From Vanity Fair's March 2007 edition. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Killers Kill, Dead Men Die captures our stars of today reliving the great Hollywood film noirs of the past. For even more photo fun, check out the many behind the scenes photos here!
Behind the scenes with Jennifer Connelly, Julianne Moore and Kate Winslet
The place to be in the 40's and 50's was Ciro's. Opened in 1940 on the famed Sunset Strip, it saw major movie players, mobsters, crooners, politicians and of course, the press! Chic, elegant and dashing, aren't they? This kind of insight would never happen in this day and age. Today, The Comedy Store at 8433 Sunset Boulevard stands on Ciro's ghostly hallowed grounds. You can see more photos of Ciro's in it's heyday here!
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Promoting Desi Arnaz
Cigarette girl
Abbe Lane and Xavier Cugat packing them in
Ciro's camera girl Dixie Liston with Gail Russell and Guy Madison in 1946
Gossip queen Hedda Hopper getting the scoop on Frank Sinatra in 1946
Lili St. Cyr in 1951
Mickey Rooney with ex-wife Martha Vickers in 1951
Journalist Walter Winchell chatting over Marilyn Monroe to 20th Century Fox studio head Joseph Schneck in 1953
Sammy Davis Jr and Cary Crosby in 1955
Sonja Henie, Liberace and actress Susan Hayward in 1955
Costumed Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 1956
photos via Corbis and Ochs archives
This month marks Old Hollywood Glamour's 6th year! I've updated a bit and added some great sites to the blog roll. Hooray For Hollywood is a list of people, places and resources, while Stars and Starlets are fun and informative blogs. I'm hoping to continue to add to these in the future. I will also have some more contest giveaways and Q & A's with some great people! Stay tuned!! x Katie
Wives With Beehives is a special airing tonight on TLC and chronicles 4 colorful women and the vintage lives they lead! I found out about this from my new favorite blog, Dollie DeVille'sThe Rockabilly Socialite. She is one of the 4 stars profiled. It looks cute and entertaining, and their homes are filled with retro trimmings and post-war attitude. I've never seen a docu-reality show based on the vintage lifestyle before. It looks like it's only one special. Will you watch? Stay tuned! It airs on TLC 10pm EST.
Here is an early guideline for applying makeup during the infancy of film. Colors and bone structure had to be exagerated and contradictory for the lighting and cameras to broadcast a natural look. For more examples and some history on these "new" techniques, visitCosmetics and Skin!
NYC artistJason Bryant has created a fascinating series wherein his admiration of classic films are fused with more modern imagery such as skateboarding graphics.
Here are a few iconic pieces...can you recognize your favorite Old Hollywood Stars? Interesting to note that many of the subjects are in a state of vulnerability. Do you view the graphics as graffiti of some sort? Is it just a matter of two ideas that appeal to him or wanting to create a more vitriolic response from the viewer? Regardless of your views, this is a passionate collection that is clearly meant to merge two pop culture heavy weights: Classic film, from which we take from to this day; film themes, costume, standard of living, and underground turned mainstream skateboarding; something that has evolved not only to a successful sport and way of living, but an art unto itself. The act of boarding being one aspect, the creating of your own brand, logo and advertising being the other.
NYC galleryporter / contemporary is currently exhibitingSmoke and Mirrors Paintings by Jason Bryant which runs September 6 – October 20, 2012. If you are in the NYC area, please check it out! "'Sometimes we’re trying to balance chaotic moments or raptures in harmony,' says Jason Bryant, 'and we use smoke and mirrors to convey a polished life but sometimes it’s broken.'"
Behind the scenes with Jennifer Connelly, Julianne Moore and Kate Winslet 
