AWESOME ! — TOP TEN CLASSIC MOVIES
Who knows how it will fare in thirty years? – Orson Welles, 1983, on Citizen Kane. Joe was depositing a $300 check at the bank...
View ArticleThe Power of COOPER — And, Incidentally, a Good Story
Sergeant York was the mega hit of 1941. It was seen by over 35% of the people in the U.S. Think of it. That’s more than a third of the entire population at the time. And it’s not hard to see why....
View ArticleJEAN GABIN: ‘Lili Marlene’ Adored Him — A Quiz
Leave it to the French to produce a movie star who didn’t look like a movie star. (But note those eyes.) Having said that, we should hastily add that the guy pictured above — Jean Gabin — is France’s...
View ArticleJEAN GABIN Quiz — The Answers
How much did you know about France’s all-time premiere film star? Did you know that he — Jean Gabin — graces an official postage stamp issued by the French post office in 1998, two years after his...
View ArticleRe-Introducing CHARLES McGRAW —‘Tough Break, Marsha’
— Forensic technician holding bloodied coveralls: ‘Whoever wore these got plugged. Note the hole.’ —...
View ArticleRevisiting HEDY LAMARR — In The Raw
She is, yet again, making some news. That’s because of the 2017 release of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Alexandra Dean’s fascinating historical documentary forcefully presenting the view that...
View ArticlePETER LORRE — The Jolly Prankster of ‘Casablanca’
What are the words most often evoked by the characters he played? Refugee? Spy? Lunatic? Murderer? Perhaps. But what about prankster? We are here today to expose another facet of this marvelous...
View ArticleFilms for Halloween — And ‘Boo’ to You Too
In between giving candy to the neighbor’s kids you movie buffs might want to watch a film on Halloween. You have your favorites. We have ours. Joe’s not much into horror films but his favorite scary...
View ArticleUnsung and Underrated — JANE RANDOLPH
As you probably know by now, we are partial to classic movie talents often overlooked by established cineastes and critics. Today we offer — Jane Randolph. Don’t yawn, and please hear us out. If she...
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