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Silver Screen Standards: Jane Eyre (1943)

Silver Screen Standards: Jane Eyre (1943) I’ve spent the fall of 2023 swimming in the wake of Jane Eyre, both the original 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë and the 1943 adaptation starring Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles. I’ve been teaching … Continue reading

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Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2023 Edition

Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2023 Edition We’ve invested in a new wall calendar around these parts, and you know what that means – time for a look at some great films noirs that are celebrating their 75th anniversary … Continue reading

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All in the Family: Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland

Sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland… Joan Fontaine was born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917 to British parents Walter Augustus de Havilland (patent attorney) and Lilian Augusta (former stage actress). Olivia de Havilland, her elder sister,was born Olivia … Continue reading

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: George Sanders

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, George Sanders, born July 3, in 1906! The sophisticated and quite often ‘villainous’ George Sanders… ….. George Sanders in his Oscar winning role for Best Supporting Actor as the acerbic theater critic, Addison DeWitt, … Continue reading

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Sir Laurence Olivier

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Sir Laurence Olivier, born May 22 in 1907! I cannot live without my life! I cannot die without my soul! –Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights ….. She looks tolerable enough but I … Continue reading

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 5 — Rebecca (1940)

5. Rebecca (1940) Other Nominated Films: All This and Heaven Too, Foreign Correspondent, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Dictator, Kitty Foyle, The Letter, The Long Voyage Home, Our Town, The Philadelphia Story Finally, we are at the Top 5. … Continue reading

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