Thursday Nov 26 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Tonight's Movie: Jewel Robbery
JEWEL ROBBERY is an unusual film about an elegant jewel thief and his willing victim, a wealthy but unhappily married Baroness .
The classics return to the big screen
Have you ever wanted to see on the big screen Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor dancing and singing away Singin' in the Rain or what about The Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy? Starting in December, you will be able to see these classic movies and more at All-Star Cinemas.
Library Spotlights Appeal Of Film Couple William Powell And Myrna Loy
William Powell and Myrna Loy always will be remembered as the charming Nick and Nora Charles of the "Thin Man" movies.
Interior designer Jan Showers says luxury soothes the soul
Jan Showers describes this sunroom in a Dallas house as a "very happy room," with plenty of natural light and perfect proportions.
1934's 'The Thin Man' at the Fox on Saturday
The Fox Theatre's fall/winter classics series continues with William Powell in "The Thin Man" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 17 W. Congress St.
Great Movie Duos: Powell and Loy
There is perhaps no movie duo more enduring or loveable than that of William Powell and Myrna Loy, made famous and best known as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man series.
To this day, "Life With Father" is Broadway's longest-running non-musical play. It tallied 3,224 performances from November 1939 to July 1947.
20 movie rentals that never disappoint
When summer movies' bombast leaves EW pop culture columnist Stephen King exhausted, he returns to these perennials at the video store that simply never disappoint - "Die Hard," "Titanic," "The Blair Witch Project" and more.
20 movie rentals that never disappoint
When summer movies' bombast leaves EW pop culture columnist Stephen King exhausted, he returns to these perennials at the video store that simply never disappoint - "Die Hard," "Titanic," "The Blair Witch Project" and more.
It is hot, muggy, and miserable. Perfect movie weather. And the Brattle will help you spend the entire day in its air conditioning by showing every movie in "The Thin Man" series, a trick the theater first pulled 20 years ago.
I am pleased to announce that Laura Jacobs, the Myrna Loy to my William Powell , now has her own site up, handsomely designed by Bill Valentine , which serves as a fitting album for her new novel, The Bird Catcher .
Jean Marbella: Politicians need old-time scriptwriters
There was family pressure, there was statehouse intrigue. In the end, at high personal cost, the guv decided to stick to principle and do the right thing.
Tonight's Movie: The Baroness and the Butler
THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER is a modest 20th Century-Fox comedy about a butler whose life becomes very complicated after he is elected to the Hungarian Parliament -- as a member of the opposition to his employer, Prime Minister Albert Sandor .
Carole Lombard's slapstick legacy shines at Seattle Art Museum
Comments Share Carole Lombard's slapstick legacy shines at Seattle Art Museum Carole Lombard, the queen of screwball, is the subject of a film retrospective at Seattle Art Museum.
Among the wildlife at Florida's springs: an egret on the Wakulla River. Local lore says "Wakulla" means "mysterious waters," but it's more likely that it comes from the Timucuan word for "spring." Women dressed as mermaids are part of the allure of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
Life, movies, and what we don't see
In " Public Enemies ," which opens today, we see a movie rarity: people in a movie actually going to a movie.
William Powell and Myrna Loy continue their roles as amateur sleuths Nick and Nora Charles in this 1936 crime caper.
A Guitarist Who Plays Like Two
Guitar in hand and alone onstage, Leo Kottke began his set at City Winery on Tuesday night with his song " William Powell ," an instrumental named after the American film actor, with the air of a samba by Dorival Caymmi.
Myrna Loy starts out as Clark Gable's mistress, ends up as William Powell's wife.
Auburn students to sing at Carnegie Hall
Students from the Auburn University choirs will perform at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York on Sunday afternoon.
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