Just once I'd love to see THE BIRDS and MARNIE without an intro or outro mentioning Hitchcock's misogynistic treatment of women, Tippi Hedren in particular (and now I've learned he also sexually harrassed Diane Baker). Last night I heard that a major theme in his movies is "the dominant male&q...

Ten Great Performances by Leading Actors in 1962 : Here are mine ... 1. JAMES MASON (Humbert Humbert/“Hum”), Lolita 2. PETER O'TOOLE (Thomas Edward “T.E.” Lawrence/”El Aurens”), Lawrence of Arabia 3. JACK LEMMON (Joe Clay), Days of Wine and Roses 4. TERENCE STAMP (William “Billy” Budd, Merchant Sea...

Ten Great Performances by Leading Actors in 1962 : 1. Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia 2. Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate 3. James Mason in Lolita 4. Tom Courtenay in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 5. Alberto Sordi in Mafioso 6. Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird 7. Ja...

1962: the last great year of the classic era. One of the best years ever. Darn it, I've taped but haven't watched Sundays and Cybèle . Two all-time favorites : Lawrence of Arabia The Manchurian Candidate Favorites (alphabetical): All Fall Down Cape Fear Cleo from 5 to 7 David and Lisa Days of Wine a...

Assorted notes.... Desperate Characters (1971) is a deeply melancholic film about bruised, unhappy lives in Brooklyn. It's a very bleak affair, with no relief from the gloom and likely stands as one of the grimmest Hollywood films I can recall seeing, but it is very astutely written both in charact...

Don't miss EVA--not the greatest film, but it's been rarely seen. Jeanne Moreau tormenting Stanley Baker. Go-for-baroque direction by Joseph Losey which certainly inspired Nicolas Roeg in DON'T LOOK NOW. BONJOUR TRISTESSE is one of my favorite films. Got to see this on the big screen at one of the T...

Lots of good stuff in June! I've never seen Makioka Sisters or Judex. Premieres include Eye of the Needle, My Beautiful Laundrette, and Billy Elliot. Purple Noon is on the schedule--Alain Delon fans will be happy to see this. The Anatole Litvak tribute includes The Long Night and The Journey. Has Th...

The young man in a few of the stories is probably Jackson, a law clerk who is mentioned in a few of the novels. Jackson has no personality in the books, so it's not surprising he is rarely used in the series. I agree that the hairstyles are usually becoming. We're past the helmet hair and sausage ro...

I think the reasons for the contradictions are deep within Odets' psyche. He had prestige in Hollywood because he had been a big name on Broadway. He also made a lot more money in Hollywood. Odets is usually considered the inspiration for the Coen Brothers' Barton Fink. John Garfield himself was one...

1939 was a good year, though hardly Hollywood's greatest, as some have claimed. Most of the years from 1939-1951 are strong, and the next year CinemaInternational has proposed, 1962, is a strong candidate for the best year of the studio era. Favorites : Gone With the Wind Le jour se lève The Wizard ...

oh wow, I didn't know they ever showed GERTIE on the show (PERRY MASON) I always thought she was a "MARIS"- shows you what happens when you only have access to syndication. I always pictured GERTIE as working out of THE BROOM CLOSET and looking more or less like this: https://i0.wp.com/bl...

I'm glad that ElCid and Hibi see THE BIG KNIFE just as I do. It will make DARK PASSAGE seem like a flawless masterpiece by comparison. I watched the intro to hear Eddie talk about why THE BIG KNIFE would be considered noir. Eddie mentioned 1) a secret from the past (many non-noir films have that ele...

My favorite moment in TOOTSIE is Teri Garr's scream when Michael reveals on live TV that he is Dorothy.

I didn't see that many films in 1993. 1993 : Favorites : The Remains of the Day Three Colors: Blue Six Degrees of Separation The Age of Innocence The Firm Two of my husband's all-time favorites : Dave Mrs. Doubtfire Also liked : The Piano The Pelican Brief Gettysburg The Fugitive Little Buddha seems...

The 1983 remake of Breathless is the one where Richard Gere shows off the family jewels. That's all I remember about it!

Bingo Long is one I'd like to see.