Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 21, 2012

Although Gene Kelly is best remembered today as the dancing star of musicals like An American in Paris (1951) and Singin’ in the Rain (1952), he did appear in other kinds of films throughout his acting career. Shot on location and released the same year as the iconic Singin’ in...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 21, 2012

Although Gene Kelly is best remembered today as the dancing star of musicals like An American in Paris (1951) and Singin’ in the Rain (1952), he did appear in other kinds of films throughout his acting career. Shot on location and released the same year as the iconic Singin’ in...   read more

ScribeHard on Film Posted by ScribeHard on July 13, 2012

This post is my contribution to The Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made, a blogathon celebrating films that suit the Hitchcock style, yet were not actually made by the Master himself.  The event is hosted by Dorian from Tales of the Easily Distracted and Becky from ClassicBecky’s Brain Food.   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on May 29, 2012

Was Carole Lombard possessed when she posed for the following portrait? (And no, it's not publicity for the film "Supernatural.")This promoted her film "Bolero," but what's so satanic about it? The number, my friend, the number:That's right -- it's p1202-666, downright devilish. Assuming that was me   read more

The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on May 7, 2012

The Devil and the Statue or, The Miracle of the Madonna (aka Le diable géant ou Le miracle de la madonne) progresses the new re-sizing trick which Méliès unveiled in The Man with the Rubber Head. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225504/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrRedditStumbleUpon   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on February 2, 2012

Today’s pic is another from The Devil’s Gas (1987), the surreal short film written and directed by Timothy’s son Romeo. It was essentially Tim’s last film performance. He portrays Professor Petro, lecturing on Salvador Dali‘s famous essay on farting, and looking rather   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on September 20, 2011

Our pic for today (and please don’t forget to click to embiggen) is from Tim’s last acting performance. The Devil’s Gas (1987) is a short film written, directed and produced by his son Romeo Carey. It tells the very weird, surrealistic tale of a young student who can’t seem t   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 29, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Beat the Devil (1954) or 1953 according to some sources, is a Bogie adventure movie that is just plain bad. Available on Netflix Instant, Carlos and I watched this...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on October 31, 2010

The Devil Doll (1936). Directed by Tod Browning. Cast: A cross-dressing Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan. The movie was adapted from the novel Burn Witch Burn! (1936) by Abraham Merritt. Paul Lavond, wrongly convicted of robbing his own bank more than seventeen years ago, escapes from Devi   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on October 20, 2010

The Devils Mask(1946).Cast: Anita Louise, Jim Bannon , Michael Duane, Mona Barrie, Barton Yarborough, Ludwig Donath, Paul E. Burns, Frank Wilcox , Thomas Jackson , Richard Hale. When a plane headed for South America crashes, the police find five shrunken heads in the wreckage, one with red hair.   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on September 10, 2010

Welcome to the introductory post for our Feminist Fridays series! Keep in mind that many of the comments contained herein are tongue-in-cheek in nature and are not intended to offend or inflame those who may take them otherwise. Also, these posts are not intended to be scholarly or academic or...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on December 30, 2009

Beat the Devil (1953) film directed by John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre. . It was co-authored by Huston and Truman Capote, loosely based on a novel of the same name by British journalist Claud Cockburn. This movie was supposed to b   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on September 5, 2008

Greta Garbo and John Gilbert Since getting into the early talkies, I’ve been thinking I ought to try silent films, but I’ve found it difficult. Voices are just about everything for me, and with most of my favourite actors the voice is hugely important – so I struggle to get...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on June 28, 2008

Do you like operettas? I do. Star-crossed lovers, happy peasants, soldiers in taverns raising tankards and voices, funny schtick and lovely music sung by lovely voices. French composer Daniel Aubert's greatest success and most revived work was his 1830 operetta "Fra Diavolo" (The Devil's Brother). T   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

O Diabo e a Carne (1926) / Flesh and the Devil (1926) Nós, enquanto cinéfilos, estamos sempre fazendo escolhas. Temos de escolher nosso filme favorito, atriz, ator, diretor, roteirista, dupla e década favorita da história do cinema. E então vamos um passo adiante e temos de escolher nosso fi   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Beat the Devil (1954) or 1953 according to some sources, is a Bogie adventure movie that is just plain bad. Available on Netflix Instant, Carlos and I watched this film last night and we are still not sure what it was about. I'll try my best to give you a...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

O Homem que Vendeu a Alma (1941) / All That Money Can Buy (1941) (aka The Devil and Daniel Webster) Bernard Herrmann é considerado um dos melhores compositores da história do cinema. Tendo trabalhado como compositor em 90 filmes – alguns deles feitos após sua morte usando sua música &#8   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

O Diabo Riu por Último / Beat the Devil (1953) Alguns encontros são obra do destino. Foi obra do destino o primeiro encontro de Humphrey Bogart e John Huston. E é com um encontro que é uma verdadeira obra do destino que o último filme que eles fizeram juntos, “O...   read more