The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on March 26, 2021

WORLD CINEMA: The Blue Angel (1930) On March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized The film that gave us Marlene! Germany’s first feature-length talkie and the first collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, Der   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 14, 2016

The Blue Angel is the name of a nightclub and it turns out to be a very fateful nightclub indeed. It just takes us a while to figure out why. Although Josef Von Sternberg’s film is known, rightly so, for making a star out of Marlene Dietrich — in the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 14, 2016

The Blue Angel is the name of a nightclub and it turns out to be a very fateful nightclub indeed. It just takes us a while to figure out why. Although Josef Von Sternberg’s film is known, rightly so, for making a star out of Marlene Dietrich — in the...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on June 6, 2014

Finishing up the work week is another look at “The Blue Angels,” the episode of Charlie’s Angels that first aired on May 4, 1977. Timothy is about to get shot by Ed Lauter in the first few minutes of the episode. I have no idea what happens after that. With...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Jason Wilson on April 17, 2014

The Blue Angel is currently available on Mubi. Sign up for a free trial here.  Rarely will a mainstream Hollywood release touch the edge of somber. Oh, they’ll go for swooping sadness and the occasional emotionally devastating finish, but it’s usually tinged with optimism. That or there   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on December 17, 2013

Weimar cinema isn’t my forte, but after featuring Marlene Dietrich in my inaugural July Five event, I wanted to review the movie which propelled her into international cinema.  Kino Classics apparently read my mind as they recently released Dietrich’s début, The Blue Angel, in a comprehe   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 15, 2013

Today’s pic is another of Timothy’s fleeting appearance in “The Blue Angels,” the episode of Charlie’s Angels that first aired on May 4, 1977. He appears at the beginning of the episode, has a brief exchange with the late great Ed Lauter, gets shot by him, and dies. Don   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on February 14, 2013

We continue this week’s death scene theme with “The Blue Angels,” the episode of Charlie’s Angels that first aired on May 4, 1977. I posted this one a few months ago, but how could I not include it in an examination of Timothy’s death scenes? He shows up at the...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 23, 2012

Our pic for this “Black Friday” is Timothy’s death scene from “The Blue Angels,” the episode of Charlie’s Angels that was first broadcast on May 4, 1977. This is actually what I look like (in my head, at least) whenever someone suggests to me that the only way to   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 10, 2012

Today we take another look at “The Blue Angels,” the Charlie’s Angels episode that was first aired on May 4, 1977. Timothy only appears in the first few minutes. This is how he ends up, unfortunately. He got a much more important role in his second appearance on the show...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on March 22, 2012

The Blue Angel aka Der blaue Engel (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) The first sound film of the Weimar Republic picture two of the most famous actors of their time Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich. This is the film that made Dietrich became the sex symbol she represented for years. It...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 10, 2011

Today’s pic is from the Charlie’s Angels episode “The Blue Angels,” which is not about the flight exhibition team I used to watch every year at the Navy base where I grew up (I wish it were), and which was first broadcast on May 4, 1977. Tim plays another character...   read more