide, Eleanor Antin, XX Chromosome, Feminism, Jenny Saville, George Sand, Collier Schorr, Marlene Dietrich, Venus Figurines, Adrian Piper, Frida Kahlo, Deborah Kass, Epiphany of Paternity, Transsexualism, Greta Garbo, Sherrie Levine, Hatshepsut, Trangender, Crossdressing, Arts News
G. Roger Denson

Imagine you are a man living amid the Paleolithic millennia. If you were seeking great rewards from beyond the mortal realm, would you mutilate yourself, or submit to an order of mutilation, to become as much a woman as would be possible to you?

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Twilight, and the Return of Women's Blockbuster Films

Govindini Murty | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Titanic, Women's Films, Gone With the Wind, Twilight, Mirror Mirror, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Hunger Games, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Snow White and the Huntsman, Joan Crawford, Morocco, Mildred Pierce, Marlene Dietrich, Jezebel, Greta Garbo, Queen Christina, Bette Davis, The Thatcher Years, The-Thatcher-Years, Entertainment News
Govindini Murty

Hollywood is finally making an effort to give women and their stories the blockbuster treatment. In doing so, the film industry is hearkening back to what was once a strength of classic Hollywood: the blockbuster women's film.

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Before Paparazzi -- Hollywood Glamour Photos of the Golden Age: At the Grolier Club, NYC

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: First Woman Studio Photographer, Robert Dance, Greta Garbo, Glamour, Hollywood, Photography Exhibit, Paparazzi, Hollywood Glamor, NY Around Town, Ruth Harriet Louise, Portraits, New York News
Kate Kelly

The story revealed by the exhibit is of a time before there were paparazzi. From the 1920s through the 1950s, movie studios molded the images and the careers of their stars.

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Sade at Honda Center: Style as Enlightenment

S.X. Rosenstock | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Smooth Operator, John Legend, Orange County, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Michelle Obama, Soul, Kate Betts, Sade Adu, Music, Cleo Laine, Audrey Hepburn, Christine McVie, Jazz, Halle Berry, Honda Center, Soldier of Love, Norah Jones, Anaheim, Greta Garbo, Paul S. Denman, Yukimi Nagano, Feist, Josephine Baker, Sade, Sophie Muller, La Around Town, Concert Reviews, Los Angeles News
S.X. Rosenstock

Sade's show at Honda Center in Anaheim August 30 was such a triumph of visual and sonic beauty, I started to wonder if pure gorgeousness could fix the economy or make political parties get along.

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As He Turns 75, Thoughts on the Legacy of Robert Redford

John Farr | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Sydney Pollack, All the President's Men, Mia Farrow, Progressive Values, Academy Awards, John Turturro, Progressives, Angelina Jolie, Native Americans, Liberal, Best Movies by Farr, Cary Grant, Brad Pitt, Paul Scofield, Donald Sutherland, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Robards, The Conspirator, Owen Wilson, The Great Gatsby, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Sundance Film Festival, Nrdc, Best Movies on DVD, Paul Newman, Best Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Sundance Channel, Sundance Institute, Independent Film, Meryl Streep, Environment, Greta Garbo, Ordinary People, Kim Kardashian, Robert Redford, Entertainment News
John Farr

I saw no mention of Robert Redford's birthday amongst all the pop dreck that seems to capture people's attention these days. I am going to attempt a tribute of sorts, as I can think of few people in the entertainment field more deserving.

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The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman: Sparks and Guy Maddin Get Saucy With the Swede

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, Russell Mael, Ron Mael, Heathers, Daniel Waters, Ken Russell, Greta Garbo, Guy Maddin, Tammy Glover, Sparks, Peter Franzén, Ingmar Bergman, Jim Sharman, Ann Magnuson, Los Angeles Film Festival, Musical Ingmar Bergman, Arts News
Gregory Weinkauf

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman is as unique and wonderful as musical theatre gets: a "what-if" fantasia plopping the celebrated Swedish director smack-dab in the sunny horrors of Hollywood, circa 1956.

