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A Walk in The Sun (1945) with Dana Andrews and Company
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 26, 2020
Opening as it does with the cover of its source material, A Walk in The Sun makes itself out to be a bit grand and simultaneously undermines a certain amount of its ethos as a gritty war picture. Is it a fallacy to think a book can never capture all the textures of life? Does the same hold true wit read more
DOWNHILL (1927)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 26, 2020
The number of films directed by Alfred Hitchcock that I have not seen are in the single digits--and that total went down with my recent viewing of DOWNHILL, made in 1927. DOWNHILL was only Hitchcock's fourth film as a director, and it was his next feature after the highly successful THE L read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 26: Quicksand (1950)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 26, 2020
Mickey Rooney? In film noir? You bet your babes in arms. Today’s YouTube pick is Quicksand (1950), a noir that will have you practically on the edge of your seat. It’s so chock full of noir, it’ll have you shouting at your TV: “No! Don’t do it!” Until almost the end, that is – when read more
A happy Thanksgiving, plus a cornbread recipe from the Veep-elect
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 26, 2020
We've run this Thanksgiving-themed Carole Lombard photo before, but since it combines several Hollywood notables, it's worth showing again.For Thanksgiving 1936, Carole and Clark Gable had a holiday dinner at the 120-acre Marwyck Ranch in Northridge, co-owned by Barbara Stanwyck and Marion Marx. Pic read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: November Roundup
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 25, 2020
I Saw What You DidEsteemed DirtbagsNovember 9, 2020I’ve missed TCM Programmer Millie De Chirico’s voice in
podcasting ever since her hugely entertaining show Sordid Details with co-host
April Rich ended. Now she is back, with co-host and cultural writer Danielle
Henderson to talk a read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 25: Odd Man Out (1947)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2020
I’d heard about today’s YouTube pick for years, but I never had any real interest in seeing it. Once I finally decided to check it out, I was blown away. Odd Man Out (1947) stars James Mason, but he may be the only performer in the film that you’ve ever heard of. But, believe me, it won’t matter read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 25, 2020
These two men look like they are giving a darn good look at something interesting, but what could that something or someone be? We hope this scene piques your interest because only the keen-eyed amongst you will be able to identify this Impossibly Difficult screenshot! As always, if you are not read more
'Screen Book,' May 1938: Blondell joins some 'Fools'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 25, 2020
My friend Robert Matzen -- author of "Fireball," the definitive volume on Carole Lombard's 1942 plane crash, tells of when he suggested to his beloved Simone they watch Lombard's film "Fools For Scandal" (above, Carole is seen in the film with Ralph Bellamy), but Simone at first wasn't interested. " read more
“La Marseillaise” Plays, as Rick, Ilsa and Refugees Find Their Footing in Casablanca (Guest Post)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Nov 25, 2020
“La Marseillaise” Even more than the famous “Here’s Looking at You” scene, the “La Marseillaise” scene in Casablanca is the one scene in the film that evokes more emotion from audiences than any other, as it propels the narration in a new direction and reveals more about the characters read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #2: Juror 3 (Lee J. Cobb)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 24, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #2: Juror 3 (Lee J. Cobb)
On November 24, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Facts, not feelings, right? Wrong. The film’s biggest antagonist, Juror 3 (Lee J. Cobb) is a loud-mouthed, bad-tempered bully who is not used to having his read more
Objective Burma (1945): Errol Flynn During Wartime
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 24, 2020
It’s nearly ubiquitous for all the old war movies to open with an instructive title card supplying some context and placing us in the scenario at hand. While not the apex of visual storytelling, it does serve a concrete purpose. Objective Burma is, of course, about the Burma campaigns — read more
Western RoundUp: Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Nov 24, 2020
Western RoundUp: Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 At the beginning of this year, I wrote a column on three Westerns I consider “Hidden Gems,” lesser-known yet very entertaining movies. Here’s a trio of three more Westerns I’ve really enjoyed which aren’t widely known; theyR read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 24: D.O.A. (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2020
Today’s YouTube pick is one of noir’s best-known offerings: D.O.A. (1949). It’s got a perfect noir premise, a perfect noir opening, a perfect noir end, and in between, a characteristically labryrinthine noir plot. D.O.A. also serves up a great cast that includes Edmond O’Brien, Luther Adler read more
Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Nov 24, 2020
“You’ve got to recognize, there will never be another you. It has nothing to do with ego; it happens to be the truth. There will never be another person the same. There’ll never be another you. There’ll never be another me.” –Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney is nothing read more
Two ways to look stylish
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Nov 24, 2020
It's not often you see two vintage Carole Lombard portraits from the same session up for sale at eBay, but that's what we have here. Above is an RKO photo from 1940, looking to be a fashion shot for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; it's catalogued CL-300 at RKO. The other pic looks slightly different and lacks a read more
The Gene Tierney Centenary, Pt. 2: "...carried by the winds and the tides"
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Nov 23, 2020
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Gene Tierney's birth on November 19, 1920
Link to Pt. 1 Gene Tierney would admit that before she married Oleg Cassini, “I dated dozens of
young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.” This crush of eligible fellows ran the gamut read more
The Directors’ Chair: The Wrong Man and I Confess
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Theresa Brown on Nov 23, 2020
The Directors’ Chair: The Wrong Man and I Confess CAUGHT IN A TRAP…AND I CAN’T WALK OUT This month’s foray into director Alfred Hitchcock explores him putting characters into such black holes not even light can escape. I’ll give you a double whammy of two films where the read more
Musical Monday: Starlift (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 23, 2020
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Starlift (1951) – Musical read more
NOIRVEMBER FUN: My Favorite Brunette, 1947
Caftan Woman Posted by on Nov 23, 2020
"When I came to I was playing post office with the floor. I had a lump on my head the size of my head. Inside, Toscanini was conducting The Anvil Chorus with real blacksmiths."
- Ronnie Jackson
Many great films-noir were released in 1947: Nightmare Alley, Crossfire, Born to Kill,& read more
Danger: Diabolik
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 23, 2020
John Phillip Law as Diabolik.
Made in 1968, Danger: Diabolik is both a psychedelic ode to the movie industry's grooviest decade and one of the first big-budget adaptations of a comic book. The title character was the subject of hundreds of popular comic books in Italy, with the first volume being p read more