Dominique Revue

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YouTube video by The Movie Attic Betty Boop Collection (1933-1939)

Celebrate Betty Boop's 95th birthday w/ 4+ hours of cartoons on YouTube.

These shorts were not included on the Blu-rays and DVDs from Olive Films #RIP, which are still available from sites like Deep Discount.

youtu.be/SI702KkWrD8?... #FilmSky #BettyBoop #Cartoons

"What does it say about the moonlight?"

—The moonlight?

"Mm-hm."

—It's very bright, isn't it?

"It's so bright, you can even read your guidebook by it."

📽️: GUYS AND DOLLS
1955

#SturgeonMoon

And . . . Unsurprisingly, it's become a GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) summer (I watch it more than I log it), but . . . then again . . . it's always GUYS AND DOLLS season for me.

THE FLYING ACE 1926

WOMAN OF PARIS 1923

CHILDREN OF DIVORCE 1927

BEGGARS OF LIFE 1928

And without a doubt, I have been watching and rewatching more silent films this summer than I have throughout the year. This is not a complaint, it's a compliment to silent films, encouraging all film fans to incorporate silent films regularly into your film watching routine!

Been pretty proud of my #lastfourwatched watches this summer so far.

Anton. Walbrook. 🚬 . . . And I don't even smoke.

📽️: THE RAT
1937
Director: Jack Raymond

"I'm not asking for nothing that don't belong to me. All I want is what I've earned." —Little Richard

LITTLE RICHARD: THE KING AND QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL (2023)

Heartbreaking and entertaining. I watched this when it first aired, and I still love this portrait of his talent, life, journey.

"He had to stand up for his self, because of the music industry . . . They just never gave him his flowers."

If it has been a while since you have watched the #AMERICANMASTERSPBS documentary LITTLE RICHARD: THE KING AND QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL (2023) or if you've not seen it. Make it a priority.

"No. It's not a business to me. I never tried to make a business of making people happy." is one of my favorite Baker quotes.

📽️: Josephine Baker's Norwegian interview with Erik Bye, 1971:

Part 1: youtu.be/qMpGADWbXhY?...

Part 2: youtu.be/io6OC1cdbtU?...

Credit: Gazely Gaze

Life needs more La Baker.

Dropping a positive pick-me-up this baby Friday if needed. Josephine Baker's Norwegian interview with Erik Bye, 1971:

Part 1: youtu.be/qMpGADWbXhY?...
Part 2: youtu.be/io6OC1cdbtU?...

Video Credit: Gazely Gaze

#josephinebaker

Norton And Margot.

📸 by: Murray Korman
New York

Signed: "To the sweetest aunt in the world, My Marion, Lovingly, Margot '34"

Norton and Margot. 📸 by: Maurice Seymour Chicago

"Webb was light enough to pass for white though she never did, and her partner was often mistaken to be Spanish. But because they identified themselves as Black, they were paid less, booked less, booked at less popular places, not allowed to stay in hotels next to their bookings..."

This all brought to mind another dance duo I have posted about in the past: Marjorie Smith (stage name Margot Webb) and Harold Norton.

The duo debuted in NY in 1933, performing with big bands of the era—from Chick Webb to Louis Armstrong—later touring Europe along with the Cotton Club Revue, 1937.

Born in Matanzas, Cuba, René Rivero Guillén began his dancing career with his sister (much like the Astaires) before partnering w/ fellow Cuban dancer Ramona Ajón, expanding their signature style from Cuba to the US.

For more about René and Estela:
wolfsonianfiulibrary.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/a...

A friend texted me asking about "the dancers from ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)", *excited* and in awe, saying he came across a clip. I let'm know. Any excuse to talk classic cinema . . . I'm ready.

So, appreciation post for the Afro-Cuban duo, René Rivero Guillen and Ramona Ajón, aka René and Estela!

RZA’s Criterion Closet Picks ✨

"I've seen this film ten times, but I'll watch it over and over again."

Same, RZA. Same.

"The cinematography, the story, the two brothers, the struggle of this movie."

Full closet picks video 🔗: www.criterion.com/shop/collect...

It was during her 1954 show in Vegas.

"No one had ever done a swimming movie before, so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements."

Born Esther Jane Williams in Inglewood, California #OTD 1921 . . . Remembering one of my faves, #EstherWilliams, on her Birthday Anniversary!

idc . . . Her films are one of the reasons I fell in love with the magic of cinema growing up.

"It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious."

—Esther Williams
#BOTD

Absolutely!! Karen ... I think you'll love it! Please lmk your thoughts whenever you get a chance to watch it. 💖

RZA’s Criterion Closet Picks ✨

"I've seen this film ten times, but I'll watch it over and over again."

Same, RZA. Same.

"The cinematography, the story, the two brothers, the struggle of this movie."

Full closet picks video 🔗: www.criterion.com/shop/collect...

Norton And Margot.

📸 by: Murray Korman
New York

Signed: "To the sweetest aunt in the world, My Marion, Lovingly, Margot '34"

Norton and Margot. 📸 by: Maurice Seymour Chicago

"Webb was light enough to pass for white though she never did, and her partner was often mistaken to be Spanish. But because they identified themselves as Black, they were paid less, booked less, booked at less popular places, not allowed to stay in hotels next to their bookings..."

This all brought to mind another dance duo I have posted about in the past: Marjorie Smith (stage name Margot Webb) and Harold Norton.

The duo debuted in NY in 1933, performing with big bands of the era—from Chick Webb to Louis Armstrong—later touring Europe along with the Cotton Club Revue, 1937.

Born in Matanzas, Cuba, René Rivero Guillén began his dancing career with his sister (much like the Astaires) before partnering w/ fellow Cuban dancer Ramona Ajón, expanding their signature style from Cuba to the US.

For more about René and Estela:
wolfsonianfiulibrary.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/a...

A friend texted me asking about "the dancers from ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)", *excited* and in awe, saying he came across a clip. I let'm know. Any excuse to talk classic cinema . . . I'm ready.

So, appreciation post for the Afro-Cuban duo, René Rivero Guillen and Ramona Ajón, aka René and Estela!

And because I cannot ever pass on an opportunity to talk about it, recommend it, watch it, love it . . .

YOU AND ME
1938
Sylvia Sidney, George Raft
Director: Fritz Lang
Screenplay: Virginia Van Upp

Sylvia Sidney Photographed by Cecil Beaton 1932

Sylvia Sidney, Hollywood, 1931 Photographed by Edward Steichen

“Hollywood! It’s like an old chair – if it’s useful, keep it; if not, give it to Goodwill.”

Born Sophia Kosow in NY #OTD 1910 . . . Remembering #SylviaSidney on her Birthday Anniversary!