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Are We There Yet? Iconic Road Trip Movies

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraulein Stinnes, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Bjarne Henriksen, Eric Von Moeller, Around the World in 80 Days, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Transamerica, Little Miss Sunshine, Sandra Huller, Rain Man, Peewee?S Big Adventure, Jules Verne, Shane Taylor, Easy Rider, Adler Standard, Clarenore Stinnes, Paul Cotter, Bomber, Road Trip, Borat, Lake Baikal, Greta Garbo, Thelma and Louise, Im Auto Durch Zwei Welten, Benjamin Whitrow, Carl-Axel Soderstrom, Film, Arts News
George Heymont

Long before Mapquest, Yahoo, and Google Maps offered instant gratification for drivers trying to figure out the best way to get from one place to anot...

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Just Maybe -- the Best Comedy Film Director Ever

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Ameche, Carole Lombard, Maurice Chevalier, James Stewart, Claudette Colbert, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Entertainment Weekly, Mary Pickford, Tom Hanks, William Wyler, Greta Garbo, Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Astaire, Gene Tierney, Meg Ryan, Criterion Collection, Jack Benny, Entertainment News
John Farr

Even though Entertainment Weekly named him the 16th-best film director of all time, if I mention the name Ernst Lubitsch to my own middle-aged contemporaries, I usually get a hazy look.

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The Reading List: New Books About Los Angeles

Los Angeles Magazine | Wendy Witherspoon  | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brave New World, Spike Lee, Aldous Huxley, LA Culture, Death Cab for Cutie, Greta Garbo, Disney's Tangled, Busby Berkeley, Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles News

Every month Los Angeles Magazine highlights titles of local interest that are hitting the bookshelves. Here's what's new....

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Saturday Shoppers View Ralph Lauren's New Madison Avenue Mansion

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kate Moss, James Dean, Gap, Mrs. August Belmont, Bloomingdale's, Alfredo Paredes, Madison Avenue, Page Six, John Heist, Otto Kahn, Housing Works Thrift Shop, Brooks Brothers, Lisa Fonssagrives, Greta Garbo, Rhinelander Mansion, Ralph Lauren, Polo, Style News
David Finkle

Ralph Lauren just built the first mansion on the Upper East Side since 1918 and reached the zenith he's aimed for since the '60s when he started hawking wide ties.

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PHOTOS: Greta Garbo's "La Esperanza" Malibu Home On Sale For $12.6 Million

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, WIlliam Randolph Hearst, La Esperanza, Greta Garbo, Malibu Real Estate, Hearst Castle, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Via LA Times: Greta Garbo's Malibu beach retreat is similar in size, specs, and even market price to the Marion Davies mansion we recently wrote about...

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The Remarkable Life and Career of Patricia Neal

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Ritt, Lillian Hellman, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Robert Osborne, Academy Awards, Tony Awards, King Vidor, Paul Newman, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Audrey Hepburn, Hud, Patricia Neal, Blake Edwards, Shelley Winters, Turner Classic Movies, Greta Garbo, The Fountainhead, Robert Altman, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Beyond the Forest, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

What sets artists apart from stars and competent actors is originality and authenticity. Patricia Neal had these and other rare qualities in spades.

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Let's Bring Back: 10 Comeback-Worthy Looks From The Met's 'American Woman' Exhibit (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Let's Bring Back, Style News, Vogue, Metropolitan Museum, Style, Costume Institute Gala, Lesley M. M. Blume, Fashion, American Women, Nostalgia, Louise Brooks, Marlene Dietrich, Fashion History, Rita Lydig, Greta Garbo, Slidepollajax, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

Today New York City's Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute will open its new exhibit, "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity." Gazing at the glamorous finery of eras past, as usual I found myself wishing back certain flourishes and trappings, from hand-held fans to white gloves to turbans.

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I Spy With My Little (Smoky) Eye: In Praise of the Femme Fatale

Napoleon Perdis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Femme Fatales, Napoleon Perdis, Lucy Liu, Sexy Makeup, Angelina Jolie, Greta Garbo, Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics, Anne Hathaway, Salt, Slidepollajax, Style News
Napoleon Perdis

Kicking ass always looks best paired with ultra-smoky eyes and scarlet lips. Here are some of my favorite cinematic vixen looks -- and how to replicate them.

