1. Throughout the Cold War, Berlin was the most visible proving ground of the US-Soviet conflict. When Kennedy visited in 1963, two years after the construction of the Berlin Wall, close to a million West Berliners turned out to see him. Full Article at New York Post

You talk like Marlene Dietrich And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire Your clothes are all made by Balmain And there’s diamonds and pearls in your hair You live in a fancy appartement Of the Boulevard of St. Michel Where you keep your Rolling Stones... Full Article at American Songwriter

When beautiful red-haired film actress Arlene Dahl made her "world premiere nightclub engagement" for four weeks at the Flamingo in 1962, she had the creme de la creme of legendary Las Vegas entertainers to give her advice. Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com

He dismissed Noël Coward as "common", told Marlene Dietrich never to wear trousers, and was desperate to dress Wallis Simpson. Full Article at The Independent

LONDON.- A major photographic exhibition Irving Penn Portraits will open at the National Portrait Gallery in February 2010. Full Article at Art Knowledge News

Buzzworthy movies will open and close the Three Rivers Film Festival next month but four dozen-plus other features will be sandwiched between. They range from a Korean sexy vampire comedy called "Thirst" to a historical drama about "The Young Victoria," Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Clift’s eyes held secrets, and not merely the secrets we know about after discovering his real life. Full Article at The Sheila Variations

THE title of Simon Cartwright’s unique one-man show – Bob Monkhouse: Some Kind of Man – is taken from the final paragraph of Monkhouse’s 1993 autobiography Crying with Laughter. Full Article at Hereford Times

Hmmm...so...will the CEO of CIGNA be treated to a personal appearance by Harry Reid's nutsack? Full Article at Crooks and Liars

As the autumnal weather creeps in, it’s time to update our wardrobes for the chilly seasons to come. Full Article at Green My Style

Copy this whole post to another site , who worked unnamed alongside film legends such as Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, and Marlene Dietrich, and was the stuntdouble for Oscar-winner Luise Rainor in The Good Earth, has died at the age of 92. Full Article at Jezebel

This stunning pictorial is called ‘Les Fantomes D’Marlene’ by Nicoline Patricia Malina, and it features model Chitra Dua Putri all glammed up as a modern version of Marlene Dietrich. Full Article at Trend Hunter

is a fun, entertaining dive into classic Hollywood cinema. It's especially entertaining if you are a fan of Jimmy Stewart, westerns, black and white movies or, for some bizarre reason, Marlene Dietrich. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

Actor-turned-filmmaker Maximilian Schell probably thought he’d scored a major coup when the legendarily reclusive Marlene Dietrich agreed to sit down and talk to him for a feature-length documentary about her career. Full Article at The A.V. Club

Over the long weekend I was looking for a little entertainment and was pleasantly surprised by the new release of one of my old favorite games. I would be remiss not to mention it here, for it is a tale of passion, music and intense geekery. Full Article at Independent Film Channel

For those of us who lived through the '60s and '70s, it's hard not to look back with rose-colored glasses and wonder where all the good times have gone. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

The Lincoln Parish Library is offering an escape from the dog days of summer with a hilarious trip to the old West. Watch Jimmy Stewart, Marlene Dietrich and Jack Carson in the spoof "Destry Rides Again." Full Article at The Monroe News Star