Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 3, 2009

Well Dunne: From "Queen of the Weepies" to the Queen of Comedy Few movie actresses had the critical and box office successes that Irene Dunne had in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), My Favorite Wife (1940), and Penny...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 24, 2009

Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight" Midnight, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with a script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and released by Paramount Pictures, is one of the great movies of 1939. It stars Claudette Colbert as a down-on-her-luck American showgirl in Paris and Don Ameche as a   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 24, 2009

Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday" Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday. His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben Hecht   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 24, 2009

Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday" Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday. His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben Hecht   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 24, 2009

Every Cinderella has Her "Midnight" Midnight, directed by Mitchell Leisen, with a script by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and released by Paramount Pictures, is one of the great movies of 1939. It stars Claudette Colbert as a down-on-her-luck American showgirl in Paris and Don Ameche as a   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 10, 2009

The roots of screwball comedy The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics. Accordin   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 10, 2009

The roots of screwball comedy The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics. Accordin   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 23, 2009

Classic film of the week: "A Letter to Three Wives" (1949) A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is based on a novel by John Klempner. His novel was entitled A Letter to Five Wives. Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz thought the novel was too long and would be difficult to transfer...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 23, 2009

Classic film of the week: "A Letter to Three Wives" (1949) A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is based on a novel by John Klempner. His novel was entitled A Letter to Five Wives. Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz thought the novel was too long and would be difficult to transfer...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 14, 2009

Bogart, Bergman, and Henreid...none wanted to be in "Casablanca" Today, Casablanca is one of the best-loved movies of all time, so it's hard to believe that its three main stars didn't want to be in it. Bergman, still relatively new to Hollywood, had her sights set on the role of...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 14, 2009

Bogart, Bergman, and Henreid...none wanted to be in "Casablanca" Today, Casablanca is one of the best-loved movies of all time, so it's hard to believe that its three main stars didn't want to be in it. Bergman, still relatively new to Hollywood, had her sights set on the role of...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 9, 2009

The screwball comedy and the feminine mystique at Facets Film School The creator of the“Classic Movie Man” blog (Steve Reginald) will teach a class entitled “The Screwball Comedy and the Feminine Mystique” at Facets Film School at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL. The   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 9, 2009

The screwball comedy and the feminine mystique at Facets Film School The creator of the“Classic Movie Man” blog (Steve Reginald) will teach a class entitled “The Screwball Comedy and the Feminine Mystique” at Facets Film School at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL. The   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 3, 2009

Classic film of the week: "Road House" (1948) Maybe it's not exaclty a classic, but it is great fun and one of my favorite melodrama's from the late 1940s. Road House stars Ida Lupino in her first role as a "freelance" movie star. After her contract with Warner Bros. ended,...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 3, 2009

Classic film of the week: "Road House" (1948) Maybe it's not exaclty a classic, but it is great fun and one of my favorite melodrama's from the late 1940s. Road House stars Ida Lupino in her first role as a "freelance" movie star. After her contract with Warner Bros. ended,...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 1, 2009

Val Lewton: The genius nobody knows Val Lewton is credited with elevating the horror film to artistic levels during the 1940s. At RKO he set a standard few filmmakers have matched. When other horror films of the period featured creatures and monsters that didn’t exist, Lewton’s mov   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 1, 2009

Val Lewton: The genius nobody knows Val Lewton is credited with elevating the horror film to artistic levels during the 1940s. At RKO he set a standard few filmmakers have matched. When other horror films of the period featured creatures and monsters that didn’t exist, Lewton’s mov   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 30, 2009

"Casablanca" An American Film Classic An American film classic Casablanca, the 1942 classic directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid is the third film to be shown in this continuing monthly series. Winner or three Academy Awards, including Bes   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 30, 2009

"Casablanca" An American Film Classic An American film classic Casablanca, the 1942 classic directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid is the third film to be shown in this continuing monthly series. Winner or three Academy Awards, including Bes   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 28, 2009

"Wizard of Oz" in high definition coming to Chicago To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), NCM Fathom, and Warner Home Video will be presenting the movie in a new high-definition version. On September 23, 2009, 400 movie theaters around the U   read more