Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 7, 2019

I’ve always viewed the films that Bette Davis made with director William Wyler as an emotionally charged conversation between actress and filmmaker. There’s something precise about the cinema they made together, as if they are trying to achieve the perfect mix of the authentic and the dr   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on April 2, 2019

As you probably know, the campaign for Carole Lombard to get a commemorative U.S. postage stamp -- an honor previously awarded numerous Hollywood legends -- is in full swing. I hope you'll join many others in sending your letter of support to the address above.Towards that end, I sent my...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on October 26, 2018

In 1912, Jane Alice Peters turned four years old and resided in Fort Wayne, Ind. That same year, Myrna Williams turned seven in Helena, Mont.Neither could have known a lengthy letter sent that year would impact their lives...or that of a one-year-old in Kansas City named Harlean Carpenter:That year,   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 27, 2017

Bette Davis was one of the most iconic and talented actresses to ever grace the silver screen. She’s remembered for her strong personality, her impressive tact, her unique eyes and, of course, all those classics she starred in such as Jezebel, All About Eve, Now Voyager and many others. Excep   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on November 13, 2014

This is my entry in the British Empire Blogathon, hosted by Phantom Empires and The Stalking Moon. Click HERE for more fabulous entries! What happens when you plunk a cool, icy Brit down in the middle of the steamy tropics? Do you really have to ask? Why, illicit sex, mayhem...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on November 15, 2013

 The Letter, directed by William Wyler and featuring magnificent star turn from Bette Davis, is a movie all about beginnings and endings, with a juicy middle section of “is she or isn’t she” why-dunnit. More than a melodrama (though it is that as well), The Letter is a masterful o   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 5, 2012

Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 5, 2012

Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 5, 2012

Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on June 28, 2012

This piece is my contribution for The Movie Projector's blogathon in honor of William Wyler. Click here for more information and links to participating blogs. Of director William Wyler, Bette Davis once declared, “It was he who helped me realize my full potential as an actress.” Of   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on June 28, 2012

This piece is my contribution for The Movie Projector's blogathon in honor of William Wyler. Click here for more information and links to participating blogs. Of director William Wyler, Bette Davis once declared, “It was he who helped me realize my full potential as an actress.” Of   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on January 31, 2012

The Letter (1940)      For anyone who has ever seen Bette Davis in The Letter, I am sure there is one scene that we all retain as the most memorable: the opening one. We hear a shot fired and the camera brings us to a man stumbling out the front...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2011

Boom, boom, boom, boom, click Your story is wearing thin Karma is a bitch Image Source   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 9, 2011

The Letter (1940). Film noir directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. Cast: Bette Davis, The story begins when, Leslie Crosbie, the wife of a rubber plantation manager, shoots six bullets into her ex-lover....   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 26, 2010

The film opens on a full moon night in Singapore, where Leslie (Bette Davis) has just shot and killed a man.  She tells her husband and lawyer, Howard, with much conviction, that it was in self defense against a friend who wanted to be her lover.  But when the victim’s...   read more