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Burt Reynolds' Unofficial Remake of a Film Noir Classic
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 7, 2021
Burt Reynolds as Sharky.
After placing a civilian in harm's way, big city detective Tom Sharky is "demoted" from narcotics to vice. It's intended to be a humdrum assignment, but that changes quickly when Sharky (Burt Reynolds) confiscates a list of seven coded phone numbers from an affluent pimp. O read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Jack Lemmon Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 31, 2021
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Jack Lemmon film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1. read more
Van Cleef Seeks Revenge; Holden Steals Cattle!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 24, 2021
Lee Van Cleef as Ryan.Death Rides a Horse (1967). As young Bill Meceita watches a vicious outlaw gang slaughter his family, he notes a distinguishing feature on each killer--a scar, an earring, a tattoo, a spur. Two decades later, a dead cowboy provides a key clue that reignites read more
My Picks for the 6 Films - 6 Decades Blogathon
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 15, 2021
For my entry in the 6 Films - 6 Decades Blogathon, I chose a favorite film from each decade from the 1920s through the 1970s. My criterion was a simple one: These are classics I can watch over and over again! If I join one of them in progress while channel surfing, you can bet I will be watching the read more
Celebrate National Classic Movie Day with the 6 Films - 6 Decades Blogathon!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 15, 2021
Tomorrow marks the celebration of National Classic Movie Day and, as is tradition, we're hosting a blogathon to highlight this annual May 16th event. This year, we're asking classic movie bloggers to list one favorite film from each decade from the 1920s through the 1970s (or, one film per decade fr read more
Love, Hogs, and Mincemeat at the State Fair!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 10, 2021
Ann-Margret and Pat Boone.This bright 1962 remake of the Rodgers-Hammerstein musical State Fair (1945) was clearly intended to attract the young adult audience. Top-billed Pat Boone had scored a #1 hit song with "Moody River" the previous year. Co-star Bobby Darin was still churning out hit singles read more
Seven Things to Know About Burgess Meredith
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 3, 2021
1. In So Far, So Good: A Memoir, Burgess Meredith wrote: "Well, everybody was taking parts in Batman — from Frank Sinatra to Otto Preminger, everyone. It was the trendy thing to do back then. The Penguin stuck to me because the character was vivid." Actually, Sinatra never played a Batman read more
Peter Falk Channels Bogie in Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 26, 2021
A befuddled Lou Peckinpah.Following the success of his romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977), Neil Simon returned to the zany spoof formula of Murder By Death (1976). Indeed, The Cheap Detective could have been a sequel to Murder By Death with Peter Falk reprising his role of Sam Di read more
Five Easy Pieces: When Good Performances Aren't Enough
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 19, 2021
Jack Nicholson as Bobby Dupea.
The years have not been kind to Five Easy Pieces (1970), which earned four major Oscar nominations and was hailed by Roger Ebert as a "masterpiece of heartbreaking intensity." In retrospect, it's a meandering film that boasts two stellar performances and an iconi read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Olivia de Havilland Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 12, 2021
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film that starred Olivia de Havilland and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be read more
Hoosiers: A Tale of Inspiration and Second Chances
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 5, 2021
Gene Hackman as Coach Norman.Second chances, the popularity of small town sports, and teamwork are the themes that underlie Hoosiers, a surprise 1986 boxoffice hit.Gene Hackman stars as Dale Norman, a formerly disgraced college basketball coach hired at Hickory High School. The team has only seven p read more
6 Films--6 Decades Blogathon for National Classic Movie Day
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 29, 2021
To celebrate National Classic Movie Day on May 16th, we are hosting the 6 Films--6 Decades Blogathon. Per its title, each participating blogger is invited to list one favorite film from each decade from the 1920s through the 1970s. (If you prefer, you could also list one film per decade fr read more
Seven Things to Know About Julie Newmar
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 22, 2021
1. Born as Julia Chalene Newmeyer in 1933, she was billed as Julie Newmeyer in her first major screen role in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). She played Dorcas and was paired with Jeff Richards as one of the seven Pontipee brothers. Richards, a former professional baseball player, read more
Lemmon and Ford: Life as a Cowboy Through the Eyes of a Tenderfoot
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 15, 2021
Jack Lemmon and Glenn Ford.
The incredibly versatile Delmer Daves directed three of my favorite Westerns from the 1950s, a decade in which the genre flourished. Each film is decidedly different from the other. The Hanging Tree (1959) is a tale about self-forgiveness and the power of love. 3:10 read more
Rodgers & Hammerstein Films: Ranked Best to Worst
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 8, 2021
Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner.1. The King and I (1956) - Yul Brynner's Oscar-winning per-formance as King Mongkut of Siam anchors this clash of cultures (a popular R&H theme) and unlikely, ever-so-subtle love story. Deborah Kerr provides strong support as Anna Leonowens, a British widow read more
Ray Harryhausen's Valley of Gwangi
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 1, 2021
Gwangi: The star of the movie!
Made in 1969, The Valley of Gwangi is one of those movies that seems to improve with age. Its far-out “cowboys vs. dinosaur” premise has always held a certain appeal. However, repeat viewings have allowed me to truly appreciate the little to read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Bogie Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 22, 2021
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Humphrey Bogart film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it read more
Seven Things to Know About William Hopper
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 15, 2021
1. William Hopper auditioned for the TV series Perry Mason--for the role of Perry! You can view his screen test opposite Ray Collins as Lieutenant Tragg on YouTube. The part went to Raymond Burr, of course, and Hopper was cast as private investigator Paul Drake. He was nominated for an Emmy for read more
How the West Was Won
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 8, 2021
James Stewart and Carroll Baker.The words “epic” and “”sprawling” are typically used to describe MGM’s 164-minute, 1962 all-star Western. At the risk of sounding mundane, that’s still an apt description. Filmed in the widescreen process Cinerama, How the Wes read more
Third Man on the Mountain
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 1, 2021
James MacArthur as Rudi.
I'm hoping that Disney+ will eventually provide an outlet for some of the studio's lesser-known live action films, such as The Sword and the Rose, The Fighting Prince of Donegal, and Third Man on the the Mountain. The subject of this review, Third Man on the Mountain ( read more