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Uma Alma Livre / A Free Soul (1931)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Aug 16, 2017
Uma Alma Livre / A Free Soul (1931) É San Francisco, a cidade do pecado! Um homem (Lionel Barrymore) está lendo um jornal quando a sombra de uma mulher se projeta na parede do banheiro. A mulher está nua e pede para ele trazer a lingerie até ela. Ele faz isso, e podemos ver um belo sutiã read more
Old Hollywood Songs: Jailhouse Rock
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Aug 16, 2017
Today, I'm writing about the story behind the song Jailhouse Rock from the 1957 musical of the same name. The movie stars Elvis Presley as a convict turned rock 'n' roll star.
his article is part of The 2017 Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Journeys in Classic Film. Aug. 16 is Pres read more
Ring of Terror (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 16, 2017
Ring of Terror
Directed by Clark L. Paylow
Written by Lewis Simeon
1962/France
Playstar Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental The poster gives away the only scare in this very bad movie. It does not really matter since it is also telegraphed early in the film. The story is framed by a read more
Vesper (2017, Keyvan Sheikhalishahi)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 16, 2017
Vesper has something like six “gotcha” reveals, which is a lot for a killer. Especially since Vesper runs twenty-three minutes. And the first gotcha is in the first five minutes. The experience of watching the film quickly becomes waiting for director Sheikhalishahi to spring another one. The story read more
Vive le tour (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 16, 2017
Vive le tour Directed by Louis Malle Written by Louis Malle 1962/France Nouvelles Editions de Films First viewing/Netflix rental I don’t even follow the Tour de France. I found this documentary short totally charming. First we meet the crowd. It seems like the entire population read more
Batman (1943, Lambert Hillyer), Chapter 12: Embers of Evil
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 16, 2017
The chapter opens with Batman leaving some guy to get killed–it was hinted at in the cliffhanger, which resolves even more stupidly than I expected, but I sort of assumed Batman wasn’t going to get some guy killed. Nope, he’s fine with it. J. Carrol Naish gets more screen time this chapter than read more
History is Made at Night (1937)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 16, 2017
History is Made at Night molds love into the grandest of pursuits and it wouldn’t be altogether wrong in that assertion because for humanity it is one of the most euphoric, confounding, beautiful entities known to mankind. I have no qualms with saying that whatsoever. And if there was ever a m read more
The Longest Day (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 15, 2017
The Longest Day
Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki
Written by Cornelius Ryan et al from Ryan’s book
1962/USA
Darryl F. Zanuck Production/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix Instant Yet another 1962 movie for my “Ten Favorite New-to-Me Fi read more
Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 15, 2017
As Captains Courageous enters its third act, Spencer Tracy (as a Portugese fisherman) reminds Freddie Bartholomew (a spoiled blue blood kid Tracy rescues after he falls overboard from an ocean liner) it’s almost time to go home to his regular life. It’s a shock for Bartholomew, but also read more
Batman (1943, Lambert Hillyer), Chapter 11: A Nipponese Trap
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 15, 2017
So, even though the title is A Nipponese Trap, there’s no trap in the chapter. Unless it’s when the bad guys bail out Lewis Wilson–in his thug disguise–so they can run him over. Except Douglas Croft and William Austin have already bailed him out, yet they don’t go to pick him up. The bad guys read more
BARRYMORE TRILOGY BLOGATHON: Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Aug 15, 2017
Crystal of the blog In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting her 3rd Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon. The celebration of the great theatrical family runs from August 15 - 17 and you can click HERE to read the contributions.
Lionel Barrymore as Nat Miller
I became a Lionel Barr read more
HIGHWAY 301 (1950)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Aug 15, 2017
“You cannot be kind to congenital
criminals like these. They would show you no mercy. Let them feel the full
impact of the law.”
Back
in the days before the no-holds-barred speedway/parking lot that is Interstate 95,
sun-seekers in their Nash Ramblers and Studebaker Champions trekke read more
From the Archives : The Go-Between ( 1971 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 15, 2017
Julie Christie is here pictured on the set of The Go-Between ( 1971 ). Some people have their "prime" as Miss Brodie would say and, for Julie Christie, I think the early 1970s was her prime. She never looked lovelier than in this film. read more
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 14, 2017
In the last decade or so arguably the greatest action/spy/thriller franchises have been Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Mission Impossible. To their credit, each series has crafted several passable films fortified by a few real stalwarts of the spy thriller genre. Although many of these series thrive read more
Top of the World: My Hitchcock Day + Some Top Lists
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 14, 2017
Well, yesterday was this time of the year where I do my usual Hitchcock movie marathon in honour of him. My favourite movie director would have been 118 years old! Even if he is no longer with us since a long time, many continue to celebrate his timeless work. I started my little marathon Saturday read more
The Quare Fellow (1962)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 14, 2017
The Quare Fellow
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
Written by Arthur Dreifuss from a play by Brendan Behan
1962/UK
Liger
First viewing/Netflix rental This anti-death-penalty film provided an opportunity to appreciate the young Patrick McGoohan and enjoy an hour-and-a-half of Irish brogues. McGoohan pla read more
Cult Movie Theatre: The Green Slime
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 14, 2017
Robert Horton as the stoic hero.
What do you do when you learn that a six million ton asteroid is on a collision course with Earth and impact is just ten hours away?
The UNSC (United Nations Space Center?) recalls Commander Jack Rankin (Robert Horton) from retirement and sends him to Operating Ba read more
Musical Monday: Camelot (1967)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 14, 2017
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Camelot (1967) – Musical read more
Batman (1943, Lambert Hillyer), Chapter 10: Flying Spies
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 14, 2017
And now Batman is back to the misleading chapter titles. There aren’t spies in Flying Spies, there’s only one spy on the plane. After the laziest cliffhanger resolution in the series so far–and there have been some lazy ones–Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft take a break from c read more
Where Film Noir and the “Woman’s Picture” Intersect: No Man of Her Own (1950)
True Classics Posted by on Aug 13, 2017
“Summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield. They smell of heliotrope and jasmine, honeysuckle and clover. The breeze that stirs the curtains is soft and gentle. There’s the hush, the stillness of perfect peace and security. Oh, yes, the summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield–but not read more