Thursday, January 30, 2014

Seven Things to Know About "The Fugitive"

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1. According to Mel Proctor's The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive , David Janssen's "salary" was 20% of the show...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Catherine Mary Stewart Talks with the Café About Her Cult Film Classics, Dernzies, and a Kiss from Robert Preston

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Since her film debut in 1980, Catherine Mary Stewart has thrived in film, television, and on stage. She starred in three bona fide cult clas...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

"5 Card Stud" and "Rehearsal for Murder" Bend the Mystery Genre

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A simple touch can transform a film from conventional to interesting. As evidence, I offer two exhibits from the mystery genre : director He...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

The Five Best Ronald Colman Performances

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Ronald Colman was certainly one of Hollywood's most versatile actors, being equally at home in romances, swashbucklers, comedies, and dr...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Dean Martin Ogles the Ladies in "The Wrecking Crew"

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I was in the mood for a guilty pleasure recently and up popped The Wrecking Crew (1968) on TCM. Guilty pleasures don't get much guiltier...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

Elke Sommer Talks with the Cafe About Her Movies, Her Art, and How She Earned the Nickname "The Brute"

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A glamorous international star by the time she was 23, Elke Sommer has played opposite leading men such as Paul Newman, Peter Sellers, B...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Seven Things to Know About "Lost in Space"

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1. Gold Key Comics published a Space Family Robinson  comic book series three years before the Lost in Space  TV series. Its characters were...
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Monday, January 6, 2014

Richard Todd Owns "The Hasty Heart"

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As World War II comes to an end in Burma in 1945, Lachlan McLachlan (Richard Todd), a Scottish corporal, steps on a land mine. Amazingly, ex...
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Friday, January 3, 2014

The Friday Night Late Movie: Mario Bava Takes Hercules to Hell and Back

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Most film buffs remember Mario Bava for his Italian horror films of the 1960s and 1970s--especially Black Sunday , his chilling black and wh...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Sapphire & Steel

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"Cult classic" is one of those film and television terms applied too frequently and too easily. I use it sparingly and, in regard ...
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