Saturday, January 15, 2011

Chaplin’s Answer to Modern Times

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Talking pictures had been around for about a decade when Charlie Chaplin released Modern Times (1936).  A silent film star with a instantl...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Step Aside, Jackie Chan! Make Way for Michelle Yeoh

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When I think of strong female characters, my mind tends to wander to the cinema of Hong Kong. Perhaps I’m taking the co ncept of “strength” ...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Bette Davis in The Little Foxes -- Evil Personified

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"Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines.  For our vines have tender grapes."  "Song of Solomon" In h...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Trivia Time - Part 66

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This week's TT should be very easy if you're of a "certain age", but if not, it could be tough! Who Am I? My career spann...
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Trivia Time - Part 65 - the Answers

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Here are the answers to the remaining questions from TT65: Who Are We? We made two films together; the first was a Western and was the fir...
Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Greatest Dramatic Female Role: Camille

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In 1852 Alexandre Dumas, fils., published his dramatic novel La Dame aux Camelias . After becoming an overwhelming success in France, the n...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

"Dead Ringer" Rings True With Many Surprises

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Dead Ringer is one of several thriller movies that Bette Davis made in the 1960s. She made both it and  Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte in 1964...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Barbara Stanwyck Is Stellar in Stella Dallas

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Throughout her storied career Barbara Stanwyck played every female character produced by Hollywood: ingénue, seductress, bad girl, gangster...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Trivia Time - Part 65

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Well, it's a New Year and here's another episode of Trivia Time! Enjoy! Who Are We? We made two films together; the first was a W...
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Trivia Time - Part 64 - the Answers

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Happy New Year to all!! Who Am I? My career has thus far spanned over 50 years. I was one of the major leading men in the world of film. One...
Saturday, January 1, 2011

Underrated Performer of the Month: Ida Lupino

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It's unfair perhaps to recognize Ida Lupino as the Cafe's Underrated Performer of the Month for January. She was indeed underrated ...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Paper Man: Is the Nonexistent Henry Norman a Murderer?

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The poster reminds me of the later film "The Wicker Man." When a financially-strapped college student mistakenly receives a cr...
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Monday, December 27, 2010

Trivia Time - Part 64

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I hope everyone has enjoyed the holidays so far! Here are the answers to the left-over questions from TT63: 2. Along with John Ridley, this ...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Bond Is Forever: “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”

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After James Bond (George Lazenby) saves a mysterious a nd beautiful woman (Diana Rigg) from an apparent suicide (a beach side stroll into th...
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