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A Life Through A Lens: The Keys of the Kingdom
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jun 15, 2013
Pious. In today’s vernacular, the term has come to describe those with a platitudinous zeal for religion, usually with more than a twinge of a negative connotation. The word “pious” itself however stems from the Latin “pius”, which can be roughly translated as devoted. read more
Here There Be Dragons (Or At Least a Dragon’s Head) – The First Trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Makes its Debut
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jun 11, 2013
Okay, I admit it. I’ve yet to sit all the way through any of the Lord of the Rings movies. And considering what I heard about the first Hobbit movie I doubt that that’s likely to change with this one. Probably someday when this trilogy is wrapped up I’ll sit down with all of them a read more
A Summer Place..and Wow, what a Place!
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 5, 2013
Have you ever noticed that the most melodramatic movies take place at the most beautiful locales? I always marvel at how the "Summer Place" characters can have such problems while living in such a paradise.
This week's still shot features Richard Egan having a chat with the kiddies ( Tro read more
A Summer Place..and Wow, what a Place!
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 5, 2013
Have you ever noticed that the most melodramatic movies take place at the most beautiful locales? I always marvel at how the "Summer Place" characters can have such problems while living in such a paradise.
This week's still shot features Richard Egan having a chat with the kiddies ( Tro read more
A Night with Maureen O'Hara
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Jun 5, 2013
Recently, my husband and I drove to the birthplace of John Wayne of Winterset, Iowa. Every year, the entire town holds a big gala to commemorate the Duke's birthday with a 3-day series of special events which takes place the weekend closest to his birthday anniversary (May 26, 1907). I'm not gonna l read more
A Summer Place..and Wow, what a Place!
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 5, 2013
Have you ever noticed that the most melodramatic movies take place at the most beautiful locales? I always marvel at how the "Summer Place" characters can have such problems while living in such a paradise.
This week's still shot features Richard Egan having a chat with the kiddies ( Tro read more
Cinema Style--Marlene Dietrich is a Master of Illusion in 1948's A FOREIGN AFFAIR
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 3, 2013
For the recent TCM Classic Film Festival, I was honored that Turner Classic Movies asked me to introduce two films from the standpoint of style. The first was Billy Wilder's post-war project A Foreign Affair (1948). Of course Wilder is a wonder of the cinema, writing and directing s read more
Building a Better War Through Propaganda – The Fighting Lady (1944)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 28, 2013
***SPECIAL “GUEST BLOGGER” NOTE*** I suppose you could consider this a late Memorial Day Post. I had not really planned to do anything special for the day, but when I was looking at a couple of other things, I was reminded of this post that I did a while back. However, due to an extended work schedu read more
Don’t Bother Going Into Room 237 – Here’s a Real Documentary On The Shining
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 27, 2013
Jack Nicholson in the famous “Here’s Johnny” scene (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ll admit upfront that I haven’t bothered to watch Room 237 yet, because from all reports, while the premise – gather a group of obsessive nutcases with various theories about the “real” read more
A Tale of Two Philos: "The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 24, 2013
"The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case" take place next door to each other.
Well, close, anyway.
They're both set in mansions in New York City, and they both feature murders solved by Philo Vance, S.S. Van Dine's smooth Shamus who isn't even slightly embarrassed about his first name read more
À nos amours
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 20, 2013
À nos amours (Maurice Pialat, 1983) Suzanne (Sandrine Bonnaire) is sixteen years old and she sleeps with a different boy every night. This makes her family mad and her parents even split. She seems to be empty and needs the presence of boys to fill a neverending void. Made in 1983, À nos amours is read more
This Trailer For a New German Animated Tarzan 3D Brings the Vine Swinging Goods
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 12, 2013
Constantin Film AG, a German film production and distribution company best known in the US for their involvement in the Resident Evil movies, has just released this trailer for its upcoming 3D animated version of Tarzan. it appears to be scheduled for an October release in Germany, But I’ve no read more
New Red Band Trailer for Inside Llewyn Davis Is a Real Tease
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 10, 2013
Fair warning: the trailer below is for a movie that isn’t supposed to be released until December. I’m noting this up front, because if you’re anything like me, it’s going to leave you wanting to see more, which is, of course, just what a trailer is supposed to do. Inside Llew read more
A Bit of Aussie Appreciation: George Wallace
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on May 7, 2013
George Wallace is the forgotten comedian of
Australian film. He portrayed working class, jovial and laconic characters
ready to ‘take the mickey’ out of anyone who let them. As a star of film, stage,
radio and vaudeville, for over 40 years he is one of Australia’s biggest stars
and read more
Book Review: PETER CUSHING: A LIFE IN FILM
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Apr 30, 2013
May 26th will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of British actor Peter Cushing. A number of books and film magazine tributes are scheduled to be released in celebration of this. One of the first is PETER CUSHING: A LIFE IN FILM, written by David Miller and published by Titan Books.
This book is read more
Have a Laugh – Classic Movie Bloopers
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 22, 2013
We all make misteaks. Fortunately for most of us they’re not caught on film and preserved for all time. Also fortunately, these bloopers from some of the biggest stars of the 30s and 40s were. And thanks to the film archives we get to see them all compiled right here. So if yoou’re in ne read more
A Tale of the Australian Outback: The Sundowners
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Apr 17, 2013
Jack Warner was quite set on filming the new Aussie tale in Arizona; Australia was a long way away and production would undoubtedly be costly. Besides, he had said, ship in a couple kangaroos — really, who would know the difference? Zinnemann held his ground though, and shooting began shortly after read more
Plastic Movies Rewound Promises a Nostalgic Trip To the Video Store
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 12, 2013
Those of us of a certain age have very fond memories of wandering through the aisles of our local video store just looking at all those amazing covers lining the shelves and thinking about the treasures that they might hold. Of course in those pre-internet days all we had to go by was the cover art read more
The Story of a Divorce
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Apr 5, 2013
Today marks what would have been the 115th birthday of the "benevolent volcano," Miss Bette Davis. In the process of thinking about this august anniversary, I believe there's a chance I may have uncovered a little bit of a mystery, which I've found rather amusing.
In 1950, Miss Davis's birthd read more
A Birthday Tribute to Francoise Dorleac
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 21, 2013
71 years ago today, on the first day of spring, March 21, 1942, Francoise
Dorleac was born in war-ravaged Paris; she would live just 25 years more.
Catherine (top) and Francoise
Her father was Maurice Dorleac, a stage and screen actor, and her mother, Renee Deneuve, was
an actress who re-voic read more