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Better as a Remake? The Thomas Crown Affair

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 6, 2023

For those of you who love both versions of The Thomas Crown Affair (and why wouldn’t you?), it can be tough to determine which of these slick, funny, seductive films is superior. But today I’ll make an attempt. I’d love to hear your opinions in the comments–1999, or 1968? The read more

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 30, 2020

The Thomas Crown Affair Directed by Norman Jewison Written by Alan Trustman IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime   Main selling point seems to be extreme close-ups of two beautiful people engaging in sex scenes that would not have been allowed just a couple of years earlier.  Not my thing. Tho read more

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 18, 2019

To watch the original Thomas Crown Affair now is to see a film that is so completely and confidently of its time. It opens with a Bond-esque enigmatic title theme, “Windmills of The Mind,” playing against blocked split-screen images composing the credits. As such, it’s easily date read more

1968 Fest – The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 27, 2018

Ia a lot of ways, The Thomas Crown Affair is an interesting point of confluence between the old school studio system and the burgeoning independent films that were beginning to come into their own in 1968. With its split-screen technique and jazz-influenced score by Michel Legrand, Crown defied audi read more

Jewison's Jewel: The Thomas Crown Affair

Creme de la Creme Posted by Inge Gregusch on Oct 9, 2014

    In 1968 Canadian film maker Norman Jewison produced and directed a rare gem of a movie. He used revolutionary film editing techniques in the form of split-screen images, which had been introduced at Expo '67 in Montreal.    The score was written by Michel Legrand, an read more

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Filming Locations - Part 1 Downtown Boston

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

Carlos and I headed to Boston to do some filming location research on The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). It's a project I had in mind for a long time and I hope to do the same for Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) which was also shot in the Boston area. In The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Thomas Crown (S read more

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Filming Locations ~ Part 3 Cambridge Cemetery

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

After finding the filming locations in Downtown Boston and Beacon Hill for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968),  Carlos and I headed to Cambridge, MA to find the cemetery from the film. Finding specific locations in cemeteries is more difficult than it seems. I personally have tried to find the grav read more

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Filming Locations ~ Part 2 Beacon Hill

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

After Carlos and I explored Downtown Boston in search of filming locations for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (you can see a post about that here), we headed to Beacon Hill where the character Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) lived. Beacon Hill is a district of Boston that has great historical impo read more