Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on August 12, 2024

Kim Novak and William Holden.Picnic (1955). Joshua Logan, who directed the stage version William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, also directed this screen adaptation. Set in a small Kansas town, the story revolves around Hal Carter (William Holden), a charming drifter who arrives in town seeking   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 19, 2018

Douglas Sirk’s films are always lovely to look at, almost to the point of making you sick. The panoramas swell with color. They’re too perfect. The sets are gaudy — the cars the same — to the point of almost being unsightly in their over the top artificiality. Try to find an   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 14, 2017

DOUBLE BILL #4 All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Written on the Wind (1956) On July 14, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Boy, was Douglas Sirk great! I’ve always admired how unapologetically soppy and melodramatic his films were. He was probably the most under   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 19, 2016

Written on the Wind Directed by Douglas Sirk Written by George Zuckerman based on a novel by Robert Wilder 1956/USA Universal International Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #321 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Marylee Hadley: I’m filthy – period! Dorothy Malone matche   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on September 20, 2015

STAR OF THE MONTH: LAUREN BACALL. When Douglas Sirk is credited to a production you can guarantee that your in for a treat. Sirk who displayed prolific detail in capturing strong emotions abounded with people that were often plagued with mental illness or alcoholism problems highly excelled in the   read more

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on September 16, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN BACALL When Lauren Bacall looks at you, or gives you her side-eye glance, brothers and sisters…you  are  done! Her eyes are scorching laser beams, slicing through you like butter. Her gravelly voice can be commanding, withering or mesmerizingly sultry. When she died las   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 29, 2015

Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 29, 2015

Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on November 9, 2014

For my second movie review for November’s installment of “Random Movies Month” to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website, I’m reviewing Douglas Sirk’s famous masterpiece “Written On The Wind”. One of my favorite movies, which offers a stellar cast   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 16, 2012

Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956) Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister. Influencing some of the most respected directors (Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, T   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on July 6, 2012

Written On the Wind is my first foray into the world of director Douglas Sirk.  I know generally the go-to Sirkian melodrama is Imitation of Life (a film on my Netflix) but I went with this because it stars my girl Lauren Bacall!  Not only was this my first Sirk...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on March 6, 2012

Written on the Wind (1956): 3/5 Douglas Sirk is the king of the 1950s melodrama, and also one of my favorite directors. Pair that with Lauren Bacall, who I delusionally but lovingly refer to as the queen of the world, and Rock Hudson, the king of pretty 1950s men, and...   read more