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Happy Birthday Natalie Kalmus, Queen of Technicolor!
I can’t believe how little I’ve talked about Technicolor on this blog. It is far and away my favorite subject. I’ve touched on it a few times here, but if you’ve ever met me in person and talked to me … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred hitchcock, April 7, Black Narcissus, Color Consciousness, David O Selznick, Gone With The Wind, Herbert Kalmus, Hollywood history, Jungle Book, Michael Powell, Natalie Kalmus, Scaramouche, Singin In The Rain, Technicolor, The Red Shoes, The Thief Of Bagdad, The Wizard Of Oz, Ziegfeld Follies
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5 Hays Code Movie Scenes That Are Definitely Not Sexual
Last week, we discussed three movies that dealt with the Motion Picture Production Code in different ways. One gleefully sidestepped it, one blanket ignored it, and the final film upheld it, more or less. In order to do this, I … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred hitchcock, bette davis, censorship, Hays Code, north by northwest, now voyager, the african queen, the fountainhead, the phantom lady
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