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"To Catch a Thief" is the next "Meet Me at the Movies" event
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 13, 2009
"To Catch a Thief" is the next "Meet Me at the Movies" event
The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) invites you to "Meet Me at the Movies," Friday January 29, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College recital hall, 1312 S. Michigan Ave.
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Alfred Hitchcock's “To Catch a Thief”
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 13, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock's “To Catch a Thief”
Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, and Grace Kelly too!
To Catch a Thief filmed on location on the French Riviera, is a picture-postcard treat of a movie. The Alfred Hitchcock classic pairs Cary Grant as a reformed jewel thief, John “The read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 3
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 6, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 3
A writer-director is born
As the story goes, Sturges sold the screenplay for The Great McGinty to Paramount for $10, under the condition that he would also be allowed to direct. Since this seemed like a fairly reasonable risk for the studi read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 3
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 6, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 3
A writer-director is born
As the story goes, Sturges sold the screenplay for The Great McGinty to Paramount for $10, under the condition that he would also be allowed to direct. Since this seemed like a fairly reasonable risk for the studi read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 2
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 28, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 2
Going Hollywood
In 1932, Sturges went to Hollywood and signed on with Universal as a writer. From the get-go, his writing wasn’t a hit with the studio bosses and his scripts were rejected. On his own, Sturges wrote a screenplay call read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 2
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 28, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 2
Going Hollywood
In 1932, Sturges went to Hollywood and signed on with Universal as a writer. From the get-go, his writing wasn’t a hit with the studio bosses and his scripts were rejected. On his own, Sturges wrote a screenplay call read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 1
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 1
Edmund Preston Biden Sturges was one of the most influential motion picture directors of the twentieth century. As a writer-director, Sturges produced seven films in three years. Of those seven films, six were box office and critical suc read more
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 1
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 27, 2009
Preston Sturges: Master of the Cockeyed Caravan, Part 1
Edmund Preston Biden Sturges was one of the most influential motion picture directors of the twentieth century. As a writer-director, Sturges produced seven films in three years. Of those seven films, six were box office and critical suc read more
"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 17, 2009
"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's
On Friday, December 6, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) presented the classic Miracle on 34th Street at the Columbia College, Sherwood Academy Recital Hall 1312 S. Michigan Ave.
The "wrap party" was held at Grace O'M read more
"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 17, 2009
"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's
On Friday, December 6, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) presented the classic Miracle on 34th Street at the Columbia College, Sherwood Academy Recital Hall 1312 S. Michigan Ave.
The "wrap party" was held at Grace O'M read more
The Lady Barbara
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 10, 2009
The Lady Barbara
Of all the great female movie stars from the golden age of Hollywood, Barbara Stanwyck is probably one of the most underrated. A star almost as soon as pictures could talk, Stanwyck worked with some of the best directors of the day. Frank Capra, early in his career, starred Sta read more
The Lady Barbara
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 10, 2009
The Lady Barbara
Of all the great female movie stars from the golden age of Hollywood, Barbara Stanwyck is probably one of the most underrated. A star almost as soon as pictures could talk, Stanwyck worked with some of the best directors of the day. Frank Capra, early in his career, starred Sta read more
Well Dunne: From "Queen of the Weepies" to the Queen of Comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 3, 2009
Well Dunne: From "Queen of the Weepies" to the Queen of Comedy
Few movie actresses had the critical and box office successes that Irene Dunne had in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), My Favorite Wife (1940), and Pe read more
Well Dunne: From "Queen of the Weepies" to the Queen of Comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Nov 3, 2009
Well Dunne: From "Queen of the Weepies" to the Queen of Comedy
Few movie actresses had the critical and box office successes that Irene Dunne had in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), My Favorite Wife (1940), and Pe read more
Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight"
Midnight, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with a script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and released by Paramount Pictures, is one of the great movies of 1939. It stars Claudette Colbert as a down-on-her-luck American showgirl in Paris and Don Ameche as a read more
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday.
His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben read more
Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight"
Midnight, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with a script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and released by Paramount Pictures, is one of the great movies of 1939. It stars Claudette Colbert as a down-on-her-luck American showgirl in Paris and Don Ameche as a read more
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday.
His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben read more
The roots of screwball comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 10, 2009
The roots of screwball comedy
The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics.
Accordin read more
The roots of screwball comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 10, 2009
The roots of screwball comedy
The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics.
Accordin read more