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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Publicity still of James Stewart and Harvey for the 1950 classic, Harvey (currently ranks as #179 in IMDb’s top 250).

Caption:

James Stewart can talk the Easter Bunny’s own language: The star of “HARVEY” was the inseparable companion of a six-foot four invisible rabbit in the screen version of the Pulitzer Prize winning play.

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Lee Marvin Month – February 2009

Vintage Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, February 9, 2009

A romantic leading man type of tender pose you don’t see too often from Lee Marvin in his body of work.

Lee Marvin Month! – February 2009 (Archive):
::: February 11 – Donovan’s Reef (1963)
::: February 10 – “Climax!” Bailout at 43,000 Feet (1955)
::: February 9 – The Missouri Traveler (1958)
::: February 8 – Cat Ballou (1965)
::: February 8 – Lee Marvin Portrait #3 (Bob Hope Special)
::: February 8 – Cat Ballou (1965)
::: February 3 – Combat! – The Bridge at Chalons (1963)
::: February 2 – Lee Marvin Portrait #2 (Smiling)
::: February 2 – The Professionals (1966)
::: February 1 – Lee Marvin Portrait #1 (San Quentin – Drama at Prison)
::: February 1 – The Dirty Dozen (1967)
::: Preview – The Virginian (1962)

About Lee Marvin Month:
Lee Marvin fans rejoice with the month long celebration, immersion and exploration of his work here at Cinema is Dope. This series will take place in February 2009 and will highlight the career of Lee Marvin from cinema to television to real life. Pictures will be of him kicking ass, fighting, drinking, smiling, displaying his trademark scowl and more. Rest assure lots and lots and lots of rare images from both is work and personal life will be on display.

Please help and spread the word on Lee Marvin Month here at Cinema is Dope. Tweet your friends. Mention it in your Facebook status or Friendfeed. Link to it on your blog. Any support is greatly appreciated!!!!!

You can follow along at these specific urls/web addresses:
::: www.cinemaisdope.com/category/movie-wallpaper-lee-marvin-month/
::: tinyurl.com/lee-marvin-month

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Lee Marvin Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Lee Marvin: The Coolest Lethal Weapon – Retro done at the Lincoln Center
::: NYT look at Lee Marvin and Lincoln Center Retro

If you’re interested in learning more about Lee Marvin, I highly recommend the following Cinema is Dope book pick for February 2009, MARVIN – The Story of Lee Marvin by Donald Zec.

Additionally fans of Lee Marvin cinema will want to pick up this amazing Point Blank poster from Mondo Tees!

As always when in Austin, Texas, be sure to check out Weird Wednesday (January/February 2009 lineup). Previous titles screened include Point Blank.

My current favorite restaurant in Austin is Kyoto Japanese Restaurant. Sushi rolls recommended are their Longhorn and Godzilla rolls. If you’re in a hurry sitting at the sushi bar is recommended. Be sure to tell them CinemaisDope.com sent you if you visit.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, December 19, 2008

Great picture of James Dean and Natalie Wood in Rebel Without a Cause. Viewing this made me wonder what my favorite James Dean performance in a movie was… Giant springs to mind first, followed by East of Eden and then this film. Can’t even imagine the body of work he would have had if he had survived or avoided that tragic car accident.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Cinema is Dope Movie Wallpaper

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Always a magical film to go back and rewatch even amidst a sea of technological advances in cinema, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad continues to thrill, amaze and charm some 50 years after its first release.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, December 5, 2008

Two of the all-time greats Lee Marvin and Spencer Tracy in one of the still sadly under seen gems and classics of cinema in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). The Criterion laserdisc for this film remains one of my most prized possessions to this day. Be on the lookout for more images posted from this film in the coming days and weeks ahead.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, November 24, 2008

I have a small series of this behind the scenes moment during the making of Rebel Without a Cause featuring James Dean and Natalie Wood. This series I consider fairly rare as I haven’t seen them featured in many books on Dean or the film itself.

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