Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Best of the Cafe for 2014

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With 2015 just around the corner, the Cafe's staff looked back over 2014 and selected our favorite posts of the year (you know, just in ...
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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"

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I always think of Hotel as a follow-up to Arthur Hailey's Airport --when, in reality, the former film came out first. Made in 1967, it w...
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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Seven Things to Know About Walter Matthau

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1. Walter Matthau met his second wife, Carol Grace, when they both appeared in the 1955-56 Broadway hit  Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

A Free Gift for Cafe Readers!

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This holiday season, we want to show our appreciation to all the classic film and TV fans that have visited this blog over the last five yea...
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Monday, December 15, 2014

We Describe the Movie...You Name It! (Holiday Edition)

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Here are the rules to this quiz: Name each film below based on our vague description. All these movies either take place around Christmas or...
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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Greatest Stars of the 1940s Poll

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Who are the biggest classic film stars of the 1940s? You decide by taking our "Greatest Stars of the 1940s" poll! Today through ...
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Monday, December 8, 2014

My Bodyguard: Facing Up to the School Bully and Forging Friendships

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Today's video review takes a look at the appealing 1980 sleeper hit My Bodyguard , which stars Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, and Matt ...
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Remembering Television's Original Peter Pan

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Mary Martin as Peter Pan. With NBC mounting a new live production of Peter Pan on December 4th, I wanted to pay homage to the network...
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Monday, December 1, 2014

Five of the Biggest Classic Hollywood Scandals

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Celebrity scandals undoubtedly get exposed quicker these days thanks to tabloid TV and social media. However, they have always provided ric...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

The Slipper and the Rose: A Different Musical Take on Cinderella

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Richard Chamberlain as the Prince. Pleasant, but only modestly successful,  The Slipper and the Rose  (1976) follows in the footsteps of...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Double Dog Daring with MGM's Lassie

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Given the public's embrace of 1943's Lassie Come Home , it was inevitable that MGM would launch a film series featuring the lovable,...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Witness for the Prosecution: It's Billy Wilder--Not Hitch!

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A dear friend of mine has referred to Witness for the Prosecution  as an Alfred Hitchcock movie on more than one occasion. That's unders...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

My Break-up With Manhattan

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For most of my adult life, I've listed Manhattan as possibly my favorite Woody Allen film. It made that much of an impression when I sa...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

The Movie-TV Connection Quiz (November 2014 Edition)

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What's the connection between Alan Ladd and David Carradine? Greetings, film and TV trivia gurus! In this game, you will once again...
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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Alias Smith and Jones: A Look at the Show's Origin and Untimely Fate

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Alias Smith and Jones stars Pete Duel and Roger Davis. Tragedy and irony surround the evolution, success, and cancellation of Alias Smi...
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Monday, November 3, 2014

Seven Things to Know About Ross Martin

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Martin and Robert Conrad. 1. Ross Martin is best remembered, of course, for playing Secret Service agent Artemus Gordon in the Western T...
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