Marco Place
@marco-place.bsky.social
Bi-coastal traveling culture vulture: 20th century movie maven, opera queen, ballet buff, art appreciator and book reader [prose]. Exploring the world and loving animals. 🏳️🌈
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@voguetheatersf.bsky.social has revived the 3D version of "Kiss Me Kate" and it's a stellar stereoscopic sensation. Tommy Rall's tour jetés over the audience, Ann Miller tossing her gloves into the crowd during her striptease, Bob Fosse and Carol Haney showing us what's to come.
#FilmSky #MovieSky
#FilmSky #MovieSky
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
@voguetheatersf.bsky.social has revived the 3D version of "Kiss Me Kate" and it's a stellar stereoscopic sensation. Tommy Rall's tour jetés over the audience, Ann Miller tossing her gloves into the crowd during her striptease, Bob Fosse and Carol Haney showing us what's to come.
#FilmSky #MovieSky
#FilmSky #MovieSky
December 10, 2025
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
December 10, 2025
Here is Berthe Morisot, sitting on the balcony in Édouard Manet's painting "Le Balcon" as seen at San Francisco's Legion of Honor. Though it was interesting to learn about their relationship and their mutual influence, the show lacked some crucial works.
#ArtSky #LegionofHonor #Morisot #Manet
#ArtSky #LegionofHonor #Morisot #Manet
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here is Berthe Morisot, sitting on the balcony in Édouard Manet's painting "Le Balcon" as seen at San Francisco's Legion of Honor. Though it was interesting to learn about their relationship and their mutual influence, the show lacked some crucial works.
#ArtSky #LegionofHonor #Morisot #Manet
#ArtSky #LegionofHonor #Morisot #Manet
Celebrated Deanna Durbin's Birthday and finally checked another Alfred Hitchcock off the List.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday 🎉
#LastFourWatched 👀 #FilmSky #MovieSky
Happy #LetterboxdFriday 🎉
#LastFourWatched 👀 #FilmSky #MovieSky
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Celebrated Deanna Durbin's Birthday and finally checked another Alfred Hitchcock off the List.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday 🎉
#LastFourWatched 👀 #FilmSky #MovieSky
Happy #LetterboxdFriday 🎉
#LastFourWatched 👀 #FilmSky #MovieSky
Born in Canada and raised in California, Edna Mae Durbin was recommended to MGM studios at 14 and was put in a musical short with youngster Judy Garland. Universal signed her and her first movie - Three Smart Girls - saved the studio from bankruptcy.
#botd #DeannaDurbin #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #DeannaDurbin #FilmSky #MovieSky
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Born in Canada and raised in California, Edna Mae Durbin was recommended to MGM studios at 14 and was put in a musical short with youngster Judy Garland. Universal signed her and her first movie - Three Smart Girls - saved the studio from bankruptcy.
#botd #DeannaDurbin #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #DeannaDurbin #FilmSky #MovieSky
Lest We Forget: December 2 is the birthday of Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos, aka: Maria Callas; aka "La Divina". Raised in Queens by her Greek immigrant family, she moved to Athens at age 13 to study music, one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century.
#botd #OperaSky #MariaCallas
#botd #OperaSky #MariaCallas
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Lest We Forget: December 2 is the birthday of Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos, aka: Maria Callas; aka "La Divina". Raised in Queens by her Greek immigrant family, she moved to Athens at age 13 to study music, one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century.
#botd #OperaSky #MariaCallas
#botd #OperaSky #MariaCallas
Here's Hitch with his leads in "Young and Innocent" (1937). After decades of search, I was finally able to watch this and see Alfred Hitchcock solidifying his style. I'm down to only a few of his films that still elude me. "Strauss' Great Waltz" anyone?
#FilmSky #MovieSky #Hitchcock #Young&Innocent
#FilmSky #MovieSky #Hitchcock #Young&Innocent
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Here's Hitch with his leads in "Young and Innocent" (1937). After decades of search, I was finally able to watch this and see Alfred Hitchcock solidifying his style. I'm down to only a few of his films that still elude me. "Strauss' Great Waltz" anyone?
#FilmSky #MovieSky #Hitchcock #Young&Innocent
#FilmSky #MovieSky #Hitchcock #Young&Innocent
SF's Silent Film Festival and life kept me from seeing many contemporary movies in November. Finally watched Godard's delightful "Bande à Part", yet most of my favorites of the month were revisits. Top Five Below, with honorable mention for Colbert's "Cleopatra" and "The Sting".
#FilmSky #MovieSky
#FilmSky #MovieSky
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Kaleidoscopic movie director William Berkeley Enos was nicknamed after the Broadway star, Amy Busby. Samuel Goldwyn brought him to Hollywood to direct Eddie Cantor musicals, but it was at Warner Bros where he found his footing. Had a cameo in 1970s The Phynx.
