Sunday, February 28, 2010

Modern Femmes Fatale: Part 25


Rachel Roberts

Madonna in Dick Tracy (1990)

Michelle Johnson in The Donor (2001)

Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack in High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)

Neve Campbell

Peta Wilson in "La Femme Nikita" (TV)

Prinsloo Behati

Rene Russo in Get Shorty (1995)

Sabine Azéma Melo (1985)

Terry Hatcher

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Inside Looking Out: Ladies Behind Bars 5


Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958)

Rita Hayworth and Anthony Franciosa in
The Story on Page One (1959)

Glenda Farrell in Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey in
The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)

Fred MacMurray Carole Lombard and Lynne Overman
in True Confession (1937)

Friday, February 26, 2010

Rub-a-dub-dub: Washtubs, troughs and barrels


Ann Sheridan

Carroll Baker in Mr Moses (1965)

Claire Trevor

Cleo Moore

Lee Remick in Sanctuary (1961)

Maria Fiore in Due soldi di speranza (1952)

Stella Stevens in Rage (1966)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Smoking in Bed: Joanne Woodward



The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

with Cameron Mitchell in No Down Payment (1957)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

For the Boys: Inaugurating Shortwave Radio Program


Gene Tierney, Edgar Bergen, Ginny Sims, Bob Burns, Gary Cooper and Betty Hutton inaugurating a shortwave program for soldiers, August 1942.





Saturday, February 20, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Bevy of Beauties 10


Gertrude Michael, Wendy Barrie, Gail Patrick,
Ann Sheridan, Katherine Demille, and Grace Bradley

Thursday, February 18, 2010

On The Set: Ida Lupino


Ida Lupino & Director Peter Godfrey rehearse a folk dancing
scene on the set of Escape Me Never (1947)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Art of the Dangle 10: Modern Dangles



While smoking is becoming less popular, it doesn't look like dangling is going away anytime soon.

Charlotte Gainsbourg



Charlize Theron




Asia Argento

Drew Barrymore

Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Gina Gershon

Jamie Lee Curtis

Monica Belucci from GQ, November 2006

Anna Friel

Béatrice Dalle 1986

Cameron Diaz

Chloe Sevigny

Debra Winger


Helen Mirren

Melanie Griffith, 1988


Natasha Henstridge in The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

Penelope Cruz

Scarlet Johannsen

Sharon Stone

Winona Ryder