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Lost in Space: The First Episode
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 25, 2016
The series ran on CBS from 1965-68.
When a friend recently updated his Lost in Space collection to Blu ray, he kindly gave me his DVD set. Although I've watched several Lost in Space reruns on the telly over the years, it had been a long time since I watched the first episode. I was aston read more

Lost in Space: The First Episode
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 25, 2016
The series ran on CBS from 1965-68.
When a friend recently updated his Lost in Space collection to Blu ray, he kindly gave me his DVD set. Although I've watched several Lost in Space reruns on the telly over the years, it had been a long time since I watched the first episode. I was aston read more

A Panel Discussion on Acclaimed Filmmaker and Critic Francois Truffaut
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2016
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984).
After a long hiatus, we're reviving our "3 on 3 panel" this month. The concept is that we ask three experts to answer three questions on a single classic film topic. This week, the Cafe poses three questions about French film critic and filmmaker Francois Truffaut. Ou read more

A Panel Discussion on Acclaimed Filmmaker and Critic Francois Truffaut
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 20, 2016
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984).
After a long hiatus, we're reviving our "3 on 3 panel" this month. The concept is that we ask three experts to answer three questions on a single classic film topic. This week, the Cafe poses three questions about French film critic and filmmaker Francois Truffaut. Ou read more

The Movie Object Game
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 17, 2016
The amulet mentioned in question #9.
The Movie-TV Connection Game is taking the month off (vacation time!), but will return in August. In its place, we're trying a new game in which we list an object featured prominently in a movie and ask you to identify the film. There may be multiple correct ans read more

The Movie Object Game
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 17, 2016
The amulet mentioned in question #9.
The Movie-TV Connection Game is taking the month off (vacation time!), but will return in August. In its place, we're trying a new game in which we list an object featured prominently in a movie and ask you to identify the film. There may be multiple correct ans read more

Seven (More) TV Series That I Curiously Remember
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 13, 2016
Kevin McCarthy, Lana Turner, and George Hamilton.
1. Harold Robbins' The Survivors (1969-70). Novelist Harold Robbins was still churning out lurid bestsellers when he was approached to create a prime-time series. The result was this nighttime soap about the jet set starring Lana Turner, Georg read more

Seven (More) Obscure TV Series That I Curiously Remember
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 13, 2016
Kevin McCarthy, Lana Turner, and George Hamilton.
1. Harold Robbins' The Survivors (1969-70). Novelist Harold Robbins was still churning out lurid bestsellers when he was approached to create a prime-time series. The result was this nighttime soap about the jet set starring Lana Turner, Georg read more

The Five Best War Films
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Cafe Guest Blogger on Jul 10, 2016
Who better to select the five best war films than a recently retired U.S. Army colonel? Migs, our guest blogger, was commissioned in 1987 from the United States Military Academy at West Point and held various commands during a distinguished military career. It was not an easy task to pick just five read more

The Five Best War Films
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Cafe Guest Blogger on Jul 10, 2016
Who better to select the five best war films than a recently retired U.S. Army colonel? Migs, our guest blogger, was commissioned in 1987 from the United States Military Academy at West Point and held various commands during a distinguished military career. It was not an easy task to pick just five read more

A Peggy Cummins Twin Bill
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 6, 2016
American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

A Peggy Cummins Twin Bill
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 6, 2016
American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

Steel Collar Man and Me
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 3, 2016
We like tickets at a discount!
I made my first trip to New York City in May 1984. My wife, my friend Herb, and I had originally intended to vacation in Great Britain. Alas, that fell through (we had cheap stand-by tickets and the flight was full). Our backup plan was an East Coast jaunt, starting i read more

Steel Collar Man and Me
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 3, 2016
We like tickets at a discount!
I made my first trip to New York City in May 1984. My wife, my friend Herb, and I had originally intended to vacation in Great Britain. Alas, that fell through (we had cheap stand-by tickets and the flight was full). Our backup plan was an East Coast jaunt, starting i read more

Irwin Allen's The Lost World
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 29, 2016
A dinosaur gets his veggies.
One of my favorite movies as a kid was this 1960 popcorn movie based on the adventure novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A recent viewing (it's available on Amazon Prime) revealed that The Lost World is less enthralling to the adult me. While that was a somewhat disa read more

Irwin Allen's The Lost World
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 29, 2016
A dinosaur gets his veggies.
One of my favorite movies as a kid was this 1960 popcorn movie based on the adventure novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A recent viewing (it's available on Amazon Prime) revealed that The Lost World is less enthralling to the adult me. While that was a somewhat disa read more

George Pal's Production of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 26, 2016
The Martian machines and their force fields.
H.G. Wells purists may quibble with George Pal's 1953 production of The War of the Worlds. True enough, little remains of the novel's original plot. However, Pal and director Byron Haskin successfully balance the large-scale scope of the Earth's desperat read more

George Pal's Production of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 26, 2016
The Martian machines and their force fields.
H.G. Wells purists may quibble with George Pal's 1953 production of The War of the Worlds. True enough, little remains of the novel's original plot. However, Pal and director Byron Haskin successfully balance the large-scale scope of the Earth's desperat read more

Why Aren't Foreign Films More Popular Among American Classic Film Fans?
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2016
The Beast from Beauty and the Beast.
The good news is that 2015 saw a renewed interest in classic foreign language films. One of my favorite classic movie bloggers, Richard Finch, created a Foreign Film Classics group on Facebook. It now boasts over 725 active members who enthusiastically share the read more

Why Aren't Foreign Films More Popular Among American Classic Film Fans?
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 22, 2016
The Beast from Beauty and the Beast.
The good news is that 2015 saw a renewed interest in classic foreign language films. One of my favorite classic movie bloggers, Richard Finch, created a Foreign Film Classics group on Facebook. It now boasts over 725 active members who enthusiastically share the read more