#botd #BusbyBerkeley #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #BusbyBerkeley #FilmSky #MovieSky
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Kaleidoscopic movie director William Berkeley Enos was nicknamed after the Broadway star, Amy Busby. Samuel Goldwyn brought him to Hollywood to direct Eddie Cantor musicals, but it was at Warner Bros where he found his footing. Had a cameo in 1970s The Phynx.
#botd #BusbyBerkeley #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #BusbyBerkeley #FilmSky #MovieSky
A Night at the Opera. World Premiere of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King" presented by the San Francisco Opera. Tenor Kang Wang sang with clarion tone and remarkable character. Basil Twist's puppets!
#OperaSky #SFO #MonkeyKing #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #KangWang #BasilTwist
#OperaSky #SFO #MonkeyKing #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #KangWang #BasilTwist
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A Night at the Opera. World Premiere of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King" presented by the San Francisco Opera. Tenor Kang Wang sang with clarion tone and remarkable character. Basil Twist's puppets!
#OperaSky #SFO #MonkeyKing #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #KangWang #BasilTwist
#OperaSky #SFO #MonkeyKing #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #KangWang #BasilTwist
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Reposted by Marco Place
Meanwhile, it's the morning of Thanksgiving Day at the Munsters...
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Meanwhile, it's the morning of Thanksgiving Day at the Munsters...
Four Movies for Thanksgiving Viewing.
#FilmSky 🦃 #MovieSky 🍗 #Thanksgiving #ForYourConsideration #PiecesofApril #HomefortheHolidays #Miracleon34thStreet
#FilmSky 🦃 #MovieSky 🍗 #Thanksgiving #ForYourConsideration #PiecesofApril #HomefortheHolidays #Miracleon34thStreet
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Four Movies for Thanksgiving Viewing.
#FilmSky 🦃 #MovieSky 🍗 #Thanksgiving #ForYourConsideration #PiecesofApril #HomefortheHolidays #Miracleon34thStreet
#FilmSky 🦃 #MovieSky 🍗 #Thanksgiving #ForYourConsideration #PiecesofApril #HomefortheHolidays #Miracleon34thStreet
[4K] Free Turkey Giveaway! (Filmack, 1953)
YouTube video by Jack Theakston
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November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Born in Mexico City, Dreamboat Ricardo Montalban played bit parts on Broadway before making movies in Mexico. MGM hired him to fill their Latin Lover slot in 1947, typecasting he fought over the years - quite successfully in "Mystery Street".
#botd #RicardoMontalban #Dreamboat #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #RicardoMontalban #Dreamboat #FilmSky #MovieSky
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Born in Mexico City, Dreamboat Ricardo Montalban played bit parts on Broadway before making movies in Mexico. MGM hired him to fill their Latin Lover slot in 1947, typecasting he fought over the years - quite successfully in "Mystery Street".
#botd #RicardoMontalban #Dreamboat #FilmSky #MovieSky
#botd #RicardoMontalban #Dreamboat #FilmSky #MovieSky
I don't want my page to become a cemetery, but we're losing so many giants lately...
R.I.P.
#RIP #JimmyCliff #ReggaeSky #Music
R.I.P.
#RIP #JimmyCliff #ReggaeSky #Music
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I don't want my page to become a cemetery, but we're losing so many giants lately...
R.I.P.
#RIP #JimmyCliff #ReggaeSky #Music
R.I.P.
#RIP #JimmyCliff #ReggaeSky #Music
Lest We Forget: Arthur "Harpo" Marx (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964)
#botd #HarpoMarx #FilmSky #MovieSky #MarxBrothers #LestWeForget
#botd #HarpoMarx #FilmSky #MovieSky #MarxBrothers #LestWeForget
Harpo Marx Brothers
YouTube video by themethodman87
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November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lest We Forget: Arthur "Harpo" Marx (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964)
#botd #HarpoMarx #FilmSky #MovieSky #MarxBrothers #LestWeForget
#botd #HarpoMarx #FilmSky #MovieSky #MarxBrothers #LestWeForget
Death of an American heldentenor - Slippedisc
Singers are reporting that the Wagnerian tenor Gary...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
He was appearing on Broadway in "Magda" when director Frank Tuttle offered him a film part in 1928. He mostly played villains until 1936 when he was featured in the comedy "My Man Godfrey" and was nominated for an Oscar. He made over 60 Amercian films.
#FilmSky #botd #MischaAuer #MovieSky
#FilmSky #botd #MischaAuer #MovieSky
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
He was appearing on Broadway in "Magda" when director Frank Tuttle offered him a film part in 1928. He mostly played villains until 1936 when he was featured in the comedy "My Man Godfrey" and was nominated for an Oscar. He made over 60 Amercian films.
#FilmSky #botd #MischaAuer #MovieSky
#FilmSky #botd #MischaAuer #MovieSky