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When I first started getting into classic films, the list of women who were universally considered the "greatest actresses of all time" had names like Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, and Katharine Hepburn. In recent years Barbara Stanwyck's reputation has grown so much that now she is on that li read more

A year before she won an Oscar as a madcap heiress in "It Happened One Night," Claudette Colbert played a not-so-madcap, not-so-much-of-an-heiress in "Three Cornered Moon."  This 1933 film is an offbeat little gem, a kind of screwball ensemble drama that showcases just about everyone -- Colber read more

Wow! I'm always amazed and surprised when someone comments or mentions my blog out there. Just to be read by people other than myself is very heartwarming. This blog has always been a place where I keep a diary of my film viewing experiences, sometimes views and opinions but most of all where I try read more

Nov 23 Posted by aaronwest Those of you who know me from my cycling blog, SteepClimbs.com, know that I’ve been nursing an injury on and off for over a year. That’s put a damper on my activity, and with still no diagnosis at present, there looks to be plenty of downtime in the immediate f read more

Nov 23 Posted by aaronwest Those of you who know me from my cycling blog, SteepClimbs.com, know that I’ve been nursing an injury on and off for over a year. That’s put a damper on my activity, and with still no diagnosis at present, there looks to be plenty of downtime in the immediate f read more

Nov 23 Posted by aaronwest Those of you who know me from my cycling blog, SteepClimbs.com, know that I’ve been nursing an injury on and off for over a year. That’s put a damper on my activity, and with still no diagnosis at present, there looks to be plenty of downtime in the immediate f read more

Hollywood, judeus e a polêmica de Harvard Um livro foi publicado pela Universidade de Harvard. Nenhuma novidade nesse fato. O livro é sobre história do cinema. Também não é novidade, mas o fato já passa ser mais interessante. O autor do livro, judeu, defende a tese de que os magnatas de read more

The 1932 film "A Successful Calamity" begins with the hero being congratulated by the President, and even though it's only Herbert Hoover, we are still supposed to be impressed. The fellow being congratulated is Henry Wilton, international man of banking, played by, as the credits list him, Mr. Geo read more

Although I’ve been charged with including too many borderline noirs in the Encyclopedia  (odd for an encyclopedia to be accused of encompassing too much rather than too little!), in fact quite a few of the entries I wrote I decided later to reject. Some of those then got stuck back in again. read more

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use robots to promote the top records o read more

Ok, you guys know that I usually try to keep the personal side of my life out of the blogging side, except for where it relates to movies and TV shows, but I hope you’ll forgive me taking just a moment here to promote something near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, my son David and som read more

Early weekend mornings or very late at night are the perfect time to watch a silent horror film. You can treat yourself to images and music without crushing sound levels or those ever present screams and crashing music calculated to raise awareness levels. One such recent morning I viewed the read more

Early weekend mornings or very late at night are the perfect time to watch a silent horror film. You can treat yourself to images and music without crushing sound levels or those ever present screams and crashing music calculated to raise awareness levels. One such recent morning I viewed the read more

FLORENCE BATES: IT’S A GRAND FEELING! My Interview with Ann Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Granddaughter, and Rachel Hamilton, Florence Bates’ Great-Granddaughter… Ever watch a film with Florence Bates in it? If you did, you probably had a difficult time taking your eyes off of read more

The What a Character! blogathon is in progress now, hosted by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula's Cinema Club. Click here for more information and links to participating blogs. My entry for the event follows... ~ Young Gladys She was a beautiful child, wide-eyed and wistful, w read more

Joyce Grenfell (1910 - 1979) Looking back on the days when I trod the boards of community theatre, those occasions where I got the part or at the very least got a callback where the times when I used one of Joyce Grenfell's monologues as an audition piece.  Shaky though my accent gene read more

Lionel Jeffries was one of the most delightful and unique character actors to ever grace the British cinema. Bald, bewhiskered and bumbling he was an instantly recognizable actor in over 100 films, and however brief his appearances he was always an asset in comedies, thrillers, and dramas alike. Whe read more

The What a Character! blogathon is in progress now, hosted by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula's Cinema Club. Click here for more information and links to participating blogs. My entry for the event follows... ~ Young Gladys She was a beautiful child, wide-eyed and wistful, w read more

Lionel Jeffries was one of the most delightful and unique character actors to ever grace the British cinema. Bald, bewhiskered and bumbling he was an instantly recognizable actor in over 100 films, and however brief his appearances he was always an asset in comedies, thrillers, and dramas alike. Whe read more

Sometimes disguised as documentaries or news reports, Precode exploitation cinema focused on education, knowledge and warning audiences against dangerous behaviours…or so the films promoted. They mostly aimed to make money and tempt audiences through a filmmaker’s favourite method & read more