Myrna Loy Q&A Pt.2: Political Activism, Hollywood blacklist While doing research on Myrna Loy and her times, was there anything that came as a shock to you? Any major difficulties while trying to uncover aspects of Loy's life and career? Was there a "most enjoyable" area of research? Or perhaps a "least enjoyable"? I sometimes felt frustrated by Loy's success in covering her tracks. I longed for more revelations, but her step-granddaughter Deb Hornblow warned me when I first got going on this book that it was going to be tough to find original material that was going to unlock secrets. Also, time has passed, and most of those closest to her are not around any more. Most enjoyable to me was watching Myrna Loy movies. She was a really terrific actress, a natural, without formal training or a background in theater, who had a grace, intelligence and...
- 3/12/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Myrna Loy biography: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood Many believe that Myrna Loy is the best American actress never to have been nominated for an Academy Award. Despite having played leads and supporting roles in more than 100 movies (in addition to a few dozen bit parts during the silent era), Loy was invariably bypassed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But that's the Oscar and the Academy's loss. For starters, Loy was a delightful light comedienne in movies such as W.S. Van Dyke's The Thin Man and Jack Conway's Libeled Lady. One of the greatest — and most beautifully politically incorrect — dialogue exchanges in movies can be heard in Rouben Mamoulian's 1932 musical Love Me Tonight: Jeanette MacDonald: "Don't you think of anything but men, dear?" Myrna Loy: "Oh yes, schoolboys." Loy could be a remarkable dramatic actress as well, as can...
- 3/12/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
From Andy Warhol to 'NCIS,' there are plenty of references we didn't spot the first time.
By James Montgomery and Eric Ditzian
Lady Gaga in her video for "Telephone"
Photo: Interscope
It is perhaps tribute to Lady Gaga's sprawling, spot-the-references "Telephone" video that, even after we published a fairly comprehensive Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet on Friday, there was still enough ephemera left over for a second piece.
Seems there was plenty we missed in our first go-round, so we're back for round two, with special note of thanks to the intrepid readers who pointed out many of the following to us. Without further ado, here's our Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet, Part II. Once again alphabetized and cross-referenced for your perusal.
'Telephone' Cheat Sheet Photos
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By James Montgomery and Eric Ditzian
Lady Gaga in her video for "Telephone"
Photo: Interscope
It is perhaps tribute to Lady Gaga's sprawling, spot-the-references "Telephone" video that, even after we published a fairly comprehensive Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet on Friday, there was still enough ephemera left over for a second piece.
Seems there was plenty we missed in our first go-round, so we're back for round two, with special note of thanks to the intrepid readers who pointed out many of the following to us. Without further ado, here's our Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet, Part II. Once again alphabetized and cross-referenced for your perusal.
'Telephone' Cheat Sheet Photos
Blue, Alektra: American porn star. A former Penthouse Pet of the Month with credits to her name like "Housewives Hunting Housewives" and "Tease Before the...
- 3/15/2010
- MTV Music News
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