Music from the movies at Symphony Hall

Music from the movies at Symphony Hall

Mei 09, 2019
Alex North, Alfred Newman, Bernard Hermann, Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Max Steiner, Miklos Rozsa

Watching a symphony orchestra at work is like watching a magic trick explained and yet still retain the mystery. One sees the component part...

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

April 18, 2019
Alan Ladd, Doris Dowling, Howard Da Silva, Howard Freeman, Hugh Beaumont, The Blue Dahlia, Tom Powers, Veronica Lake, Will Wright, William Bendix

The Blue Dahlia (1946) is a story of betrayal. Alan Ladd is a returning war vet in this film noir who arrives in Los Angeles fresh off th...

Selling my books at the Easthampton Book Fest!

Selling my books at the Easthampton Book Fest!

April 11, 2019
Ann Blyth: Actress Singer Star, Movies in Our Time, off topic

Join me at the 5th annual Easthampton Book Fest where I'll be selling my books in the Literary Marketplace with a host of other writers ...

Edward R. Murrow reports from Buchenwald

Edward R. Murrow reports from Buchenwald

April 04, 2019
Edward R. Murrow, journalism, World War II

"If I have offended you by this rather mild account of Buchenwald, I am not in the least sorry." On April 15, 1945, journalist Edw...

Another Old Movie Blog - 12th anniversary

Another Old Movie Blog - 12th anniversary

Maret 21, 2019
Meanwhile Back at the Blog

This month marks the 12th anniversary of Another Old Movie Blog , and, having passed over 2 million pageviews, I'm grateful take this op...

The Search for Bridey Murphy - 1956

The Search for Bridey Murphy - 1956

Maret 14, 2019
Hallene Hall, Kenneth Tobey, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, Teresa Wright, The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956) created a 1950s fad and fascination with reincarnation, spawning books, records, jokes, and “come as yo...

Maureen O'Hara - Actress and Colleen

Maureen O'Hara - Actress and Colleen

Maret 07, 2019
Greer Garson, Ingrid Bergman, Marlene Dietrich, Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara appears on page 49 of Big Star Album, no. 1, Winter 1943, a large magazine from the Dell Publishing Company.  The paper ...