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Do Yourself a Favor ~ Meditate!

Jimmy Demers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tm, The Beatles, Meditation, Greta Garbo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Nancy Cooke deHerrera, Home News
Jimmy Demers

It's funny how often we put off the very things that would not only enhance our lives, but make them easier and even more meaningful. I tend to be som...

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Recalling "The Lubitsch Touch"

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Billy Wilder, Greta Garbo, Best Movies on DVD, Ernst Lubitsch, Best Movies by Farr, Meg Ryan, Irving Thalberg, Jack Benny, Entertainment News
John Farr

If you have not experienced the German director Ernst Lubitsch's special "touch," well -- here's your chance.

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Autumn in New York, Cinema Style

Cathy Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cinema Style, Film Set Design, Laura, Otto Preminger, Greta Garbo, The Fountainhead, New York Films, Film, Manhattan Real Estate, New York City, Movies, Interior Design, New York News
Cathy Whitlock

Cinema has provided a glamorous, coveted and implausible world filled with trendsetting decor and wraparound terraces against a seemingly endless Manhattan skyline -- all built on a soundstage.

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The Runways of Yesterday: 9 Designers Worth Revisiting

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Style News, Madeleine Vionnet, CoCo Chanel, James Galanos, Marc Jacobs, Salvador Dali, Jean Harlow, Derek Lam, Oleg Cassini, Bob Mackie, Mary McFadden, Jackie Kennedy, Jason Wu, Chanel, Fashion Week, Lilly Dache, Calvin Klein, Marlene Dietrich, Donna Karen, Jean Cocteau, Style, Carmen Miranda, Thakoon, Lesley M. M. Blume, Josephine Baker, Paul Poiret, Greta Garbo, Elsa Schiaparelli, Fashion, Raco Rabanne, Nancy Reagan, New York Fashion Week, Diane Von Furstenberg, Joan Collins, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

Fashion often looks to the past for inspiration. This fall, history is in great evidence: surrealist flourishes from the 1940s abound; shoulder pads and neons from 1980s saturate clothing lines at all levels.

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The Bigger Star By Farr: Bette Davis or Joan Crawford?

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film Noir, Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce, Leslie Howard, All About Eve, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Rosalind Russell, Henry Fonda, Jezebel, Hollywood's Golden Age, Female Stars, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Famous Rivalries, John Garfield, Norma Shearer, Classic Movies, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

Who was the bigger star -- Bette Davis or Joan Crawford? Maybe reviewing some highlights of their respective careers can help resolve this thorny question.

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Rep. King: Picking Kennedy Like Picking Greta Garbo

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said that appointing Democrat Caroline Kennedy to the Senate would be like picking an unqualified movie star to the upper cha...

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10 Time-Hallowed, Recession-Proof Tips For Beautification

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Style, Cheap Beauty Tips, Recession Beauty Tips, Holly Golightly, Nan Kemper, CoCo Chanel, Economy, Diana Vreeland, Estee Lauder, Jackie O, Beauty Industry, Jackie Kennedy, Recession, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Luxury, Manolo Blahnik, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Fashion, Chanel No. 5, Shoes, Beauty, Healthy Living News
Lesley M. M. Blume

For many women, the cost of beautification has grown staggering. Each consecutive year ushers in a series of must-do rituals; every month the beauty ...

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Let's Bring Back...

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anthony Michael Hall, Telegrams, Subversive Pamphlets, Hot Toddies, Nostalgia Style, Butlers, Poetry, Style, The Canterbury Tales, Fashion Models, Diana Vreeland, Skinny Models, Dorothy Parker Poetry, Unzipped, Bette Davis, Curvy Models, Katherine Hepburn, Isaac Mizrahi, Cole Porter, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Greta Garbo, Fashion, Let's Bring Back, Healthy Living News
Lesley M. M. Blume

It's been a while, but Let's Bring Back is back. The fourth of my LBB series, what follows is a celebration of rituals and objects from times past. ...

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