Dear John: Remembering John Buckmaster by Tanguy John Buckmaster. The name sounds familiar to all those interested in Vivien Leigh. Wasn’t he the man making fun of Larry and his new mustache th...
We’ll be ringing in Sir Laurence Olivier’s 105th birthday on May 22nd, and what better way to celebrate than by giving away a special present representing his finest work? One lucky winne...
Today, Life.com celebrated the birthday of master celebrity photographer Philippe Halsman. Best known for his “jump” series in which he captured the famous and infamous in mid-air, Latvia...
fter finishing grad school last September, I was constantly stressed out about being in the dreaded Transition Phase. I’m sure anyone who reads this can relate to that state of mind–you&#...
“Is it safe?” Mary Ellen Mark captures Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier in a playful moment before the tense final scene on the set of John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man. oinciding...
The RMS Titanic sails into Queenstown, Ireland before heading out to sea On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her ill-fated maiden voyage to New York. Built in Belfast by ...
Happy Easter, and happy 5th birthday to vivandlarry.com! This little site officially went live on April 8, 2007, and it’s come a long, long way since then. I owe a huge thanks to all of you who...
The announcement last week that Warner Brothers had acquired the Samuel Goldwyn film library gives us classic film fans good reason to cheer. Goldwyn, whose name made up one third of the famous Metro...
I’m very excited to unveil a new look for vivandlarry.com! The header, based on a photo by James Abbe Jr, was designed by the amazingly talented Miss Laura Loveday, a designer and illustrator l...
This past week has been so frustrating! As you may or may not know, vivandlarry.com was hacked last Thursday by someone somewhere with a lot of time on their hands. I’m still not sure what the ...
Some things are better enjoyed at certain periods of our lives. I can think of several examples of books and films I tried reading/viewing in years past and just couldn’t be bothered, only to c...
Vivien Leigh (right) riding an elephant in India, 1964 India has been on my mind quite often lately. While watching The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden) and Trishna (Michael Winterbottom) rec...
At the Oscars, fashion is almost more important than the films. Not many celebrities dare to show up looking like hobos or circus clowns, and when they do, they are slashed by the people of E! as the...
My favorite part of writing is not so much the creation of a narrative as the research that is necessary to piece that narrative together. I love rummaging through the stacks (the basement) in librar...
(via Zsazsa) “My dearest Heart, Goodness knows when all my various letters will reach you or in what order…I will tell you again that your letters are unspeakably precious…Okay darling da...
I’ve got a secret! Okay, it’s not really so much a secret as an announcement — one I’ve debated making here for ages, and one which, after some good vibes from a couple good f...
I was going to post this yesterday, but then I got a job, so the first in a series of Film Diary Fridays will be on a Saturday. Hopefully this will be an exception and not a rule. Anyway… These...
One of my New Year’s resolutions (among many) is to keep track of all the movies I watch in 2012. I had attempted it in 2011, as well, but didn’t make it past about June. Someone please s...
As we get older, time seems to go by faster and faster. Here we are at the end of yet another year. But 2011 was a memorable one for many reasons. I finished graduate school with distinction, wrote a...
Merry Christmas to all of you around the world! As a special gift, there are 71 new photos up in the Gallery and a new video up on the Youtube channel. It’s Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and J...
Coco the site mascot Dear vivandlarry.com visitors, I’d like to wish all of you a very wonderful Christmas and a brilliant New Year. Thank you so much for all of your support this past year and...
“There’s nothing in common among women except menstruation.” — Helen in Possession This post is my entry for the Dueling Divas Blogathon hosted by Lara at Backlots. The prompt...
by Richard Gehman Coronet, January 1953 Submitted to vivandlarry.com by Chris
I always love reading about other people’s cinematic classic film viewing experiences. Some films were simply meant to be seen in the cinema, as is the case with Gone with the Wind. Last weeken...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! In honor of the holiday season, I’ve decided to host a new contest here at vivandlarry.com, and I’m really excited because the prize is def...
Vivien Leigh, marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier in London, 1956. The real deal. Almost everyone who knows me and my taste in films/my appreciation for Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh predicted I&...
London is such a photogenic city that I have a had time keeping my camera turned off. On Monday, my friend Ali and I did a circular walk from Trafalgar Square to Lambeth Bridge, across to the South B...
2011 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of my favorite of all favorite books, Gone with the Wind. Back in August I wrote about the documentary Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel, produced e...
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