Old Movie Buffs

Old Movie Buffs

Juni 13, 2007
Edith Head, Gregg Toland, James Wong Howe, Max Steiner

You know you might be a real fan of old movies when: Though cable news channels constantly cover the latest news about Paris Hilton, Lindsay...

Rear Window (1954)

Rear Window (1954)

Juni 12, 2007
Alfred Hitchock, Alvin and the Chipmunks, General Motors, Grace Kelly, James Stewart, John Michael Hayes, Raymond Burr, Rear Window, Ross Bagdasarian, Thelma Ritter

Rear Window (1954) is shot on one of the most intricate sets ever created for film, and is so much fun I’m surprised someone hasn’t re-crea...

New Charlotte Greenwood Biography

New Charlotte Greenwood Biography

Juni 11, 2007
Charlotte Greenwood, Down Argenetine Way, Famous Players, Grant Hayter-Menzies, Jesse Lasky, Oklahoma, Shirley Jones, So Long Letty, The Gang's All Here, vaudeville

Charlotte Greenwood, in her day one of the foremost comediennes of stage and film, is finally the subject of a biography. Grant Hayter-Menzi...

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Part 2

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Part 2

Juni 07, 2007
Agnes Moorehead, Barbara Stanwyck, Sorry Wrong Number

In this film, I especially get a kick out of the police desk sergeant trying to amuse a temporarily lost baby who is waiting for her mother ...

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Part 1

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Part 1

Juni 06, 2007
Anatole Litvak, Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Lucile Fletcher, Sorry Wrong Number

“Sorry, Wrong Number,” (1948) is an interesting mixture of script dynamics that combine qualities of film, stage, and radio. Lucille Fletche...

The Kid - 1921

The Kid - 1921

Juni 05, 2007
Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, silent films, The Kid

“The Kid” (1921), Charlie Chaplin’s first feature film, ties together episodic bits in the life of an orphaned child and the Little Tramp wh...

Rosalind Russell - 100th Anniversary

Rosalind Russell - 100th Anniversary

Juni 04, 2007
Billy Gilbert, Cary Grant, Charles Lederer, Gene Lockhart, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, John Qualen, Ralph Bellamy, Rosalind Russell, The Women

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosalind Russell, one of Hollywood’s most sassy fast-talking leads in an age of clever and sa...