Sunday, September 30, 2012

In the News: Corinne Calvet

French actress Corinne Calvet is interviewed by members of the press after an alleged suicide attempt, March 31, 1954.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Modern Femmes Fatale: Part 81

 Amber Heard 

 Christina Ricci

 Evan Rachel Wood

 Hilary Rhoda


 Sarah Shahi

Drew Barrymore

 Kat Von D

Letizia Letza

Micol Ronchi

Piper Perabo


Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

Rub-a-dub-dub: Branded Women




Silvana Mangano, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeanne Moreau
and Vera Miles in 5 Branded Women (1960)


Friday, September 14, 2012

Bevy of Beauties: Moon Maidens




Laurie Mitchell, Leslie Parrish, Pat Mowry, Tania Velia, Sanita Pelkey
and Lisa Simone in Missile to the Moon (1958)



Have you ever noticed how many 1950s sci-fi films seem to involve traveling to another planet and finding an underground civilization of beauty pageant winners in showgirl costumes and high heels who are desperate to breed with earthmen for some obscure and highly improbable reason?



Wednesday, September 12, 2012

On the Set: Grace Kelly




Director Alfred Hitchcock serves the tea on the set of To Catch a Thief (1955)


Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012