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An Interview with Hugh Fraser on Playing Captain Hastings, Voicing Poirot, and His New Thriller Novel
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 28, 2015
British actor Hugh Fraser brought Agatha Christie's Captain Arthur Hastings to life in 43 episodes of the British TV series Poirot, starting in 1989. His performance opposite David Suchet's Belgian detective has endeared him to mystery fans all over the world. In addition to playing Hastings, Mr. Fr read more
W. Somerset Maugham's "Quartet"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 24, 2015
Released in 1948, Quartet was the first of three anthology films based on W. Somerset Maugham short stories and introduced by the author on screen. The follow-up films were Trio (1950) and Encore (1951). In each of these films, the short stories were treated as stand-alone productions, in that the d read more
DVD Spotlight on "The Bold Ones: The Protectors"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 21, 2015
Originally broadcast in 1969-70 as part of the umbrella TV series The Bold Ones, The Protectors made its long-awaited DVD debut last week courtesy of Timeless Media. The DVD set includes the pilot film Deadlock plus all six episodes that rotated with The New Doctors and The New Lawyer read more
Rock and Dorothy Write It in the Dusty Wind; Leslie Caron Can't Replace Doris
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 17, 2015
Dorothy Malone may have won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Written on the Wind (1956), but Rock Hudson benefited more from the film's success. Along with Giant (1956) and his Jane Wyman pairings, Written on the Wind propelled Hudson into a major star. Thus, he was at the peak of read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (September 2015)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 14, 2015
What do Steve McQueen and Larry
Hagman have in common?
Welcome to the September edition! Once again, you will be 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
Adam Adamant and The Baron: Beware British TV Bad Guys!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 10, 2015
Gerald Harper as Adam Adamant.
In the wake of the international success of The Avengers, The Saint, and Secret Agent, several inevitable imitations hit the British airwaves of the 1960s. My favorite was Man in a Suitcase, which starred American Richard Bradford as a cynical, disgraced former e read more
The Best Movies You May Have Never Seen (Sept 2015)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 7, 2015
Have you ever finished watching a movie and found yourself wondering why it wasn't better known? Over the coming months, we want to highlight some of these "hidden gems" of classic cinema as part of a regular feature called The Best Movies You May Have Never Seen. To help us with this endeavor, read more
James Stewart Leads a Fools' Parade
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 3, 2015
James Stewart behind "bars" in Fools' Parade.
James Stewart's career in the 1960s and 1970s consisted largely of paternal roles, Westerns, and occasional supporting parts. There were some notable exceptions in the 1960s, specifically The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and The Flight of th read more
Bette and Joan Go Hammering
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 31, 2015
In the 1960s and 1970s, it wasn't unusual for faded classic film stars to find steady work in the horror genre. Examples include Joseph Cotten (Baron Blood), Ray Milland (Terror in the Wax Museum), and Joan Crawford (Trog). Today, we look at two Hammer films starring classic film icons Bette Davis a read more
Beware the Boggy Creek Monster!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 27, 2015
USA Today recently ran a story about an alleged sighting of Bigfoot in Boone, NC. That got me thinking about other similar "creatures" and soon I found myself reminiscing about that 1972 drive-in classic The Legend of Boggy Creek.
Actually, my pal Herb and I saw it as teens at a movie theate read more
Snack-sized Reviews: "The Mark" and "Twilight of Honor"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 24, 2015
Stuart Whitman in The Mark.
The Mark (1961) - This well-made Irish film tackles a controversial subject with restraint and intelligence. Stuart Whitman plays an American named Jim Fuller, who has been recently released from prison. His psychiatrist (Rod Steiger), his boss (Donald Wolfit), and the l read more
Friday Photo Mashup: Fred MacMurray's Double Trouble
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 21, 2015
Start with Ray Milland, End with George Clooney
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 21, 2015
Sylvia Syms defending Ray Milland.
Hostile Witness (1968). A London barrister (Ray Milland) suffers a nervous breakdown when his adult daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When he recovers, he's framed for the murder of a colleague who may have driven the car. For half its running tim read more
Annette Funicello and Janet Munro Go Horse Jumping!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 19, 2015
A "good condition" VHS tape of The Horsemasters goes for about $170. That's not bad for a 1961 two-part episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color that was released theatrically as a motion picture in Europe. The popularity of The Horsemasters among video collectors has no read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (August 2015)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 17, 2015
What do Farrah and Jean have in common?
Welcome to this month's edition of the Connection Game! Once again, you will be 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 commo read more
Seven Things to Know About Patrick McGoohan
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 13, 2015
1. Although considered a British actor, Patrick McGoohan was actually born in Astoria, New York, in 1928. His parents moved back to Ireland when he was six months old. The family relocated to Sheffield, England, when he was seven.
2. Patrick McGoohan won two Emmys for guest appearances on Columbo. read more
The Mount of Rushmore of Film Directors
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 10, 2015
Hitchcock on Mount Rushmore--from
the North By Northwest poster.
If there was a Mount Rushmore of great American directors, who would you put on it? I pondered this question recently and then posed it to three other classic movie bloggers whom I admire. I gave them two criteria: (1) They read more
An Interview with Pamelyn Ferdin on Star Trek, Clint Eastwood, and Playing Lucy in Peanuts
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 6, 2015
Pamelyn Ferdin may have been the busiest young performer in television in the 1960s and the 1970s. She made her TV debut in 1964 at age 4 and was soon cast in series like Bewitched and The Andy Griffith Show. She had a recurring role as Edna Unger, Felix's daughter, on The Odd Couple. She was later read more
Love in the 1980s: Tootsie and Crossing Delancey
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 3, 2015
Hoffman as Michael as Dorothy.
Love is never easy in a romantic comedy.
In Tootsie (1982), Dustin Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an out-of-work actor whose career soars after he lands a role--as a woman--on a television soap. His best friend (Bill Murray) and agent (director Sydney Pollack) are th read more
