Caftan Woman Posted by on October 11, 2019

Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood is co-hosting with Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood The Second Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Blogathon. The celebration runs from October 11 - 13. Check out the interesting contributions HERE. The 1942 release Keeper of the Fl   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 18, 2019

In the region of Italy called Lombardy, Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) is a bit of an Italian Robin Hood. However, his acclaim as an outlaw is brought on by personal conviction and a blatant disregard for authority. Others are captivated by his lionhearted bravado and fearlessness that, even as a...   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 5, 2015

KATHARINE HEPBURN MONTH KEEPER OF THE FLAME ( 1942 ) Well folks. It’s back to my turn on the “All Good Things” review table, and I continue Katharine Hepburn month with my essay on “Keeper Of The Flame”. A rather neglected film from Hepburn’s filmography that I ha   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 5, 2015

KATHARINE HEPBURN MONTH KEEPER OF THE FLAME ( 1942 ) Well folks. It’s back to my turn on the “All Good Things” review table, and I continue Katharine Hepburn month with my essay on “Keeper Of The Flame”. A rather neglected film from Hepburn’s filmography that I ha   read more

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on June 14, 2015

I’ve got a twisted pretzel in “THE FLAME WITHIN.”  In this film, Harding does not want to marry. Big deal you say? Yeah, me too. But this is the 30’s and every woman wants to be married. Or NEEDS to be married. In fact it’s like there’s some kinda Law on...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 9, 2015

Last year, when Margaret Perry approached me about taking part in The Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon, I jumped at the chance to take a second look at The Rainmaker, a KH film that I’d been eager to re-watch after first discovering/reviewing it in 2012. (Image via Maksquibs Cinematheque) Whe   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 21, 2013

All of the classic swashbuckling stars had good looks and charm, but few, if any, could rival Burt Lancaster for sheer physical prowess. Lancaster earned his Oscar nominations and Best Actor win for dramas, but early in his career he put his background as a circus acrobat to good use...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 21, 2013

All of the classic swashbuckling stars had good looks and charm, but few, if any, could rival Burt Lancaster for sheer physical prowess. Lancaster earned his Oscar nominations and Best Actor win for dramas, but early in his career he put his background as a circus acrobat to good use...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 21, 2013

All of the classic swashbuckling stars had good looks and charm, but few, if any, could rival Burt Lancaster for sheer physical prowess. Lancaster earned his Oscar nominations and Best Actor win for dramas, but early in his career he put his background as a circus acrobat to good use...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on July 18, 2013

The Flame of New Orléans isn’t a flame, more of a crackle.  Despite the presence of Dietrich and I Married a Witch director Rene Clair, the formulaic plot is funny but muted by a dull script and two bland leading men.  Dietrich returns to her trademark snap, and Clair’s views...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on July 2, 2012

I've been doing some amateur time-line therapy on my movie obsessions lately, trying to work backwards to find the sparks that lit the flames that grew from interest to obsession (in a good way, of course). It could have been a photo, a TV show or even a movie that...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 5, 2011

Keeper of the Flame (1943). Cast: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart. When a famous hero Robert Forrest, is killed in a car accident, journalist Stephen O'Malley returns from Europe to write his biography. During his funeral, he   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on August 8, 2011

Keeper of the Flame (1942)      In 1942, audiences going to see a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn movie surely expected to encounter some on-screen romance, but although Keeper of the Flame denied movie-goers of those light-hearted dramatics, it did pack a wallop otherwise. The movie had traces of   read more