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Randolph Scott Rides Alone

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 10, 2025

Randolph Scott as Buchanan. The Ranown Cycle consists of six Westerns made between 1956 and 1960 that starred Randolph Scott and were directed by Budd Boetticher and written by Burt Kennedy. These films don't comprise a formal series as Randolph Scott plays a different character in each one. Howeve read more

Revisiting The Red Shoes

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 27, 2025

Moira Shearer as Vicky Page.Black Narcissus is my favorite Michael Powell-Emeric Pressberger film--and I also think it's their masterpiece. But most critics and fans confer that "masterpiece" title on the duo's The Red Shoes (1948). I watched it many years ago, but, honestly, it didn't leave a read more

Corbucci's The Great Silence

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 13, 2025

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence.The most acclaimed Spaghetti Western filmmaker not named Sergio Leone. That's an apt description for Sergio Corbucci, a prolific Italian director and screenwriter whose career spanned four decades. Although he directed comedies, horror films, and sand-and-scand read more

The Eiger Sanction

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 30, 2024

The Eiger Sanction (1975). This action thriller, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, follows a former assassin who is coerced into one last mission. There is some talk about recovering a germ warfare formula, but the mission is really about revenge. Two bad agents kill one of ours, so a shadowy read more

That's Dancing in Kiss Me Kate!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 16, 2024

Kiss Me Kate (1953) boasts a Cole Porter score full of familiar tunes and was made by MGM during the era when the studio was known for its lavish musicals. And yet, it was considered a box office failure when first released and remains largely forgotten today. That's a shame because it features some read more

The Conversation and Repeat Performance

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 2, 2024

Gene Hackman.The Conversation (1974). Francis Ford Coppola directed this overlong, but engrossing look into the life of an intensely private surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) whose recording of a seemingly innocent conversation has tragic results. Hackman’s character strives to dist read more

All That Heavens Allows and Come September

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 18, 2024

Rock and Jane in front of the picture window.All That Heaven Allows (1955). My second favorite Douglas Sirk film (after Imitation of Life with Lana Turner) stars Jane Wyman as Cary Scott, a wealthy widow in a New England town who falls in love with Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), a younger man who wor read more

We Name the TV Characters...You Name the Series!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 4, 2024

We thought we'd try out a new game this month! For each numbered item below, we have listed three characters from the same TV series. Your task is to name the TV series! Most of these are easy; we tried not to go for obscure characters (at least for this edition). Note that we may have listed a char read more

Ghost Story--The Film Adaptation Dilemma

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 20, 2024

Fred Astaire as a ChowderSociety member.When I watch a film adaptation, I try to evaluate it on its own merits--as opposed to comparing the movie to its literary source. I am struggling with that, though, as I write this review of Ghost Story (1981), a simplified version of Peter Straub's engro read more

Roadgames: A Little Bit of Rear Window, a Dash of Duel

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 7, 2024

Quid (Stacy Keach) with his harmonica.Directed by Hitchcock admirer Richard Franklin, Roadgames (1981) follows truck driver Patrick Quid (Stacy Keach) as he traverses the desolate highways of rural Australia after witnessing what may have been the aftermath of a murder. You see, there's a serial kil read more

We Name the Cast...You Name the Movie!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 23, 2024

This is our second edition of this new game. Please let us if you enjoy playing it. For each movie below, we have listed three performers that appeared in it (not necessarily as a star). Your task is to name the movie! As always, please answer no more than questions per day so more people can play a read more

Dick Powell Transforms His Career with Murder, My Sweet

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 9, 2024

Dick Powell as Marlowe.My favorite fictional detectives are the erudite, snobbish Philo Vance and the sarcastic, sly Philip Marlowe. Both have been the subject of numerous films, but with middling results. Marlowe has been played by an unusual assortment of actors that includes Humphrey Bogart, Robe read more

Mandy and A Boy Ten Feet Tall

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 26, 2024

Mandy Miller as Mandy.Mandy (aka Crash of Silence) (1952). The lives of Christine and Harry Garland are thrown into turmoil when they discover that their young daughter, Mandy, is congenitally deaf. The parents grapple with their own misconceptions and differing views on how to best support Mandy. S read more

Picnic and Written on the Wind

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 12, 2024

Kim Novak and William Holden.Picnic (1955). Joshua Logan, who directed the stage version William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, also directed this screen adaptation. Set in a small Kansas town, the story revolves around Hal Carter (William Holden), a charming drifter who arrives in to read more

We Name the Cast...You Name the Movie!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 28, 2024

This month, we're hosting a different game at the Café! For each movie below, we have listed three performers that appeared in it (not necessarily as a star). Your task is to name the movie! As always, please answer no more than questions per day so more people can play and have fun. Try not to rese read more

The All-American and Yankee Pasha

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 15, 2024

Publicity still with Mamie Van Doren & Tony Curtis.All American (1953). Tony Curtis headlines as Nick Bonelli, a star quarterback who transfers to a different university to pursue his interest in architecture after his parents die in a car crash. He faces various challenges and conflicts at his read more

The Case for Anatomy of a Murder

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 1, 2024

Stewart as Biegler pleads his case.Anatomy of a Murder is the best courtroom drama ever made.Otto Preminger’s enthralling motion picture requires multiple viewings to be fully appreciated. When I first saw it, I focused on the riveting story, which treats the viewer much like the jury. We read more

The Alternate Movie Title Game (James Stewart Edition)

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 17, 2024

Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a James Stewart film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1 read more

The High and the Mighty and Skyjacked

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 3, 2024

John Wayne as "Whistling" Dan Roman.The High and the Mighty (1954). When a passenger airliner en route from Honolulu to Los Angeles experiences engine problems, the pilot faces a critical decision: Does he attempt a dangerous landing in the ocean and hope the Coast Guard can rescue the passengers? O read more

The Alternate Movie Title Game (Sci Fi Edition)

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 11, 2024

Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1. They’r read more
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