Sunday, May 23, 2010

TrivaTime - Part 37

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Well I'm back. Are you ready for this week's Trivia Time?  You feeling lucky? Well, do you? Who Am I ? I've been making films...
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Trivia Time Part 36 - The Answers

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Wow, I'm sorry it's taken so long to post these (I almost forgot the answers myself). # 4 and #5. The "credited screenwritter...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Show Boat Has a Good Flowing Story

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The 1951 remake of Show Boat is one of my favorite movie musicals. It was directed by George Sidney, who also helmed such famous musicals ...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Dial H for Hitchcock: Hitch and Cary

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By 1941 Alfred Hitchcock had achieved startling success in the U.S. with his first two American films, Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent . ...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

When Superheroes were Nice and Terrific on TV

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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the U.S. broadcast TV networks have a proven track record of displaying sincerity towar...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

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The Benny Goodman Story (1956). Biographical film. Cast: Steve Allen and Donna Reed, Director: Valentine Davies. This film is based on the ...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Trivia Time Postponed

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Trivia Time Part 37 will be postponed until later this week due to a family emergency. I promise to finish posting answers for Trivia Time ...
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This Week's Poll: What was the Best MGM Musical of the 1950s?

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This week, the Cafe's poll dares to go where no classic movie poll has gone before! Yes, we have the nerve to ask you to vote for the on...
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Gold Diggers of 1933 Want You To Remember the Forgotten Men

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In 1933 Warner Bros. made three very successful musicals; all of which were choreographed by Busby Berkeley.  I have already reviewed the tw...
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Friday, May 14, 2010

Underrated Performer of the Month: Dwight Frye

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Isn't it a shame that so many of the actors we love never knew they would live on in our hearts?  Dwight Frye would have been please...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Ernest Borgnine Said What? - The TCM Classic Film Festival

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My sister was lucky enough to attend the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. She said that it was the best time she's ...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Phantom of the Paradise: Singing, Music, and a Crazed, Disfigured Composer on the Loose

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Following his Hitchcock-inspired 1973 thriller, Sisters , Brian De Palma may have predictably directed another movie in the same vein. In...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Trivia Time Part 36 - The Answer to # 7.

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OK, here is the answer to #7, along with more of the work of the one of my heroes: the great Stan Freberg. BTW, the second spot is his reac...
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Stake Your Claim in Paint Your Wagon (1969)

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Paint Your Wagon (1969). Adapted from the 1951 stage musical by Lerner and Loewe. Cast: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, and Jean Seberg. This o...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

This Week's Poll is a Critics' Choice...or a Choice of Critics!

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The movie industry has shown little interest in exploring the lives those who criticize its product for a living. Thus, there just aren’t a ...
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Trivia Time - Part 36

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Happy Mothers Day. I have to warn all of you that this week's Trivia Time is being written under the influence of a El Torito Mothers...
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

James Cagney Leads a Footlight Parade

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Busby Berkeley was a field artillery lieutenant in WWI. Thus, he watched as soldiers marched in unison as they obeyed a strict cadence. No ...
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