4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 28, 2021

For some Suddenly, Last Summer plays like the Holy Grail of Classic Hollywood cult films. It’s a bit like seeing those old Warner Bros. Studio clips of famed actors muffing their lines and then proceeding to blurt out obscenities. It breaks all illusions for those who have a certain perceptio   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 15, 2021

As a wise man once said, “Better late than really, really late.” Or words to that effect. For seven consecutive years, beginning in 2013, I was a participant in the Summer Classic Movie Book Challenge, the brainchild of Raquel Stecher over at Out of the Past. To join the event,...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 18, 2016

Suddenly, Last Summer Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Written by Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams from a play by Williams 1959/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Horizon Pictures/Academy Pictures Corporation/Camp Films First viewing/Netflix rental I don’t know how or why I avoided this f   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 9, 2015

KATHARINE HEPBURN MONTH SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER ( 1959 ) Tennessee Williams is perhaps the worlds most legendary playwright from the 20th century, and ranks among other renowned names such as Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller. During the annals of his career, he has published an array of dramatic   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on April 19, 2012

(via mylawyerwillcallyourlawyer.blogspot) The top-notch cast of Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn make up the mysterious drama Suddenly, Last Summer. A wealthy widow, Violet Venable (Hepburn) calls on a young surgeon from Chicago (Clift) to perform a lobotomy on her niece Cath   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on March 24, 2011

As I mentioned yesterday, today’s Therapy Thursday post will showcase Suddenly, Last Summer, with Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.  Oddly, I haven’t been able to come up with a good topic for this series in weeks upon weeks … I just had nothing. Then, yesterday, doing a brie   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on August 22, 2007

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. All last summer, Sebastian was famished for blondes... fed up with the dark ones - CatherineIf I had to chose the one film that represented Hollywood's rebellion against the...   read more