Category: Ava Gardner

Actresses, American Cinema, Ava Gardner, Directors, FilmStruck, Jack Cardiff, Movie Reviews

Surrealist Cinema: PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951)

“There was more surrealism rampant in Hollywood than all the surrealists could invent in a lifetime.” – Man Ray   In 1940, Man Ray fled war-torn France and arrived in Hollywood. The acclaimed surrealist, who was born in the United States but relocated to Paris in 1921, spent the next eleven years in California making art and recreating many of his own paintings and photographs … Continue reading Surrealist Cinema: PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951)

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, Alain Delon, Ava Gardner, Books, British Cinema, Clint Eastwood, Directors, Eli Wallach, Ennio Morricone, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, Giallo, Hammer Horror, Horror, Italian Cinema, James Dean, Jean-Paul Belmondo, John Phillip Law, Mario Bava, Modern Mondays, Movie Reviews, Nicolas Roeg, Oliver Reed, Romance, Sergio Leone, TCM, Terence Fisher, Thrillers, Warner Archives

June & July at the Movie Morlocks

I haven’t been online much the last few months for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I’ve been having some medical problems with my left eye and spending lots of time on my computer reading, watching vids and writing can often be problematic. My eyes get easily irritated and I’m prone to headaches, etc. The other reason is simple net fatigue, particularly on social … Continue reading June & July at the Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
1968, Actresses, American Cinema, Ava Gardner, Bette Davis, British Cinema, Deborah Kerr, Diana Rigg, Doris Day, Francois Truffaut, Giallo, Horror, Italian Cinema, Jack Cardiff, Japanese Cinema, Mario Bava, Science Fiction, Spies & Secret Agents, Television

April & May at The Movie Morlocks

Highlights from my April & May contributions to TCM’s Movie Morlocks. You can read all the articles by following the links below: – Happy Birthday Doris! Excerpt: “The legacy of this vivacious movie star, popular vocalist, television personality and animal rights advocate is truly unparalleled. And knowing Doris Day’s is still here with us doing good work that benefits us all is something worth celebrating!” … Continue reading April & May at The Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actresses, Ava Gardner, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Tierney, TCM

The Glamorous World of Paul Hesse

Four of my favorite actresses photographed by Paul Hesse Top: Gene Tierney and Elizabeth Taylor Bottom: Bette Davis and Ava Gardner Like most film buffs, I absolutely love old Hollywood glamor photography. I’m an amateur photographer myself so I own a lot of photography books and some of my favorites are jam-packed with beautiful photos of classic Hollywood film stars. In the ’70s the practice … Continue reading The Glamorous World of Paul Hesse

Kimberly Lindbergs
1968, Actresses, Ava Gardner, Gayle Hunnicutt

Do You Sleep In The Nude?

In the summer of 1968 film critic and renowned gossip Rex Reed published his best selling book Do You Sleep in the Nude? The title came from an unusual question that Reed had supposedly directed at actress Ava Gardner during a notorious interview he conducted for Esquire Magazine. That same year Trudy Owett of New York Magazine decided to ask six young up-and-coming actresses the same question. Jenny O’Hara, Shelley Plimpton, Gayle Hunnicutt, Ali MacGraw, Jane Merrow and Lauren Hutton offer their responses in the comic book inspired photo story (and nightwear ad) below.

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Actresses, Ann-Margret, Anna Karina, Ava Gardner, Barbara Shelley, Barbara Steele, Bette Davis, Brigitte Bardot, Carroll Baker, Catherine Deneuve, Claudia Cardinale, Delphine Seyrig, Edwige Fenech, Elizabeth Taylor, Florinda Bolkan, Gene Tierney, Ingrid Pitt, Isabelle Adjani, Julie Christie, Katharine Hepburn, Marisa Mell, Meiko Kaji, Monica Vitti, Natalie Wood, Pamela Franklin, Rants & Raves, Ursula Andress

The Eyes Have It

My blogging buddy Peter Nellhaus over at Coffee, Coffee and more Coffee has asked me to contribute my own list of “20 Favorite Actresses” to a new film meme making the rounds of the blogosphere. Frankly I was just going to blow him off and ignore his request because these meme things tend to make me nuts but Peter is too nice a guy to … Continue reading The Eyes Have It

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American Cinema, Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner, Criterion, Deborah Kerr, Favorite 2006 DVDs, French Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Julie Christie, Klaus Kinski, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Richard Lester, Science Fiction

Favorite DVD Releases of 2006 – Part II.

This is the second part of my 30 Favorite DVD Releases of 2006 list that I’ve been slowly working on putting together. You can find Part I. here. Please keep in mind that these are all official NTSC Region 1 DVDs originally released between 1960 and 1979 and the numerical order means absolutely nothing except that I got the reviews written in the order that … Continue reading Favorite DVD Releases of 2006 – Part II.

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