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Silver Screen Standards: Claude Rains

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Claude Rains I couldn’t decide between several movies I had in mind for this month’s column, and then I realized that they all had something in common – Claude Rains. Rains is one of those actors whose … Continue reading →

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Play It Again, Max: Casablanca and the Battle over “As Time Goes By”(Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Guest Post

Casablanca and the Battle over “As Time Goes By”(Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith) By mid-1941, Max Steiner had already scored over thirty films at Warner Bros. since becoming that studio’s highest paid staff composer in 1937. Many of his … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Casablanca (1942)

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Casablanca (1942) Very few classic films enjoy the iconic status of Casablanca (1942), the wartime romance that helped humanize the crisis in Europe and completed Humphrey Bogart’s rise to true stardom. The Best Picture winner would come … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon: Cactus Flower

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Annmarie Gatti

Ingrid Bergman as the ‘uptight outta sight’ Miss Dickinson… in Cactus Flower… Cactus Flower, starring Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn and the lovely Ingrid Bergman Why do I love this film? Well, there are so many reasons… the spiraling-out-of-control plot, the … Continue reading →

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TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar: CMH Picks for Week Two (Feb 8)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by minooallen

  Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Two ….. Sunday February 8th: Gaslight at Midnight EST Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944, George Cukor director) This is one of those movies where … Continue reading →

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TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar: CMH Picks for Week Two (Feb 8)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by minooallen

Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Two Saturday February 8: Auntie Mame at 5:30PM EST 6 Nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography Color, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Film Editing 1959 “Life is a banquet and most … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Coincidence: Ingrid Bergman and Michael Chekhov

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Ingrid Bergman & Michael Chekhov share a birthday and a film: Both Ingrid Bergman and Michael Chekhov starred in Spellbound — and both were born August 29 (24 yrs apart!). Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Petersen and Michael Chekhov as Dr. Alexander Brulov in Alfred … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Paul Henreid

Posted on January 10, 2013 by minooallen

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Paul Henreid, born January 10, 1908! For me, one of the factors that creates the “Classic Hollywood Mythos” is its time period. With an evolution that ranges in time from the Roaring Twenties, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Notorious (Today’s Entry Task…)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Notorious Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Humphrey Bogart

Posted on December 25, 2012 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Humphrey Bogart, born December 25, 1899! The balance of stoicism and passion is a character trait I’ve always admired. The ability to hide a burning passion behind a well maintained veneer of a cool, … Continue reading →

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