dr. olympia kiriakou
@thescrewballgrl
film historian • author of BECOMING CAROLE LOMBARD + VIRGINIA GREY: GOOD LUCK CHARM • writing in sight & sound, mubi’s notebook, cineaste, bw/dr, etc.
I got to talk about Carole Lombard with @tcm for their screwball comedy series. What a dream come true!
One of the defining performers of Screwball Comedy genre, Carole Lombard was also a savvy businesswoman who stood out in the male dominated film industry of the '30s. Dr. Olympia Kiriakou (@thescrewballgrl) explains how Lombard became the Screwball queen.
I was flipping through the Clark Gable biography “Long Live the King” and was reminded of this adorable candid shot of him and Carole.
If you’re in Paris or within train distance of Paris, you should head over to the upcoming William A. Wellman retrospective for us landlocked, passportless Americans, worth it to see the Nothing Sacred restoration alone! cinematheque.fr/cycle/william-…
obsessed with carole lombard grilling steak while dressed to the nines
Matthew Broderick, welcome to Carole Lombard nation!
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🎤 NEW VIDEO 👫 A history of "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story"...Todd Haynes's short film that you're not supposed to see... youtu.be/jFspT993NDg?si…
something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor. this year is the 20th anniversary of the storm and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at @MoMAFilm taking a look at new orleans before, during, & after. learn more: moma.org/calendar/film/…
Bro, please just watch this old movie. I swear it’s so good. It was made during the pre-code era, which I will tell you about after but you gotta see it first so you’ll know what I mean when I explain it. Please bro, this will help you understand the fabric of cinema, it’s vital
I was telling Emily that Clark Gable’s late grandson was nicknamed Shark, so the family would probably find the poster funny and inadvertently touching. Some of you TCM adults need to lighten up!
What an overreaction to Jawdette Colbert and Shark Gable
begging people to be normal about the straight couple that had an affair at a coldplay concert
Orson Welles called James Cagney the “greatest actor who appeared in front of a camera”
Hey studios, maybe, idk let actual, respectable journalists interview your talent instead of weirdos who clearly make them uncomfortable!
“You've kind of become a social media icon for your force field snatched, c*nty, fierceness face.” “Oh god. I don’t know if that’s a good thing.” Pedro Pascal and the interviewer tries to explain Vanessa Kirby what c*nty means.
When Steven Spielberg bought a sled for $60K in the early 80s, Orson Welles allegedly told his cameraman Gary Graver, “I think you and I should go down to the basement and start making sleds.”
Rosebud sled sold! Fierce bidding drove the price of the iconic CITIZEN KANE prop to $11.8 million during a streamed auction today. #orsonwelles #citzenkane wellesnet.com/rosebud-sold-a…
My tribute to Barbara Stanwyck rogerebert.com/features/on-ba…
July 16 is Barbara Stanwyck day. In the pantheon of acting greats, there's Stanwyck and then there's everybody else. On screen she could be vulnerable, fierce, sensual, romantic, wisecracking, and diabolically evil, and she made you believe every last second of her performances.
Ella Fitzgerald photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940
Another month without a Criterion announcement for the MoMA restoration of NOTHING SACRED. Our national nightmare continues.