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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Treat yourself to a trio of first-rate noirs on @tcmtv.bsky.social Saturday: Out of the Past (1947), The Set-Up (1949), and Loophole (1954). You'll be glad you did. bit.ly/3YwfL4s

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bookish Wednesday! 📚 Yesterday's treasure hunt turned up these two vintage children's books, which will soon be available at The Timeless Hideaway. And they're just the beginning! I'll be sharing more of my finds in the next few days. Stay tuned! #VintageBooks

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Celebrating Angie Dickinson, who turns 95 today! May her day be as special as she is.

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tune into @tcmtv.bsky.social Friday for one of my favorite guilty noir pleasures: Where Danger Lives (1950). It's something else altogether. Pop over to my Shadows and Satin blog and see what I mean: tinyurl.com/2x22vdh7

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On #ThrowbackThursday, you can file this under "Vintage Stuff I’d Love to Have." I spotted this fabulous chair at Vintage Grind House in Chicago. I couldn't take it home, but there was NO WAY I was leaving without a picture. A gal can dream, can't she? 😂 #VintageFurniture #VintageFinds

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Remembering Warren William, who died on today's date in 1948 at the age of 53. Loved so many of his movies, including Skyscraper Souls, Smarty, Gold Diggers of 1933, and Employees' Entrance.

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bookish Wednesday! I collect vintage books that became the source material for classic films, so these beauties -- Anna Karenina, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jane Eyre, and Vanity Fair -- caught my eye. They’ll soon be coming to my Etsy shop. Which would you choose? #VintageBooks

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Celebrating Mary Kay Place, who turns 78 today! I know her best from The Big Chill and Big Love, but she'll always be Loretta Haggers to me.

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I found this 1933 Lux ad featuring Wynne Gibson (the namesake for my new kitten, Winnie) while flipping through Photoplay. Lux launched its U.S. toilet soap in 1925 and became famous for Hollywood endorsements. Today, the Unilever brand is still sold in 100+ countries! #VintageAds #ClassicHollywood

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Remembering Paul Muni, born on today's date in 1895. He was memorable in so many films -- my favorites are I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, Scarface, and Angel on My Shoulder.

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy 79th birthday to Stephen King! 🎂 I'm celebrating with two of King's books from my Etsy shop: a 1980 Book Club Edition of Firestarter and a 1989 First Edition, First Printing of The Dark Half. Both are available now! bit.ly/3V7pdxJ bit.ly/4y372I3 #StephenKing #VintageBooks

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think I'm in love with Kevin 😻 #Caturday

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Winnie is up to her usual shenanigans on this #Caturday. 🙄

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today on #FoodieFriday, I'm trying Hummingbird Cake! I first tasted this cake last week at Chef Art Smith's Reunion at Chicago's Navy Pier and it was DELICIOUS! Its roots are generally traced to Jamaica, and it became a Southern favorite after a 1978 @southernliving.com recipe. Wish me luck! 😋

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray." -- Chuck Jones #Botd in 1917, Foray was the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who, Natasha Fatale, Talky Tina, Chatty Cathy, and many others. She died in 2017 at the age of 99.

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Celebrating Oscar-winning actor and dancer George Chakiris, who turns 94 today!

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Remembing Janis Paige, born Donna Mae Tjaden on today's date in 1922. I know her best as Deborah Vaughn in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960). She died in 2024 at the age of 101.

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I love train travel, and this book immediately caught my eye while sourcing the other day: The Pennsylvania Railroad: 1940s–1950s. The photos inside are gorgeous -- they made me want to pack my bags and get on a train today. I'll be listing this one in the shop soon! #BookishWednesday #TrainTravel

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Anne Francis in a still from So Young, So Bad (1950). #botd

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's Classic Movie Monday! 🎬 One of my best pals gave me this custom-made blanket featuring posters from some of my favorite classic movies. It came from TheMadMetalHead shop on Etsy. It's perfect for displaying -- and even better for snuggling under while watching old movies! 🥰 #ClassicMovies

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LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

George Cooper and Gloria Grahame in Crossfire by Edward Dmytryk (1947)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

THE MONKEES (1966-68) Premiered on NBC 60yrs ago today.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Wait! Where are you going? I was gonna make espresso.” YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) I love that GENE HACKMAN was in this movie. #PeterBoyle #MelBrooks

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell applying for their wedding license on September 12, 1936. The ceremony followed a week later.

