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The Falcon Goes on a Date...and then Strikes Back!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 7, 2017
George Sanders as The Falcon. A Date With the Falcon (1942) is a direct sequel to the series' first film, The Gay Falcon, with Wendy Barrie returning as Gay Lawrence's fiancée. She wants to whisk the Falcon away to get married. Instead, the debonair adventurer gets involved with an invest read more

The Falcon Goes on a Date...and then Strikes Back!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 7, 2017
George Sanders as The Falcon. A Date With the Falcon (1942) is a direct sequel to the series' first film, The Gay Falcon, with Wendy Barrie returning as Gay Lawrence's fiancée. She wants to whisk the Falcon away to get married. Instead, the debonair adventurer gets involved with an invest read more

The Five Best Gregory Peck Performances
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 3, 2017
Gregory Peck and Mary Badham.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - This is an obvious choice for the top spot. After all, Atticus Finch ranked No. 1 on the American Film Institute's list of favorite movie heroes. However, the beauty of Peck's performance is that he doesn't make Atticus a saint. H read more

The Five Best Gregory Peck Performances
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 3, 2017
Gregory Peck and Mary Badham.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - This is an obvious choice for the top spot. After all, Atticus Finch ranked No. 1 on the American Film Institute's list of favorite movie heroes. However, the beauty of Peck's performance is that he doesn't make Atticus a saint. H read more

Connie Stevens and Dean Jones Make for "Two on a Guillotine"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 31, 2017
Connie Stevens as Cassie.
Who is the mysterious young woman at the funeral of The Great Duquesne? She could be the spitting image of the famous magician's wife Melinda, who disappeared without explanation twenty years earlier. And what's up with the casket fitted with a window and wrapped in chains read more

Connie Stevens and Dean Jones Make for "Two on a Guillotine"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 31, 2017
Connie Stevens as Cassie.
Who is the mysterious young woman at the funeral of The Great Duquesne? She could be the spitting image of the famous magician's wife Melinda, who disappeared without explanation twenty years earlier. And what's up with the casket fitted with a window and wrapped in chains read more

The Movie-TV Connection Game (July 2017)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 27, 2017
What do these two have in common?
Get out of the heat, take a seat, and try to your hand at our favorite game. The rules are simple: Given a pair or trio of films or performers, your task is to find the common connection. It could be anything--two stars who acted in the same movie, two movies that read more

The Movie-TV Connection Game (July 2017)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 27, 2017
What do these two have in common?
Get out of the heat, take a seat, and try to your hand at our favorite game. The rules are simple: Given a pair or trio of films or performers, your task is to find the common connection. It could be anything--two stars who acted in the same movie, two movies that read more

The Blake Edwards Treatment
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 23, 2017
James Coburn--looking hip as always.
What can you say about a movie in which a director sued to have his name removed from the credits? Suffice to say that director Blake Edwards was mighty displeased with the version of The Carey Treatment (1972) that was released to theaters. However, before we d read more

The Blake Edwards Treatment
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 23, 2017
James Coburn--looking hip as always.
What can you say about a movie in which a director sued to have his name removed from the credits? Suffice to say that director Blake Edwards was mighty displeased with the version of The Carey Treatment (1972) that was released to theaters. However, before we d read more

Love It or Shove It (Classic Movie Edition II)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2017
In this occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Caftan Woman, Silver Screenings, and yours truly.
Vivien Leigh as Miss O'Hara.
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Love It or Shove It (Classic Movie Edition II)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2017
In this occasional feature, we'll make a statement about classic cinema and then ask our panel of movie experts to "love it" (they agree) or "shove it" (they disagree). This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Caftan Woman, Silver Screenings, and yours truly.
Vivien Leigh as Miss O'Hara.
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Paul Newman Gets Wet in "The Drowning Pool"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 17, 2017
Harper arrives in New Orleans.
It probably sounded like a good idea at the time: Send Paul Newman's California private eye Harper to New Orleans and get him involved with a former flame, corrupt cops, a devious oil man, a dangerous young woman, and a whole lot of water. It took three screenwriters- read more


Paul Newman Gets Wet in "The Drowning Pool"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 17, 2017
Harper arrives in New Orleans.
It probably sounded like a good idea at the time: Send Paul Newman's California private eye Harper to New Orleans and get him involved with a former flame, corrupt cops, a devious oil man, a dangerous young woman, and a whole lot of water. It took three screenwriters- read more

That Man from Rio: Foreshadowing Indiana Jones?
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 13, 2017
Cruising Rio to find the lost statuette.
When a priceless statuette is stolen from a Paris museum and a young woman is kidnapped, her boyfriend follows her captors to Rio de Janeiro. He befriends a resourceful shoeshine boy, survives numerous attempts on his life, and rescues his girlfriend. The un read more

That Man from Rio: Foreshadowing Indiana Jones?
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 13, 2017
Cruising Rio to find the lost statuette.
When a priceless statuette is stolen from a Paris museum and a young woman is kidnapped, her boyfriend follows her captors to Rio de Janeiro. He befriends a resourceful shoeshine boy, survives numerous attempts on his life, and rescues his girlfriend. The un read more

Dr. Kildare: Perfect Television Viewing for the Summer
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 9, 2017
Richard Chamberlain as Jim Kildare.
Most of our summer viewing this year has consisted of movies and TV series on two streaming services: Acorn TV and Warner Archive. The latter features both classic films and television, including all five seasons of Dr. Kildare (1961-66). It has turned out to be read more

Dr. Kildare: Perfect Television Viewing for the Summer
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 9, 2017
Richard Chamberlain as Jim Kildare.
Most of our summer viewing this year has consisted of movies and TV series on two streaming services: Acorn TV and Warner Archive. The latter features both classic films and television, including all five seasons of Dr. Kildare (1961-66). It has turned out to be read more

Dirk Bogarde and Olivia de Havilland Seek the Truth in "Libel"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 6, 2017
Dirk Bogarde as Sir Mark Loddon?
During a two-day stopover in London, a Canadian World War II veteran named Jeffrey Buckenham sees a snippet of a television show about English country estates on a pub’s television. Buckenham recognizes the estate’s owner and is next seen participating i read more
