posted "The professor and the showgirl" about Ball of Fire.   April 17, 2011

The professor and the showgirl
Barbara Stanwyck struts her stuff and steals the show in Ball of Fire. Born Ruby Stevens in Brooklyn, she was right at home in the role of sexy New Yo …

posted "The homefront" about Since You Went Away.   January 23, 2011

The homefront
WWII was still raging, and producer David O. Selznick wanted to make a film, not about the fighting, but about the American home front. Margaret Buell …

posted "There are no bimbos here....." about The Prince and the Showgirl.   January 06, 2011

There are no bimbos here.....
Lawrence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe???? It's true, this bizarre match actually took place in the 1957 film, The Prince and the Showgirl. The story …

posted "Hey, gang, let's put on a show!" about White Christmas.   December 12, 2010

Hey, gang, let's put on a show!
Yesterday flipping around the channels I hit upon White Christmas, that old chestnut starring Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger, …

answered the question 'Tony Curtis, famous actor of screen & TV, passed away recently. He has a huge filmography covering '   October 21, 2010

answered the question 'Tony Curtis, famous actor of screen & TV, passed away recently. He has a huge filmography covering '   October 21, 2010

posted a comment about the question 'What is your favorite film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?'.   October 21, 2010

posted a comment about the question 'What is your favorite film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?'.   October 21, 2010

answered the question 'What is your favorite film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?' about Spellbound   October 20, 2010

answered the question 'What is your favorite film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?' about Spellbound   October 20, 2010

answered the question 'Tony Curtis, famous actor of screen & TV, passed away recently. He has a huge filmography covering '   October 20, 2010

answered the question 'Tony Curtis, famous actor of screen & TV, passed away recently. He has a huge filmography covering '   October 20, 2010

answered the question 'What is your favorite Ingrid Bergman film?' about Spellbound   October 18, 2010

answered the question 'What is your favorite Ingrid Bergman film?' about Spellbound   October 18, 2010

posted the Quick Tip, "Many movie goers don't realize that Arsenic and Old Lace was based upon the case of a Windsor, CT se ...", on the topic The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer.   September 06, 2010

posted "Train ride" about The Lady Vanishes.   August 30, 2010

Train ride
The Lady Vanishes was the last thriller that Alfred Hitchcock made in England. Released in 1938, to modern eyes it contains many amusing elements, som …

posted "Young patriots" about Johnny Tremain.   August 29, 2010

Young patriots
I loved seeing this movie  as a child. (My own crush was the character Rab, played by Richard Beymer, whom I also liked quite a lot a few years l …

posted "Bring on the Oscars!" about The Lion in Winter.   August 26, 2010

Bring on the Oscars!
Eleanor of Aquitaine, upon meeting Henry II for the Christmas court: "How kind of you to let me out of jail." Henry: "It's only f …

posted "Decidedly mixed review" about Becket (1964 movie).   August 26, 2010

Decidedly mixed review
OK, I'll play devil's advocate here with a less than glowing opinion. I enjoyed watching this DVD, but the screenplay, based on the stage pla …

posted "Black Widow" about The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer.   August 26, 2010

Black Widow
America's deadliest female serial killer performed her deeds a century ago. As with most of such murderers, Amy Archer Gilligan, proprietor of a …