Ugh. [Read For More - To Much Annoyance For Me To Write A Good Title]

Ok, so, it's not really any of my business, but whatever, I'm going to go ahead and speak my mind.

The other day, quite by chance whilst looking for some photos, I read about the proposed auction of some possessions of the late Lucille Ball. Well, all fine and dandy you might say, and, as a rule, I think that auctions like these are fine if the family are OK with it - and if the items for auction are things that aren't too personal. However, this proposed auction included love letters to Lucille's second husband, Gary Morton, and some of the many awards she received throughout her life. I mean, really!? Maybe I'm naive, but I think it's disgusting that anyone would even think of auctioning such personal things like that! So, I was relieved when I read that Lucille's daughter, Lucie, was fighting against these items not being put up for auction. Susie Morton, whom Gary married after Lucille died, is the one "providing" the items.

Apparently, the items were left to Lucie in Lucille's will, but Susie says (LOL, this is getting to sound a bit like an I Love Lucy ep.!!) that they were left to Gary. However, in another place I read that Susie "says" (Oh, the media!!) that Lucie never collected them, which I suppose implies that they were left to Lucie - but quite frankly, which source do you decide to trust!? Anyway, whether they were or they weren't, she did or she didn't, I really couldn't care less. The thing that gets me is the fact that this Susie Morton wants to sell someone's love letters...her own husband's love letters, no less. Why not just hand them over to Lucie!? Has she no class? It's kind of sickening really...

I wish I had enough money to fly over to the auction, buy the letters and hand them over to Lucille's daughter ;D

Ooh, I just got a news flash!! Apparently, an agreement has been reached - Lucie gets the lifetime achievement awards and they'll be displayed in a museum in honouring her mother. Well, at least one thing's sorted. Silly little naive me is still annoyed and feeling let down by the world, though.

Oh, and I forgot to mention yesterday that my Barbara Stanwyck box set did come, but the place I ordered it from somehow managed to get Stany and John Barrymore confused...

Riddle me that.

One of My Favourite Old Hollywood Tribute Videos...and a ramble.

Hello there! I'm really sorry that it's been so quiet on here the last few days. I've not had any inspiration, and I didn't feel up to writing reviews. However, having ordered some rather rare films yesterday, I think some fabulous reviews will be on the way in the next few weeks - or rather, reviews about some rather fabulous films. I cannot vouch for the fabulousity (I copyright that word...) of my reviews. I'll include the list of the films I've recently bought at the end of the post.

Having said that, I did watch Hell's Angels for the first time today (can you believe it!? A huge Jean Harlow fan like me! Shocking!) and really enjoyed it so much that I would love to do a review of it, but, quite frankly, it's so spectacular that it might take me forever to write!

(^That. is. one. long. terrible. sentence. :O )

Now, onto this rather amazing Old Hollywood tribute video. I'm pretty sure I didn't post it when I first found it about a week ago, but if I did...I'm not sorry, it's too amazing to only post once! I command you to watch it, and if you do not cry during it...I despair! I cry like a baby every time...

For me, the emotion starts kicking in at about 0:40 with Joan Fontaine and then Maureen O'Hara. By the time it gets to the AMAZING clip of Greer looking absolutely perfect with her Oscar, followed closely by Carole, I'm a wreck. Oh, and not to mention the clip of Barbara at about 2:45! :') It is one of the most beautiful, lovingly-made videos I've ever seen! I urge you to check out Sara's other videos here. They're all wonderful! ♥ Oh, and I dare you to name all of the stars in the video. There were two or three that stumped me, and when I found out who they were I wanted to bang my head against a wall - how could I have forgotten them!?!?

Now, onto the ramble ;D I wanted to buy the I Love Lucy box set - or rather, buy it in parts...I don't have £100 to spend on it in one go! :O However, it seems that the only I Love Lucy DVD set I can buy is a 5 disc "16 Classic Episodes" set. The reason? All the seasons are only released on DVD Region 1 format. Grrr! I hate it when they do that! I just want my Lucy! :(

Next, I just wondered if it's odd that I don't find Bringing Up Baby funny!? ;D Well, I find Cary funny because I just love him...but Kate just makes me stop watching it after 30 minutes. She just really isn't amusing...apart from the scene where he rips the back off her dress and she starts walking back into the hotel - I just want to shout "SERVES YOU RIGHT FOR BEING SO ANNOYING!!" Hah.

Ok, I'm going to toddle off now, but not before giving you the promised list.

On the not so rare front, and mostly ones I've seen before, I bought:

Bonjour Tristesse (1958 - Otto Preminger; Deborah Kerr, David Niven and Jean Seberg)

Lady of Burlesque (1943 - Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea)

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946 - Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas)

Meet John Doe (1941 - Frank Capra; Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper)

[The three Babs films were part of a box set]

Hell's Angels (1930 - Howard Hughes; Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon and James Hall)

And now, the one's I am most excited about because I've never been able to find them anywhere else:

Julia Misbehaves (1948 - Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Lawford)

Lizzie (1957 - Hugo Haas; Eleanor Parker and Richard Boone)

Arise, My Love (1940 - Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland)

No Man of Her Own (1950 - Barbara Stanwyck and John Lund)

Remember the Night (1940 - Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray)

Well, that's all for now! A presto! :)