This Week On N and CF.

Goldie Hawn

Happy Birthday: Dick Powell! (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was a singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Click picture on side bar to learn more about Dick Powell.

Happy Birthday: Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922– July 7, 1973) was a film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Click picture on side bar to learn more about Veronica Lake.

On TCM Nov. 14th The Blue Angel (1930). Directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930, based on Heinrich Mann's novel Professor Unrat. The film is considered to be the first major German sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich. In addition, it introduced her signature song, Friedrich Hollaender's "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)".

ON TCM Nov. 14th. She (1965). An Edwardian archaeologist and two companions stumble on a lost city in the Middle East run by a beautiful queen whose love holds the promise of immortality.

ON TCM Nov. 14th. Shanghai Express(1932). The pre-Code picture stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland. It was written by Jules Furthman, based on a story by Harry Hervey. It was the fourth of seven teaming of Sternberg and Dietrich.

ON TCM Nov. 14th. Clash of the Titans (1981). Fantasy/adventure film involving the Greek hero Perseus

Happy Birthday: Rock Hudson! (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985), was a film and television actor, recognized as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably in several romantic comedies with Doris Day. Please click picture on side bar to learn more about Rock Hudson.

Happy Birthday: Gene Tierney!(November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was a film and stage actress. One of the great beauties of her day, she is best remembered for her performance in her role in Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Click picture on side bar to read past reviews.

Happy Birthday: Goldie (born November 21, 1945), actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer. Hawn is known for her roles in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Private Benjamin, Foul Play, Overboard, Bird on a Wire, Death Becomes Her, The First Wives Club, and Cactus Flower, for which she won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Click picture on side bar to learn more about Goldie.

Video: First of 5. Goldie: Inside The Actors Studio interview.



ON TCM Nov. 21st. My Sister Eileen (1955). Musical directed by Richard Quine. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett and Jack Lemmon.

ON TCM Nov. 21st. Houdini (1953) Biographical film about the life of the magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. It was made by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Marshall and produced by George Pal from a screenplay by Philip Yordan, based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock. The music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Ernest Laszlo. The art direction was by Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira and the costume design by Edith Head.

ON TCM Nov. 21st. And God Created Woman (1956) .A French drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Brigitte Bardot. Though by no means her first film, it is widely recognized as the vehicle that launched Bardot into the public spotlight and immediately created her "sex kitten" persona.

ON TCM Nov. 21st. A Very Private Affair(1962). A French film directed by Louis Malle and starring Brigitte Bardot.

Doris Day Smoothie:
4 ice cubes
5oz. cranberries
5oz. blueberries
3 1/2fl oz pear juice

place the ICE CUBES in a blender and
whizz. Add the rest of INGREDIENTS
and BLEND until SMOOTH. pour into glass
and SERVE CHILLED, garnished with extra
CRANBERRIES and BLUEBERRIES

Article of the week is from : Blamemameblog: Notorious Landlady(1962). Craig says: Every time I watch a movie like the one I did tonight, 1962's The Notorious Landlady, and I enjoy it so much... I always ask myself, "What if I never discovered this picture?" I say that because I loved this picture so much! From start to finish, it had me hooked. How could you go wrong with a comedy/mystery starring Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, and Kim Novak? Please click on link to read Craig's  awesome review.





On Emily's blog, Arthur Recreates Scenes From Classic Movies Arthur's mom Emily, posts the cutest photographs of her son, in classic poses from some of her favorite classic movies. All I have to say is OMG, way too cute!

Have a great week at the movies!