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1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcements (via 1,2)
Most early movie theaters had only one projector so “etiquette slides” were used to divert the audience while reels were being changed. These glass slides often featured lighthearted instructions for proper behavior while viewing a film.
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GQ Magazine: Stylish Leading Men of the Past Half Century
↳ Rock Hudson
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Happy Birthday Ray Harryhausen
The goal is to connect one of this weekend’s new releases to a classic film being shown on TCM in six steps or less.

New to theaters this weekend is Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead…
1. …who was in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) with Bruce Willis…
2. …who was in Death Becomes Her (1992) with Goldie Hawn…
3. …who was in Shampoo (1975) with Warren Beatty…
4. …who stars in Splendor in the Grass (1961) playing Sunday on TCM at 2AM EST.

Also new to theaters this weekend is Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) starring Melanie Lynskey…
1. …who was in Heavenly Creatures (1994) with Kate Winslet…
2. …who was in Titanic (1997) with Gloria Stuart…
3. …who was in The Old Dark House (1932) with Melvyn Douglas…
4. …who was in Annie Oakley (1935) with Barbara Stanwyck…
5. …who stars in Crime of Passion (1957) playing Saturday on TCM at 9:15AM EST.
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I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I’m ninety and they won’t need to paste my face with make-up.
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Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, John Carradine & Peter Cushing
Happy Birthday to Olivia de Havilland!
OUR BABY GIRL TURNS 96. TODAY AND SHE STILL KEEPS STRONG! <3333 oh god, best wishes doll, I hope you’re...
Lucy and Desi on the set of The Long, Long Trailer, 1953
William Powell and Carole Lombard.
When Jay-Z refers to himself as “The new Sinatra”. Just because you both have songs about New York, does not mean...
Cary Grant photographed by John Engstead, ca. 1937.
Pregnant Norma Shearer showed herself without any kind of makeup at the beginning of “Let Us Be Gay”, her freckles are clearly evident.
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Young women getting Elvis haircuts, 1957.
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