Silver Screen Standards: A Woman’s Face (1941)

Silver Screen Standards: A Woman’s Face (1941) Although it’s not as iconic as films like The Women (1939) or Mildred Pierce (1945), I really enjoy the George Cukor murder melodrama A Woman’s Face (1941) because it gives us a different view – quite literally – of star Joan Crawford. When... Read full article

A Woman of Mystery (1958)

UK / 70 minutes / bw / Danziger, UA Dir: Ernest Morris Pr: Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger Scr: Brian Clemens, Eldon Howard Cine: Jimmy Wilson Cast: Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Jennifer Jayne, Ferdy Mayne, Ernest Clark, Martin Benson, Diana Chesney, David Lander, Gordon Tanner, Paul Dickson. ... Read full article

A Man and a Woman (1966)

A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) Directed by Claude Lalouch Written by Pierre Uytterhoeven 1966/France Les Films 13 Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Always a treat to see true love develop between two beautiful people accompanied by a great soundtrack. Anne Gautier (Anouk Aimee) is a script ... Read full article

On DVD: Garbo and Gilbert in A Woman of Affairs (1928)

With Clarence Brown directing and a polished cast headed by Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, A Woman of Affairs (1928) rises above the limitations of its material: a scandalous novel neutered for the screen. Now available on DVD from Warner Archive, this second pairing of Brown and Garbo’s celebr... Read full article

A Woman Is a Woman (1961)

A Woman Is a Woman Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Written by Jean-Luc Godard 1961/France/Italy Euro International Films/Rome Paris Films First viewing/Netflix rental Godard’s second feature is bright, shiny and brings us the lovely Anna Karina.  It’s even more meta than Breathless and... Read full article