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William A. Wellman: um realizador obscurecido A década de 1930 fiou muito mais marcada pelo nome de grandes produtores que de grandes diretores. Os estúdios controlavam toda a produção e eram aqueles que davam carta branca a um filme que escreveram seus nomes na História, a exemplo de David read more

Whaddya know?  Someone out there likes me!  Elena at Gifts and Dreams has honored Cinematic Catharsis with the Liebster Blog Award!  So, what’s the Liebster Blog Award?  It’s an award bestowed by bloggers to give special recognition to notable blogs with fewer than 20 read more

by guest contributor Joel Gunz Practically every frame of every movie Alfred Hitchcock made could be blown up and hung on a museum wall. He had such a clear sense of composition that you can turn off the sound, forget the story and set your DVD player to slo-mo, letting the images parade by.* read more

by guest contributor Joel Gunz Practically every frame of every movie Alfred Hitchcock made could be blown up and hung on a museum wall. He had such a clear sense of composition that you can turn off the sound, forget the story and set your DVD player to slo-mo, letting the images parade by.* read more

As I have been showing throughout the month, the 1940s have inspired an awful lot of fashion this Fall and Winter.  From the fashion runways to the Golden Globes, the gowns, tea dresses, fitted suits, furs, and accessories from the decade of film noir are all the rage this season. &nb read more

by guest contributor Classicfilmboy Alfred Hitchcock had a knack for bringing out the worst in the best of actors. And I mean that as a compliment. He could take likable leading men, cast them as dark characters and draw great performances. Think of Cary Grant’s Johnnie in Suspicion (before read more

by guest contributor Classicfilmboy Alfred Hitchcock had a knack for bringing out the worst in the best of actors. And I mean that as a compliment. He could take likable leading men, cast them as dark characters and draw great performances. Think of Cary Grant’s Johnnie in Suspicion (before read more

by guest contributor Brandie Ashe Scratch the surface of the prototypical “Hitchcock blonde”—a cool, reserved exterior masking a fiery and determinedly passionate woman—and the subtle differences in their characterizations become more evident.  In her three films for th read more

by guest contributor Brandie Ashe Scratch the surface of the prototypical “Hitchcock blonde”—a cool, reserved exterior masking a fiery and determinedly passionate woman—and the subtle differences in their characterizations become more evident.  In her three films for th read more

Classic Movie Man Takes a Look at “The Artist” The 2011 release, The Artist is one-part A Star Is Born, one part Singing in the Rain, and another part The Jazz Singer. French director Michel Hazanavicius has managed to capture the look and feel of Hollywood when the movie studios read more

Arriving with 2012 will be this blog’s first major event, A Month of VERTIGO. The month will feature 10 11 bloggers and one ‘vlogger' reflecting on facets of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958). Unpopular with critics and audiences when it was released, Vertigo has endured. Today it read more

Arriving with 2012 will be this blog’s first major event, A Month of VERTIGO. The month will feature 10 11 bloggers and one ‘vlogger' reflecting on facets of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958). Unpopular with critics and audiences when it was released, Vertigo has endured. Today it read more

The Lady Eve offers a blogful of holiday cheer this year. Here's what's under the tree... ~ Two Icons Singing: Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra sing "White Christmas" on a December 1957 TV special... ~ A Festive Romp From the 1970s: Kenneth More and Albert Finney sing "I Like Life" in the 1970 fil read more

The Lady Eve offers a blogful of holiday cheer this year. Here's what's under the tree... ~ Two Icons Singing: Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra sing "White Christmas" on a December 1957 TV special... ~ A Festive Romp From the 1970s: Kenneth More and Albert Finney sing "I Like Life" in the 1970 fil read more

Not long ago I sat down with the 1956 British translation of Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac's D'Entre Les Morts (1954). The book is now published under the title Vertigo (it was originally called 'The Living and the Dead') owing to the legend that is the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film based on Boile read more

Not long ago I sat down with the 1956 British translation of Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac's D'Entre Les Morts (1954). The book is now published under the title Vertigo (it was originally called 'The Living and the Dead') owing to the legend that is the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film based on Boile read more

A primeira chanchada a gente nunca esquece Em uma manhã nublada de domingo, minha mãe me deu um conselho: “Já que você gosta tanto de filmes antigos, você tem também de assistir às chanchadas!”. Resolvi seguir sua proposta e aproveitei para assistir ao filme que estava começando. read more

Few wardrobes are as influential as the one Edith Head created for Alfred Hitchock's To Catch A Thief.  As I mentioned in my video on its cinema style, this is particularly true of Grace Kelly's gowns from the movie...they are iconic.  Both the blue and white versions are a study read more

It is only occasionally that a film ages with extraordinary grace. Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 classic,The Shop Around the Corner, has mellowed in the manner of a rare and prized bottle of Hungarian Tokaji Aszú... Balta Street, Budapest Director Lubitsch, revered for sophisticated films spu read more

It is only occasionally that a film ages with extraordinary grace. Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 classic,The Shop Around the Corner, has mellowed in the manner of a rare and prized bottle of Hungarian Tokaji Aszú... Balta Street, Budapest Director Lubitsch, revered for sophisticated films spu read more