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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

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

Perry Mason Returns!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 3, 2017

Nineteen years after the last Perry Mason episode aired on CBS, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale returned to the small screen in their most famous roles. The only surviving members of the original cast, they reprised Perry and Della for the logically-titled Perry Mason Returns, a 96-minute ma read more

Perry Mason Returns!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 3, 2017

Nineteen years after the last Perry Mason episode aired on CBS, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale returned to the small screen in their most famous roles. The only surviving members of the original cast, they reprised Perry and Della for the logically-titled Perry Mason Returns, a 96-minute ma read more

The Movie-TV Connection Game (June 2016)

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 29, 2017

Summer is here...so it must be time for another edition of one of our popular features. The rules to this game: 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 share a common theme, read more

The Movie-TV Connection Game (June 2016)

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 29, 2017

Summer is here...so it must be time for another edition of one of our popular features. The rules to this game: 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 share a common theme, read more

That's a Good Boy, Trog!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 26, 2017

Trog watches children at a playground. Joan Crawford probably didn't envision her film career ending with a notoriously bad, low-budget drive-in picture about the Missing Link. Yet, Trog (1970) was the cinematic swan song for the actress that graced the silver screen in classics like Mildred P read more

That's a Good Boy, Trog!

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 26, 2017

Trog watches children at a playground. Joan Crawford probably didn't envision her film career ending with a notoriously bad, low-budget drive-in picture about the Missing Link. Yet, Trog (1970) was the cinematic swan song for the actress that graced the silver screen in classics like Mildred P read more

Love It or Shove It: Classic Movie Edition

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2017

In this new 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). It should be a fun way to get some different perspectives. This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Connie Metzinger from read more

Love It or Shove It: Classic Movie Edition

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2017

In this new 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). It should be a fun way to get some different perspectives. This month, our expert panel is comprised of: Connie Metzinger from read more

The Case of the Unlikeliest Charlie Chan

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 19, 2017

Ross Martin as Charlie Chan. Mystery TV series were on the rise again in 1970 with NBC preparing to launch its NBC Mystery Movie franchise. That umbrella series would feature sleuths who were rumpled and sly (Columbo), married to mischievous spouses (McMillan & Wife), and transported read more

The Case of the Unlikeliest Charlie Chan

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 19, 2017

Ross Martin as Charlie Chan. Mystery TV series were on the rise again in 1970 with NBC preparing to launch its NBC Mystery Movie franchise. That umbrella series would feature sleuths who were rumpled and sly (Columbo), married to mischievous spouses (McMillan & Wife), and transported read more

Billy Wilder's Game of Deception...and the Wonderment of Jack Lemmon

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 14, 2017

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. It can be a challenge to review a classic like Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, because so much has been written about it. So, instead of a traditional review, I want to focus on Wilder's theme of deception and also pay tribute to that marvelous actor known as Jack Lemm read more

Billy Wilder's Game of Deception...and the Wonderment of Jack Lemmon

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 14, 2017

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. It can be a challenge to review a classic like Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, because so much has been written about it. So, instead of a traditional review, I want to focus on Wilder's theme of deception and also pay tribute to that marvelous actor known as Jack Lemm read more

James Garner Wheels and Deals as "Cash McCall"

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 11, 2017

The title character in Cash McCall does not make an appearance until eighteen minutes into the film. Still, he dominates the opening scenes. Little girls sing about him as they jump rope. Business executives describe him as a "jackal," a ruthless corporate raider. We hear about his nine-room pe read more

James Garner Wheels and Deals as "Cash McCall"

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 11, 2017

The title character in Cash McCall does not make an appearance until eighteen minutes into the film. Still, he dominates the opening scenes. Little girls sing about him as they jump rope. Business executives describe him as a "jackal," a ruthless corporate raider. We hear about his nine-room pe read more

The Houses of Frankenstein and Dracula

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 8, 2017

The trailer promised a lot! House of Frankenstein (1944). The inevitable follow-up to Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1942) adds Count Dracula, a mad scientist, and a lovesick, hunchbacked assistant to the mix. The result is a somewhat clunky affair that still has its minor pleasures. Boris Karlo read more
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