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Head (1968) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Bob Rafelson and produced by Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider.

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Ray Milland and Charles Laughton head the cast in “The Big Clock”

By Stephen Reginald on Jul 8, 2025 From Classic Movie Man

Ray Milland and Charles Laughton head the cast in “The Big Clock” The Big Clock (1948) is an American film noir directed by John Farrow and starring Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. The supporting cast included Maureen O’Sullivan (Mrs. John Farrow), George Macready, Rita John... Read full article


James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara head the cast in “Anatomy of a Murder”

By Stephen Reginald on Jun 3, 2025 From Classic Movie Man

James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara head the cast in “Anatomy of a Murder” Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is an American courtroom drama directed by Otto Preminger and starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O’Connell, Eve Arden, and Kathryn Grant. The suppo... Read full article


"Oh, I meant to tell you. I was standing on my head the other day and I got to thinking how probably unusual it is for someone of my age to do this."

By Amber S. on May 25, 2025 From Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog

Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life. (via illegitimateredhead)1986, with her brother, Robert. Photo by John Bryson. [I… think? Don’t hold me to that.](via lucilleeffinball-deactivated201)

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Robert Newton and Celia Johnson head the cast in David Lean’s “This Happy Breed”

By Stephen Reginald on Jul 30, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

Robert Newton and Celia Johnson head the cast in David Lean’s “This Happy Breed” This Happy Breed (1944) is a British drama directed by David Lean and starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway, and John Mills. The screenplay is by Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, an... Read full article


From the Archives: The View from Pompey's Head ( 1955 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2023 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

If you want to stump anyone with a rare film title, just mention A View from Pompey's Head ( 1955 ). This title was added to my To Watch list when I was in my teens and it was nearly ten years before I finally tracked down a copy to watch. It's quite a good film about a lawyer who returns to his hom... Read full article


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Peter: We were talking with the Master regarding the nature of conceptual reality. Psychologically speaking, the human mind, or brain or whatever, is almost incapable of distinguishing between the real and the vividly imagined experience. Sound and film and music and radio. Even these manipulative experiences are received more or less directly and uninterpretive by the mind. They are cataloged and recorded and either acted upon directly, or stored in the memory, or both. Now this process, unless we pay it tremendous attention, begins to separate us from the reality of the now. Am I being clear? For we must allow the reality of the now to just happen, as it happens. Observe and act with clarity. For where there is clarity, there is no choice. And were there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?


Lord High'N'Low: Nobody walks out on me! Not even myself!


Mike: All right, need a volunteer, we're out of ammo.
Peter: I'll go.
Mike: See that you do.


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Veteran actor Victor Mature agreed to appear in the movie after reading the script, admitting none of it made sense to him: "All I know is it makes me laugh." (His character "The Big Victor" is presumed to be a comic jab at RCA, who were the distributors for Monkees records - and also owned NBC, who aired their programs.)
Jack Nicholson:  after Peter Tork punches a guy in drag.
Co-writer Jack Nicholson actually compiled the movie soundtrack in its final form, with snippets of the movie dialogue between songs, and is so credited on the album cover. (When he saw Michael Nesmith at work in the studio and asked if he could help, Nesmith let him take over, because "I just want to go home".) Nicholson had unwavering enthusiasm for the movie, joining in a stickering campaign to promote the premiere, and declaring later that "I saw it, like, 158 million times, man. I loved it!"
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