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Freud: The Secret Passion (1962): Directed by John Huston
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 30, 2021
Freud: The Secret Passion is made by John Huston’s sense of narrative posturing. In fact, he goes so far as to narrate the opening himself, relating how men like Copernicus and Darwin boldly went against the conventions of their day to help revolutionize people’s conception of the world read more
Book Review: THE PASSION OF THE MUMMY
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 12, 2021
Frank Dello Stritto's THE PASSION OF THE MUMMY is in the same vein as his earlier works, A WEREWOLF REMEMBERS and CARL DENHAM'S GIANT MONSTERS. All three deal with the lives and adventures of famous classic horror film characters. In the earlier two volumes Frank revealed the "actual" exploits read more
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) s01e13 – The Passion of Sabrina Spellman
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 3, 2020
Big development this episode… Satan, Lucifer, the Dark Lord, et cetera, is an active character. He appears as a goat-headed demon and whoever does the voice isn’t credited (whoever’s doing it isn’t the right casting) and He wants to get Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) to do his bidding. Not because read more
Criminal Passion (1994 DTV)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 6, 2019
US / 97 minutes / color / Planet, DreamLogic, Trimark Dir: Donna Deitch Pr: Donald P. Borchers Scr: Max Strom, John Allen Nelson Cine: Joey Forsyte Cast: Joan Severance, Anthony John Denison, John Allen Nelson, David Labiosa, Wolfgang Bodison, Shannon Wilcox, Henry Darrow, Rachel Ticotin, Janet MacL read more
Pre-Codes on DVD: Passion Flower (1930) and Hide-Out (1934)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 11, 2018
When Warner Archive announced that it would no longer be releasing the Forbidden Hollywood box sets, I was concerned, despite the company’s claims that it would still offer a steady stream of pre-code releases. While I still miss the sense of discovery in wading through those sets, I have been read more
The Potluck and the Passion (1993, Cheryl Dunye)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 11, 2018
The first sequence of The Potluck and the Passion, with director Dunye (also acting) sitting down and talking with girlfriend Gail Lloyd about the dinner party they’re about to throw. They go over the guest list as the opening titles run, who’s invited, why they’re invited, why Dunye and Lloyd read more
Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Feb 26, 2016
Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient genres demanding specific plot paths with the finished product feeling surprisingly fresh by emp read more
Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Feb 26, 2016
Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient genres demanding specific plot paths with the finished product feeling surprisingly fresh by emp read more
Sight and Sound Top 250 – #009 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1927)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Sep 21, 2015
Continuing our voyage throught the most recent Sight and Sound Top 250 Movies of All Time list, this time around, it’s #9 on the list, Carl Theodore Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc. And as always I’ll just note that for those just joining us, you can find a full introduction to read more
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 9, 2014
As cliche as it will sound this is one of those films that transcends the years for me. It is still that powerful after so many decades. Using low angles and numerous close ups Carl Theodor Dreyer pulled me into this story early on. It was tense and claustrophobic causing the viewer to become emotio read more
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 9, 2014
As cliche as it will sound, this is one of those films that transcends the years for me. It is still that powerful after so many decades. Using low angles and numerous close ups Carl Theodor Dreyer pulled me into this story early on. It was tense and claustrophobic causing the viewer to become emoti read more
Parker Stevenson Talks About The Hardy Boys, Probe, and His Passion for Photography
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 24, 2014
Stevenson as teen detective Frank Hardy.
Parker Stevenson can still make ladies swoon. I recently attended the 2014 Western Film Fair, where the star of the The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-79) was one of the guests. As I rode up the elevator with a mother and daughter, the former was star read more
CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: Shane (1953)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 5, 2013
Award winning filmmaker and American Film Institute founder George Stevens Jr. was a teenager working for his father as a reader when he brought him Jack Schaefer's novel Shane as a film prospect. It was journalist Schaefer's first novel and it's a dandy. A western tale with the well-wor read more
Film Passion 101 Blogathon: LILI (1953)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 5, 2013
As passion for classic Hollywood is such a specific niche, most classic film fans have a story about how they became interested in it. Some who are passionate about classic film can trace it to their childhood, and some came to love classic movies as adults. Most of the time, there is one specific read more
CMBA Film Passion Blogathon: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Dec 4, 2013
Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films, Blake E read more
CMBA Film Passion Blogathon: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Dec 4, 2013
Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films, Blake E read more
Film Passion 101: Falling in Love Again
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Dec 3, 2013
Watching a console TV for long stretches from the living
room floor at a distance of not more than a few feet was a good part of a
typical day for most kids of my era. Much of what we watched was “old movies”
because, for many years, the films of what we now call "The Golden Age" aired
m read more
CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: "Singin' in the Rain"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 3, 2013
I was 10 years old when I remember seeing Gene Kelly for the first time, and I was not impressed.
It was 1967, and Kelly was the star of a musical TV version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," and he was just so ... so ...smarmy. I felt like he was talking down to me, and I was 10! Besides, I was much read more
CMBA Blogathon | Film Passion 101: City Lights (1931)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 3, 2013
By 1931, the silent film had gone the way of the dodo. And yet one of the most popular comedians in the world managed to avoid the talkies and produce an acclaimed and beautiful silent movie. City Lights is the story of a blind girl and a little tramp. Comedy, pathos… In short, a Charlie Cha read more
Film Passion 101: Falling in Love Again
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Dec 3, 2013
Watching a console TV for long stretches from the living
room floor at a distance of not more than a few feet was a good part of a
typical day for most kids of my era. Much of what we watched was “old movies”
because, for many years, the films of what we now call "The Golden Age" aired
m read more