4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 24, 2020

source: IMDb The L.A. Times headline in 1951 read: “Peggy Dow Sketches Future as She Quits Hollywood to Wed” Many people recall how Grace Kelly famously married Prince Rainier of Monaco and from thenceforward left her stirling Hollywood career behind out of a sense of love and duty. That   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 31, 2020

It's still hard to believe a book was dedicated to me, but it happened some years ago when Michelle Morgan wrote "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." (I assisted her with research at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library.)Since becoming a Lombard fan three and   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on March 23, 2020

The episode plays like writer Eric Cohen really likes “Becker.” Everyone in the cast gets something to do; even if it’s a little subplot, it’s a complete one. The main plot has Becker (Ted Danson) reluctantly caring for a sick stray cat, including some really obvious stuff when he takes...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on March 10, 2016

Share This! An idea once unbelievable. . . . Then unthinkable. . . . Now all too possible. . . .  A chilling classic. In the recent war in Iraq and the current one in Afghanistan, the greatest threat and concern has been and is—torture.  Although torture had also been a concern in...   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on April 15, 2014

Josephine Sherwood decided to study drama at Radcliffe College because she couldn’t fight the urge to perform.  The Newtonville, Massachusetts native began her journey to become one of the greats of the American theater in a stock company in Boston.  Hers was not the built of a glamour queen,   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 10, 2014

I haven’t written much about Jong Boon-Ho’s Snowpiercer, because I’ve been waiting to see how all of the off-screen, behind-the-scenes machinations played out. Okay, here’s the short version of the story so far: Snowpiercer is the latest film from acclaimed Korean director Bo   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 10, 2014

I haven’t written much about Jong Boon-Ho’s Snowpiercer, because I’ve been waiting to see how all of the off-screen, behind-the-scenes machinations played out. Okay, here’s the short version of the story so far: Snowpiercer is the latest film from acclaimed Korean director Bo   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on January 28, 2014

Harvey (1950) is one of my most cherished Jimmy Stewart films, but isn’t always immediately brought up during conversation about his films. Let’s remember some of the best moments between Elwood P. Dowd and his six-foot-and-three-and-one-half-inch pooka. Classic slapstick comedy of Vet   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 20, 2011

My introduction to Jimmy Stewart came via the Rich Little impersonation featured in commercials for Little Debbie snack cakes. Those are some tasty snack cakes, but that’s a very sorry way to be introduced to Jimmy Stewart. It took me years to make the connection, and I wish I hadn’t....   read more