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Gelateria (2019, Christian Serritiello and Arthur Patching)

The Stop Button Posted by on Mar 31, 2020

Once it’s clear directors Patching and Serritiello are going to be able to keep Gelateria going, the question becomes how can they possibly end it. The film opens with a lone figure on a rocky beach, yelling into the sea. The water has sound, the yells don’t have sound. Given how the film ends… read more

Night Moves (1975): Arthur Penn’s Neo Noir

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 20, 2020

“I saw a Rohmer film once; it was kinda like watching paint dry.” – Gene Hackman as Harry Moseby Gene Hackman is still with us but unlike others who are predisposed to continue working, he was content in setting a hard and fast end to his acting career. All that can be said is he read more

City for Conquest (1940): Starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, and Arthur Kennedy

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2019

Upon being immersed in City for Conquest, it feels like a cast of millions because so many familiar faces make an appearance for any given amount of time. Surely, the most important coupling is James Cagney and Ann Sheridan who are paired much in the same way as Angel With Dirty Faces (1938), playi read more

ARTHUR KENNEDY'S CONQUEST OF THE SCREEN BLOGATHON: Bright Victory (1951)

Caftan Woman Posted by on Feb 17, 2019

Virginie of The Wonderful World of Cinema is hosting this blogathon tribute to Arthur Kennedy on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of his birth. Click HERE for the tributes to the fine actor. Arthur Kennedy 1914-1990 John Arthur Kennedy made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Ma read more

Book Review--Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 20, 2018

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece Michael Benson Simon & Schuster, 2018 Upon its release, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) became a sensation as a sort of Disneyland ride for grown ups. With its innovative, and trippy special effects, it was the perfe read more

Quartet (1948, Ralph Smart, Harold French, Arthur Crabtree, and Ken Annakin)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 11, 2017

Quartet opens with what turns out to be a questionable introduction from source story author W. Somerset Maugham. In the rather stodgy introduction to the film–featuring adaptations of four personal favorites from Maugham’s extensive bibliography–Maugham indentifies adjectives critics have given read more

[BASP] Arthur (1981, Steve Gordon) / Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1987, Bud Yorkin)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 13, 2016

The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Twenty-seven Arthur (1981, Steve Gordon) / Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1987, Bud Yorkin) Originally posted: January 3, 2014 Subscribe via iTunes. read more

Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 25, 2014

I always think of Hotel as a follow-up to Arthur Hailey's Airport--when, in reality, the former film came out first. Made in 1967, it was based on Hailey's novel of the same title. Of course, the movie's structure--different stories set in a grand hotel--harkens back to...well...Grand Hotel (1932). read more

Shirley Temple and Arthur Treacher

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Dec 15, 2014

Shirley Temple and Arthur Treacher perform a delightful rendition of the old Music Hall standard, "Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road" in The Little Princess (1939). read more

George Arthur Gray, Scenario Editor, Screen-Writer; Hollywood Publicity Man

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 10, 2014

George Arthur Gray was considered and expert on child psychology, a magazine writer and author;[1] Gray was announced as the new assistant manager of serial publicity for Pathé, in March of 1919.[2] By 1928 Gray had been named West Coast Scenario Editor;[3] 1924 saw the release of the ten-chapter-p read more

George Arthur Gray, Scenario Editor, Screen-Writer; Hollywood Publicity Man

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 10, 2014

George Arthur Gray was considered and expert on child psychology, a magazine writer and author;[1] Gray was announced as the new assistant manager of serial publicity for Pathé, in March of 1919.[2] By 1928 Gray had been named West Coast Scenario Editor;[3] 1924 saw the release of the ten-chapter-p read more

George Arthur Gray, Scenario Editor, Screen-Writer; Hollywood Publicity Man

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 10, 2014

George Arthur Gray was considered and expert on child psychology, a magazine writer and author;[1] Gray was announced as the new assistant manager of serial publicity for Pathé, in March of 1919.[2] By 1928 Gray had been named West Coast Scenario Editor;[3] 1924 saw the release of the ten-chapter-p read more

Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988, Bud Yorkin)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 11, 2014

With the exception of Jill Eikenberry, all of the cast members from the original return for Arthur 2: On the Rocks. Cynthia Sikes replaces her. Eikenberry’s absence means she’s the only person who doesn’t embarrass herself. I’m sorry, did I say embarrass? I more meant humili read more