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08/06/2024

Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren 😘

08/06/2024

At Cannes Film Festival with Sophia Loren. ❤️

07/28/2024

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward

07/28/2024

A rarely seen Audrey Hepburn image shows Anthony Perkins trying to cheer her up on set of 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 1958.

07/11/2024

Audrey Hepburn

07/11/2024

Vera-Ellen was an American dancer and actress, known for her incredibly versatile dancing skills and graceful performances. She began her career in the 1940s, appearing in various Broadway productions. Her film career took off in the late 1940s and 1950s, where she starred in several major musicals. Vera-Ellen's most notable role was in the classic holiday film "White Christmas" (1954), where she starred alongside Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney.
Despite her fame, Vera-Ellen lived a relatively private life. She retired from acting in the early 1960s and spent her later years away from the public eye. Her contributions to dance and film, however, remain memorable.

07/11/2024

Joanne Woodward😊

07/11/2024

Liberace, born Wladziu Valentino Liberace on May 16, 1919, in West Allis, Wisconsin, was an American pianist and entertainer known for his flamboyant lifestyle and charismatic stage presence.
Liberace's prodigious musical talent was evident from a young age, and he was performing concerts by age seven. He studied at the Wisconsin College of Music and developed a style that blended classical music with pop, which eventually became his hallmark in performances.
Liberace's career took off in the 1950s when he began appearing on television, where his extravagant costumes, candelabra-adorned pianos, and charming demeanor made him a household name.
He skillfully used television to enhance his popularity, connecting with audiences through direct, conversational performances that made viewers feel as if he were performing just for them.
Despite his opulent image, Liberace's music appealed to a broad audience, making him one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world during his heyday. Liberace remained a popular figure until his death on February 4, 1987.
Photo: Elvis Presley and Liberace trading places in 1956. The two entertainers switched jackets with Elvis taking Liberace's candelabra and Liberace playing Elvis' guitar for a publicity photo. Both were appearing in Las Vegas

07/11/2024

Many works by the successful and prolific British suspense novelist, Agatha Christie, have been brought to the big screen with greater or lesser capacity, but never in such a fortunate way as in Witness for the Prosecution, demonstrating that Billy Wilder was a master at tackling any type of film genre. Staged admirably, its story of criminal-judicial intrigue is told with a wise interspersion of flashbacks, a precise rhythm that never allows the interest of the plot to wane, and an excellent script with lively, brilliant dialogues...

Charles Laughton, an actor with a reputation for being troublesome, threw himself into his role; cunning, tenacious, veteran, acidic, exhausted, angry and intelligent Wilfrid Roberts, “the best lawyer in London.” In his memoirs, Wilder speaks of Laughton as “the actor with the greatest range, professionalism and power he has ever known.” For her part, Marlene Dietrich, sensual, cold and desperately in love; She was convinced that she was going to be nominated for an Oscar for her role as Christine. Unfairly, she would not receive that well-deserved nomination. And a great Tyrone Power, meticulous, charming and phony. At the time of its premiere, audience members were given cards that said “I solemnly swear never to reveal the ending of Witness for the Prosecution,” and that each one must sign. Furthermore, the ending was not revealed to the actors until the last day of filming...

Alfred Hitchcock once confessed that many people approached him to congratulate him on this film, believing that he had directed it and not Wilder. This adaptation, which along with "Murder On The Orient Express" from 1974, were the only ones that its author liked, is an exciting, highly entertaining film, full of black humor and superb performances, which makes it one of the best courtroom dramas of all time. An essential masterpiece...

Awards
1957: 6 Oscar nominations, including film, director
1957: 5 Golden Globe nominations, including film (drama), director
1958: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actor (Charles Laughton)
1957: Directors Guild (DGA): Nominated for Best Director
1957: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actor (Laughton) (ex aequo)

07/11/2024

1928 Clara Bow with designer Travis Banton, trying on a costume.

07/11/2024

Jane Birkin and her or Serge's dog at Cannes film festival, 1974.