Photographer Cornel Lucas was a pioneer of film portraiture. He made his name shooting studio portraits of film stars of the 1940s and 1950s and was said to have done more for the images of many of those he photographed than their performances on celluloid. His big break came in 1948 when he was askedContinue reading “Beautiful Portraits of Marlene Dietrich While Filming ‘No Highway in the Sky’ in 1948”
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46 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of David Bowie Filming ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ in 1975
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering fromContinue reading “46 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of David Bowie Filming ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ in 1975”
50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos Showing the Making of ‘Return of The Jedi’, 1983
Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The sequel to Star Wars (1977) andContinue reading “50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos Showing the Making of ‘Return of The Jedi’, 1983”
20 Amazing Publicity Photographs of Tippi Hedren in the 1963 Horror Classic “The Birds”
The Birds (1963) was directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and based on a story by Daphne du Maurier. It starred Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy and Suzanne Pleshette. It is one of the most disturbing sequences in cinematic history: a woman tiptoes through a house until – in three staccato shots – sheContinue reading “20 Amazing Publicity Photographs of Tippi Hedren in the 1963 Horror Classic “The Birds””
40 Beautiful Photos of Actress Jeanne Crain in the 1940s and 1950s
60 Gorgeous Vintage Photos of Actress Anne Francis in the 1950s
Anne Francis (September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) got into show business quite early in life. She was born Ann Marvak on September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York, the only child of Phillip Marvak, a businessman/salesman, and the former Edith Francis. A natural little beauty, she became a John Robert Powers model atContinue reading “60 Gorgeous Vintage Photos of Actress Anne Francis in the 1950s”
45 Fantastic Vintage Photos From the Making of the Film ‘Maltese Falcon’ (1941)
The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and indebted to the 1931 movie of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as hisContinue reading “45 Fantastic Vintage Photos From the Making of the Film ‘Maltese Falcon’ (1941)”
50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, respectively, a trio of eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. The film alsoContinue reading “50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)”
22 Photos of Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Tests as Lorelei Lee in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, 1953.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name. It was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles. The film is filled withContinue reading “22 Photos of Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Tests as Lorelei Lee in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, 1953.”
29 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Behind the Scenes at James Bond Auditions in 1967
In the early 1960s, movie producers adapting Ian Fleming’s novels about a suave British spy named James Bond plucked a relative unknown, Sean Connery, from obscurity and offered him the role of a lifetime. And when Connery left the franchise after five movies (although he would briefly be back, in 1971, in Diamonds Are Forever)Continue reading “29 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Behind the Scenes at James Bond Auditions in 1967”