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I was frightened of when I was a child (non-trauma edition): My brother shining a flashlight upward, and then slowly bringing his hand down over it. I mean, he was right there in front of me, so I knew there was nothing to fear, but that looming shadow was creepy as all hell to me.

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BBLiveUpdaters @bbliveupdaters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#BB28 Me listening to Devens explain to Dee, Drew, and Melody you had to use the phone line to get on the internet.

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I'M Old! - Freaky Friday Reaction

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Eileen Sedgwick by Jack Freulich, c 1922. Five years later and nearing the end of her reign as Universal’s “Queen of the Serials,” she changed her name to Greta Yoltz and auditioned hoping no one would recognize her. Sadly her ruse was soon discovered.

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Quarry Girl @quarrygirlri.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge In 1977, I entered 10th grade. There were a lot of bad songs on the chart but I've always thought this one was very cool. Strawberry Letter 23 -- Brothers Johnson youtu.be/CExygD1iEu0?...

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sometimes you find something wonderful and still have to leave it behind. I spotted this gorgeous vintage lamp at a rummage sale a few weeks ago, but the $125 price tag was too rich for my blood. 😮 I hope someone else fell in love with it and gave it a good home. #VintageFinds #VintageDecor

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Treat yourself to The Big Sleep (1946), airing Saturday on @tcmtv.bsky.social -- and find out why it's my Film Noir Files pick of the month: bit.ly/4iJB6nx

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P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.com · 11/09/2026

Ida Lupino in Buddy Westmore’s make-up chair—being “trollop-ized” in the words of Paramount’s publicity department—while working on “The Light That Failed” (1939)

Lupino sits in make up chair, upper body covered with a protective sheet. Westmore leans over her, applying makeup under her left eye. A counter covered in jar, bottles and makeup tools is immediately behind them.

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TROLLOP-IZING--It isn't' a new Hollywood diet, but a type of makeup that gives a slovenly appearance to a lovely young girl. Ida Lupino undergoes the treatment at the hands of "Buddy" Westmore for her role in Paramount's "The Light That Failed." The young English actress plays the immortal Bessie role in William A. Wellman's filmization of the Kipling classic.

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Treat yourself to back-to-back pre-Code musicals airing on @tcmtv.bsky.social Friday morning -- 42nd Street and Gold Diggers of 1933. You'll be glad you did. bit.ly/3yd3YvA

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I found this little newspaper clipping among my grandmother's papers. It's got the wonderfully ordinary news of a small town -- and the last entry is about my grandmother and her sister, my great-aunt Bert. A tiny glimpse into their lives, preserved for all these years. 🥰 #ThrowbackThursday

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Treat yourself to a whole lot o' noir on @tcmtv.bsky.social Thursday: Born to Kill (1947), The Set-Up (1949), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), and the noirish western Blood on the Moon (1948). And check out the things I love about one of these first-rate features: bit.ly/38jNRxl

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Remembering Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford, born in London on today's date in 1923. Loved him best in Dead Ringer, Good News, Little Women, and It Should Happen to You! He died on Christmas Eve 1984 at the age of 61.

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Jamie Lee & Tony Curtis on the set of "Some Like it Hot"

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When cartoons exposed us to opera without us realising it 😊

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Best Labor Day movies. I’ll start:

Screencap of Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Jane Fonda arm in arm, walking through the office in 9 to 5.

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's Classic Movie Monday! Today I'm featuring a first edition, first printing of Kitty Kelley's His Way (1986) -- and I'm recommending Sinatra's 1954 film, Suddenly; his performance is positively chilling. It's available on YouTube, and the book is available in my Etsy shop. bit.ly/4ypXKFW

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Winnie is ready for her close up on this #Caturday.

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy 87th birthday to George Lazenby!

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Remembering the late food editor and restaurant critic Craig Claiborne, #botd. I'm celebrating with two of his 1970s cookbooks from my Etsy shop: The Chinese Cookbook and a signed copy of The New York Times International Cookbook. thetimelesshideaway.etsy.com Treat yourself!

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tony Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis (1959) 📷 by Allan Grant

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The Timeless Hideaway @thehideaway.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This 1931 book cover isn't exactly a work of art, but the title certainly caught my attention: Impatient Virgin. Then comes the tagline: “You'll have to admit she's good company!” What does that even mean? 😂 #VintageBooks #PreCode #ClassicFilm

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Karen @thedarkpages.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Remembering Mitzi Gaynor, born on today's date in 1931. I loved her best in Les Girls (1957) -- and I'm so grateful that I got the chance to see her in person at Cinecon a few years back. She was a treasure.

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