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A woman’s suffering face appears above a pair of tortured hands. Birds twitter…her distraught voice whispers… All I want to do is save the children not destroy them. More than anything I love children. More than anything they need affection, love, someone who will belong to them read more

Screening of “The Innocents” with discussion afterward October 17 at Daystar Center “Halloween” Series: The Innocents (1961) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: October 17, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Innocents (1961) Deborah Kerr s read more

From March 2015 to April 2017, I was writing the monthly Teen Scene column for the website ClassicFlix. My objective was to promote classic films among teenagers and young adults. Due to the establishing of a new version of the website, it’s now more difficult to access to the old version and read read more

The Innocents Directed by Jack Clayton Written by William Archibald and Truman Capote; additional dialogue by John Mortimer; from the novel “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James 1961/UK Achilles/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Here is a beautiful, read more

Screening of the "The Innocents" October 15 at Daystar Center October Film Series: The Innocents Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: October 15, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Innocents (1961) Deborah Kerr stars as Miss read more

Originally published October 24th, 2012 I’ve watched The Innocents twice, and while it’s good I’m not considering it one of the best psychological horror films according to Martin Scorsese (hmm, he’s making his second appearance in the references this week). I applaud the cin read more

Yesterday, September 29th was the 94th Birthday of Deborah Kerr, the famed Scottish actress who became one of Hollywood’s greatest assets. During the annals of her career, Kerr pioneered her way through an array of triumphant films which garnered her critical acclaim. In 1961, a time when mo read more

Oct 4 Posted by aaronwest THE INNOCENTS, JACK CLAYTON, 1961 My first exposure to Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw was as a young teen. It scared the daylights out of me, and I never really forgot it. Jack Clayton also experienced the material as a youngster, and was likely scared just like me, read more

Oct 4 Posted by aaronwest THE INNOCENTS, JACK CLAYTON, 1961 My first exposure to Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw was as a young teen. It scared the daylights out of me, and I never really forgot it. Jack Clayton also experienced the material as a youngster, and was likely scared just like me, read more

Oct 4 Posted by aaronwest THE INNOCENTS, JACK CLAYTON, 1961 My first exposure to Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw was as a young teen. It scared the daylights out of me, and I never really forgot it. Jack Clayton also experienced the material as a youngster, and was likely scared just like me, read more

It might appear that I’m a broke record of late and honestly, I don’t know what’s up with that.  All I can say is I seem to be seeing a lot of movies this month that aren’t anything spectacular.  Take today’s film for example.  I’ve watched The Innocents twice read more

The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961) A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Starring Deborah Kerr, produced and directed by Jack Clayton, shot by cinematographer Freddie Francis who later would direct Horror classics at Hammer Films, and co-w read more

Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more

Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more

Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more

Light and shadow flicker across the screen. Sobs are heard as a pair of praying hands, clasping and unclasping, appear. The sobbing continues. A woman’s suffering face appears above the tortured hands. Birds twitter…her distraught voice whispers… All I want to do is save the read more

Light and shadow flicker across the screen. Sobs are heard as a pair of praying hands, clasping and unclasping, appear. The sobbing continues. A woman’s suffering face appears above the tortured hands. Birds twitter…her distraught voice whispers… All I want to do is save the read more

Light and shadow flicker across the screen. Sobs are heard as a pair of praying hands, clasping and unclasping, appear. The sobbing continues. A woman’s suffering face appears above the tortured hands. Birds twitter…her distraught voice whispers… All I want to do is save the read more

Deborah Kerr, gave a perfect performance as a spinster governess who must fight for the souls of two orphan children. A classic thriller from 1961 that uses beautiful black and white cinematography. One of the best ghost films of all time. FACTS TRIVIA: To create such sharp visuals, director of read more

I don’t get it. When I watched the film, I had no idea The Innocents was considered some masterpiece of British cinema. I’m actually rather surprised by the acclaim. Similarly, I’m shocked Deborah Kerr considered her performance in this film her best. It’s not a bad performa read more