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DOUBLE BILL #1 Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 10, 2017
DOUBLE BILL #1 Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)
On April 10, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
A while ago, I wrote an article about the many similarities and differences between All About Eve (1950) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). It wasn’t really a com read more
Double bill night!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 27, 2016
Double bill night!
On October 27, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’ll be a heist movie double bill tonight! I’ll be watching The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Killing (1956).
Have a good night, folks!
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A Clifton Webb and Claude Binyon Double Bill: Dreamboat (1952) and Woman's World (1954)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 17, 2016
Producer and director of 1944s Laura, Otto Preminger is quoted in Rudy Behlmer's Behind the Scenes regarding the casting of Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker:
"...he (casting director LeMaire) said" "You can't have Clifton Webb for this part. He flies." I said: "What do you m read more
1932 Double Bill
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 5, 2016
1932 Double Bill
On June 5, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized
1932 was a great year for movies. Just look at these gems: Grand Hotel, A Bill of Divorcement, Rain, No Man of Her Own, Red Dust, Scarface, The Mummy, Freaks, etc… Two of the year’s hidden gems, read more
SHORTS! blogathon: A Laurel and Hardy Double Bill
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 4, 2015
Your host for SHORTS! A Tiny Blogathon is the fabulous Fritzi of Movies Silently. The blogathon dates are May 2, 3 and 4. You won't want to miss a thing.
Beloved comic actors Laurel and Hardy became internationally successful and were, according to Stan Laurel, at their best in short f read more
Book Review: Audrey and Bill
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 13, 2015
When I saw that a book had been written about the affair between Audrey Hepburn and William Holden, I wondered if there was enough to say about their brief romance to fill a book. It turns out, it doesn't even fill half a book, but this dual biography, while not essential, is an entertaining read. read more
Audrey and Bill
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 12, 2015
Say what you will about Billy Wilder’s Sabrina and its flaws. Okay, there’s really only one flaw and his name is Humphrey Bogart. But when you’re watching that film you’re not looking at Bogey; you’re looking at Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. Their love was legendar read more
Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Dec 14, 2014
Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dance up the staircase in the famous number from The Little Colonel (1935). Robinson dances alone until the 2:00 minute mark and then Temple joins him. They made history by being the first interracial dancing duo in the movies. read more
HALLOWEEN DOUBLE BILL: Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) and The Girl who Dared (1944)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 31, 2014
These two Old Dark House melodramas were based on novels by Medora Field, a novelist of whom I knew nothing until recently, when Curtis Evans of The Passing Tramp posted an essay about her. She was a friend of Margaret Mitchell (who encouraged her to write) and produced just the two novels. Before t read more
Classics Revisited: Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 14, 2014
(1928)
Directed by: Charles Reisner; Written by Carl Harbaugh: Starring: Buster
Keaton, Tom McGuire, Marion Byron and Ernest Torrence; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
“I
was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.” – read more
Classics Revisited: Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 14, 2014
(1928)
Directed by: Charles Reisner; Written by Carl Harbaugh: Starring: Buster
Keaton, Tom McGuire, Marion Byron and Ernest Torrence; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
“I
was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.” – read more
The Art of Bill Jart
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Aug 10, 2014
You can meet the most interesting people on Facebook. Who is Bill Jart? Well, I am not quite sure. I know that he is a regular on my Flickchick's Movie Playground Facebook page and that he generously posts his amazing classic film artwork. He posts them on the star's birthday or the day TC read more
“That’s not a family; it’s a disease”: Broadway Bill (1934)
True Classics Posted by on Aug 1, 2014
In 1934, director Frank Capra released the seminal classic It Happened One Night, a picture that helped define the relatively new genre of screwball comedy. On the heels of that film’s monumental success, Capra followed up with another comedy, Broadway Bill. But while Night became a perennial read more
She's back 'Under The Stars' (and so, at last, is Bill!)
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 20, 2014
We've known for some time that "To Be Or Not To Be," Carole Lombard's final film, was scheduled to air Aug. 10 as part of Turner Classic Movies' "Essentials Jr." -- but since August also is the time for TCM's beloved month-long extravaganza, "Summer Under The Stars," this led to conjecture...which s read more
"Min and Bill," or Punch Drunk Love
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 13, 2013
By the time she appeared in the 1930 film "Min and Bill," Marie Dressler was in her early 60s and had been performing for 38 years. Along the way she had befriended a powerful ally in screenwriter Frances Marion, who had adapted "Min and Bill" from a book written by her friend, Lorna Moon. The final read more
Truffaut Double Bill: Les mistons & Antoine et Colette
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Dec 4, 2011
Les mistons (François Truffaut, 1957) François Truffaut’s first film, a brilliant homage to Jean Vigo’s Zéro de conduite about childhood, first and impossible love. The breezy approach, the smooth narration, the comic relief of the kids, the first moments of François Truffaut’s read more
A Frank Puglia Double Bill
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 15, 2010
Frank PugliaMarch 9, 1892 - October 25, 1975Frank Puglia was born in Sicily and began his theatrical career at 15 years of age when he joined an opera company. Emigrating to the United States in 1907 he appeared in Italian language theatrical productions and learned his English from newspapers. D. read more
Book review: Masters of Cinema – Alfred Hitchcock, by Bill Krohn
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Book review: Masters of Cinema – Alfred Hitchcock, by Bill Krohn Quantos livros já foram escritos sobre Alfred Hitchcock, o mestre do suspense? Uma busca rápida no site Goodreads nos dá mais de 2600 resultados – mais de 2600 livros escritos sobre ou levando a marca de Hitchcock. read more
Interview with Bill Marx, author of Son of Harpo Speaks!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
I've had the absolute pleasure of getting to interview Bill Marx, the adopted son of actors Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming and the author of the book Son of Harpo Speaks! which I reviewed yesterday.
I tried to keep the questions spoiler-free so that you all will be encouraged to pick up the book yo read more
Son of Harpo Speaks by Bill Marx
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Son of Harpo Speaks!
by Bill Marx
February 2007
Applause Books – Hal Leonard
Paperback
$19.99
315 pages
My dad’s wonderful impact on people’s lives had given me an entree into a world I’m sure I would have otherwise never known.- Bill Marx
Whenever I think of classic fil read more