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Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Apr 5, 2020
Though the usual TCM Film Festival (TCMFF) as we know it is not being held in Hollywood this year, I am so delighted that TCM will be presenting a Special Home Edition of the festival for all of us to enjoy! If you have not attended a TCMFF before, this is the perfect opportunity to do so from the read more
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 4, 2020
A Fish Called Wanda
Directed by Charles Chrichton and John Cleese
Written by Charles Chrichton and John Cleese
1988/UK
IMDb link
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it. Now let me correct you o read more
Shipmates Forever ( 1935 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 4, 2020
Singing sensation Dick Powell and dancer Ruby Keeler were a match made in musical heaven and they had great success in the early 1930s as an on-screen duo. In 1934, Warner Brothers teamed them up in Flirtation Walk, a light-hearted musical set at the West Point Military Academy. The studio reeled in read more
Elite Squad (2007, José Padilha)
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 4, 2020
Elite Squad is about how hard it is to be a fascist stormtrooper in Rio de Janeiro, because not only do you have to deal with militarized criminals, corrupt cops, smooth-talking (and sexy) liberals, you also might have a wife who doesn’t like you being a fascist stormtrooper or some dead kid’s mom read more
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) s01e14 – Lupercalia
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 4, 2020
I’m not sure if I’ve ever known the word “fecund,” but thanks to this episode of “Sabrina,” I do now and beware. I’m always looking for a good adjective. It comes up when Richard Coyle is sweet-talking Miranda Otto and, although Coyle is one of the least dynamic casting choices, he’s read more
Becker (1998) s01e20 – Drive, They Said
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 4, 2020
There’s a disconnect during the opening titles; it says, “Written by David Isaacs and Ken Levine” (or however they do it), but it’s not a particularly good scene. Jonathan Nichols is a patient who stiffs Becker (Ted Danson) on his bills so Danson is mean to him. Beating up on the patient… read more
Let Irene and Hazel come to your coronavirus rescue
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 4, 2020
If Irene Bullock and Hazel Flagg had somehow crossed paths in a cinematic Manhattan of the mid-1930s, what might have they said to each other, aside from "You look like someone I know quite well"? It's open for conjecture, but what isn't is that both serve a public benefit more than 80 years later.T read more
Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Apr 4, 2020
Thanks so much for visiting this page! Whether you are familiar with Hometowns to Hollywood through my website, presentations, Twitter, Facebook, or are brand new to Hometowns to Hollywood, I appreciate the interest from all of my readers and program attendees. Hometowns to Hollywood is originally read more
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 4, 2020
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
On April 4, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The stupendously hammy Crimes at the Dark House (1940, dir. George King) follows a plot not too d read more
Date with Disaster (1957)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Apr 4, 2020
UK / 60 minutes / bw / Fortress, Eros Dir: Charles Saunders Pr: Guido Coen Scr: Brock Williams Cine: Brendan Stafford Cast: Tom Drake, William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Maurice Kaufmann, Michael Golden, Richard Shaw, Deirdre Mayne, Charles Brodie, Peter Fontaine, Robert Robinson, John Drake, Robert read more
Fargo (1996)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 3, 2020
Fargo
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Written by Joel and Ethan Coen
1996/US
IMDb link
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This outrageous, warm, wintry, black comedy/thriller has held up well through the years and made perfect Lockdown viewing. The f read more
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020) s01e07 – Dethroned
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 3, 2020
Based on his interviews this episode, it appears Jeff Lowe spent years getting Joe Exotic more and more enraged over Carole Baskin so at some point Lowe would be able to convince Exotic to hire someone to kill her. Possibly even just Allen Glover. Both “Doc” Antle and Joshua Dial think Joe was set read more
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) s01e13 – The Passion of Sabrina Spellman
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 3, 2020
Big development this episode… Satan, Lucifer, the Dark Lord, et cetera, is an active character. He appears as a goat-headed demon and whoever does the voice isn’t credited (whoever’s doing it isn’t the right casting) and He wants to get Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) to do his bidding. Not because read more
The Man Who Would Be King (1975): Starring Sean Connery & Michael Caine
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 3, 2020
There is a sense that John Huston is on a tear to prove he can outdo David Lean. However, this might only be an observation based rather unfairly on circumstance. Because Huston purportedly meant to make the picture at numerous junctions in his career, though it never got off the ground with any of read more
Little Women (2019, Greta Gerwig)
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 3, 2020
Little Women has two parallel timelines. There’s the present, starting in post-Civil War New York City with teacher and pulp writer Saoirse Ronan living in boarding house (where she also teaches). Then it flashes back to Ronan’s life seven years earlier, at home in rural Massachusetts; she’s the read more
Classic Movie Travels: Cliff Edwards
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Apr 3, 2020
Classic Movie Travels: Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards was one of the most distinct voices in early film. As a musician, Edwards showcased his easygoing vocal style along with his talent for playing the ukulele to the delight of many audiences. His performan read more
An Afternoon Tea with Doris Day: Tea For Two (David Butler, 1950)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Apr 3, 2020
As I start writing this article, it is currently March 6. I’m sitting in a café in Södermalm, the in neighbourhood where I’m living in Stockholm. I’ve never been there before (I like discovering new places to broaden my options). I don’t feel it’s the best place in ter read more
THE 2020 CLASSIC LITERATURE ON FILM BLOGATHON: Nicholas Nickleby, 1947
Caftan Woman Posted by on Apr 3, 2020
Paul Batters at Silver Screen Classics is our host for The 2020 Classic Literature On Film Blogathan on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
Jeopardy! early March 2020. Category: Literary Twins
"This alliterative title Dickens character works for the wealthy Cheeryble twins, and his sister Kate marr read more
Books that Make Bad Films: My Cousin Rachel
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 3, 2020
I had hopes for My Cousin Rachel (2017). I don’t know why. I’d already discovered–despite my enjoyment of the 50s version–that the book wouldn’t translate well to film without a big overhaul. I guess I hoped a director smart enough to cast Rachel Weisz in the key role w read more
The lady picked 'By Choice'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 3, 2020
"Lady By Choice" would be the last of five films Carole Lombard made at Columbia, and the only one made after her pivotal success there with "Twentieth Century." The title implies a relation to an earlier Columbia hit, "Lady For A Day," although such ties are in name only (pardon the pun). Frank Cap read more