The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 19, 2018

I first expressed a certain curiosity for Otto Preminger’s The Man With the Golden Arm when I saw that Saul Bass tribute made by google doodle. I then heard it was one of Frank Sinatra’s best performances (Oscar-nominated and all that). It was actually on my to-watch list for quite...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on April 15, 2018

William Holden never seems out of place in The Moon Is Blue, but occasionally the film seems out of place having William Holden in its lead role. He’s not mundane, he’s a star. The film isn’t about the mundane but it needs to acknowledge the possibility of it. Holden ain’t...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on April 12, 2014

This is my contribution to the Diamonds and Gold blogathon, which is looking at actors and actresses later on in their careers. Please do visit and read the other contributions! This piece is also the (somewhat belated) launch of my projected series of reviews about films starring Laurence Olivier &   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on January 27, 2014

Frankie looking in through the bar window This is a fairly short piece – there are many in-depth reviews on the net about this ground-breaking drama, and I can’t compete here, but just wanted to add a few thoughts to the mix. Otto Preminger’s famous work is definitely a film...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 5, 2010

Maverick in the Making: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century-Fox Otto Preminger at work Otto Preminger (1905-1986) was born and educated in Vienna, Austria. He earned a law degree, but only tried one case. Instead of pursuing a career in law, Preminger became the assistant to Max Reinhardt, th   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 5, 2010

Maverick in the Making: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century-Fox Otto Preminger at work Otto Preminger (1905-1986) was born and educated in Vienna, Austria. He earned a law degree, but only tried one case. Instead of pursuing a career in law, Preminger became the assistant to Max Reinhardt, th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on February 11, 2009

There are a few problems with The Man with the Golden Arm. It’s hard to think of the film actually having any defects, since it’s such a brilliantly made motion picture. It was one of the first Preminger films I saw and was I ever surprised when they all weren’t...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 15, 2008

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. What I learned at the Otto Preminger lecture (and from Kevin in general)...1) Otto Preminger employed Dalton Trumbo to write the movie Exodus (1960), even though Trumbo was blacklisted.2)   read more