Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on January 17, 2017

Screening of “The Hard Way” at the Daystar Center January 17 Classic Movie Man Favorites Series: The Hard Way (1943) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street When: January 17, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) wants out of Green Hill, th   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 2, 2014

The Hard Way Directed by Vincent Sherman Written by Daniel Fuchs and Peter Viertel 1943/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Warner Archive DVD Paul Collins: [Sarcastically] Every other Thursday, Baby. This cliche-ridden picture about a woman who claws her sister’s way to the top features a steely   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on February 12, 2014

vt Hard Attraction Germany, US / 104 minutes / color / Vif, P’Artisan, Time, Open City, Vine, Kino Dir: Peter Sehr Pr: Wolfram Tichy Scr: Peter Sehr, Marie Noëlle Story: Yi Ban Shi Huo Yan, Yi Ban Shi Hai Shui (n.d.) by Wang Shuo Cine: Guy Dufaux Cast: Adrien Brody,...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on November 12, 2013

On the head stone of Bette Davis, located in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery, the phrase “She did it hard way” is etched in a girly, italic script. And that sums it up, for the woman born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, the power house actress known as Bette Davis, and most...   read more