4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 30, 2018

We enter a newsroom that feels like it could be ripped out of His Girl Friday (1940). The editor is lining up his copy for the following day with a big front-page spread on the renowned millionaire Jonathan Reynolds (Charles Laughton). They just need him to die and they can print...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 30, 2018

Screening of "It Started with Eve" June 9 at Daystar Center It Started with Eve (1941) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: June 9, 2018 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald It Started with Eve (1941) is a romantic comedy starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, and Ro   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on January 31, 2016

A newspaper editor gleefully awaits the big news of the death of billionaire Jonathan Reynolds (Charles Laughton), a story that is sure to feed the paper for weeks. While he impatiently grumbles about the old man delaying the inevitable, in a dark, quiet mansion, the great Mr. Reynolds lies on...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on November 10, 2014

I became a Deanna Durbin fan after I saw It Started with Eve on TCM. It’s also my favorite movie of hers. It also stars Charles Laughton and Robert Cummings. Jonathan Reynolds Sr. (Charles Laughton) is in his big bed in his large posh home sick and dying. Before he...   read more