In honor of Grace Kelly’s 83rd birthday, here are a few clips featuring Kelly from two of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock films – To Catch a Thief and Rear Window:
To Catch A Thief™ Barbie® Doll (Hitchcock Kitsch)
As a fan of Grace Kelly and Hitch this is a perfect combination – check out the To Catch A Thief™ Barbie® Doll.
This is definitely an improvement upon a previous Hitchcock/Barbie collaboration. My initial excitement concerning this piece of Hitchcock kitsch was almost immediately tempered by one cold hard fact – plainly stated, that “Birds” doll is rather creepy. I could not get past Barbie/Melanie staring (and smiling) blankly off into the horizon whilst being attacked by birds. EEWW
On a related matter, let me know what you think about movie related kitsch and tie-ins … do you own any:
- Books
- Dolls/Figurines/Toy Sets
- Games
- Clothing
- Other sundry items
UPDATE *8/8/2011: Looks like Total Film covered this territory a couple of years ago with their feature 9 Surprising Moving Barbies. ENJOY!
Grace Kelly Coming to the V&A London
A highlight of the summer museum season HAS to be the exhibit that is coming soon to the V&A Museum in London. The name of the exhibit is entitled “Grace Kelly: Style Icon.” There will be clothing and other artifacts from her fantastic (but all too short) film career.
There has been a great deal of buzz about this exhibit including a piece in The New York Times as well as the cover story of this May’s Vanity Fair.
And as luck would have it I am traveling to London next month to see this exhibit. I will take as many photos as possible and be sure to post them here on iluvcinema!
