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Tagged with: They don’t make ‘em like that any more

Last day!

You can probably tell that I’m flagging, right? I couldn’t think of anything to write about the World Animation 2 selection, and by the time I got through today’s four films, I was only able to write about two of them. Oops…

Posted on 25th August, 2007 at 10:30pm in media and tagged with animation, Anita Loos, Edinburgh International Film Festival, flagging slightly, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Howard Hawks, impenetrable anime, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, short animation, swimming trunks, Tekkonkrinkreet, The Counterfeiters, They don't make 'em like that any more, Weirdsville, World Animation.

Just Swell

Why doesn’t anybody say “swell” any more? Somebody should start a campaign.

Posted on 20th August, 2007 at 2:00pm in media and tagged with 30's slang, Anita Loos, Clark Gable, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Hold Your Man, improbable eyebrows, Jean Harlow, random tonal reversals, retrospective, snap, They don't make 'em like that any more.

20th Century Froth

As frothy as the outfits Jean Harlow wears in it, Red-Headed Woman is the sort of film (well, one sort of film) they don’t make like that any more.

Posted on 19th August, 2007 at 2:00pm in media and tagged with Anita Loos, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Jean Harlow, Red-Headed Woman, retrospective, They don't make 'em like that any more.


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