Category Archives: Actors
My Review of ‘Shield for Murder’ (1954)
Hi. Today I am reviewing Shield for Murder, starring Edmond O’Brien and Howard Koch. I guess that’s how you say it, Koch. Anyway, saw this on TCM Noir Alley and wow, it is probably one of the darkest film noirs … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s Films, Actors, Crime Drama, Film Noir, Movie Reviews
Tagged 1950s, B-Movies, Film Noir, Film Noir Movement, Movie Reviews, Post-WWII
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Happy Birthday to US!
It’s occurred to me that my country is celebrating a birthday this weekend! I remember when this former group of colonies nation was only 200 years old. 🙂 Seems like a lifetime ago, because it was. Anyway, I thought I’d … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s TV, Actors, Classic Film, Classic Movies, Film Noir, Tributes
Tagged Action Adventure, Action Heroines, Anne Francis, Diana Rigg, Film Noir, Holidays, Honey West, Mrs Peel
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Burt Lancaster in ‘Field of Dreams’ (1989)
This is it seems one of those movies you either love or hate. My feelings about it fall somewhere in between. Now that I’ve contradicted myself, let’s talk about this movie and Burt Lancaster’s role in it. This movie has … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s Films, Actors, Blogathan, Drama, Fantasy, Movie Reviews, Sports Movie
Tagged Baseball Movies, Burt Lancaster, Redemption Storiies
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My Review of ‘The Man with the Golden Arm’ (1955)
I’m posting this as part of the Kim Novak Blogathon: A 90th Birthday Celebration! Hosted by The Classic Movie Muse. Today I’m going to review The Man with the Golden Arm. This movie was based on the novel by Nelson … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s Films, Actors, Blogathan, Drama, Movie Reviews, Tributes
Tagged Actors, Birthday Celebration, Blogathon, Kim Novak, Movie Reviews, Tribute
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My Book Review of ‘Kim Novak: Reluctant Goddess’
Hi! Today I’m doing a review of Kim Novak: Reluctant Goddess by Peter Harry Brown. And, as you can see, this was taken out on inter-library loan. And I can’t take that thing off, but you can see half her … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Blogathan, Book Review
Tagged Actors, Biography, Book Review, Classic Hollywood
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This isn’t a Film Review. It’s a Tribute!
I just happened across this video interview of Audrey Hepburn. And, if I thought she was awesome before, I’m now even more impressed! I just hope this inspires you as much as it did me. 🙂 You’re welcome! 🙂 PS: … Continue reading
Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’
How to describe this movie. It’s an adventure film. It’s a drama. It’s a Western (or neo-Western). It is also a classic film and, as it happens, one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside the … Continue reading
Episode 9 of ‘Buck Rogers’
Once again, it’s time for another episode of this amazing cool sci-fi series of episodic scenes that comprise the movie Buck Rogers! I think I used the word “comprise” properly, but feel free to criticize my apostrophe catastrophes. 🙂 Anyway, … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Public Domain Movies, Saturday Matinee, Tributes
Tagged B-Movie, B-Movies, Captioned, In Memory, MST3K, Public Domain Films, RIP, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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The Day I Realized the ‘Perry Mason Guy’ Started as a Bad Guy
My first exposure to Raymond Burr was in his role as the Symbol of Justice that was Perry Mason. As a child, I was awed at his ability to dig the truth out of people by careful questioning and put … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Blogathan, Film Noir
Tagged B-movies, B-Movies, Blogathon, Film Noir, Raymond Burr, Villains
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Bette Davis in ‘The Letter’ (1940)
This film was the perfect vehicle for an actress like Bette Davis. It opens on a moonlit night in the tropics of Malaya. We are on a rubber plantation where the native workers play music or sleep in their outdoor … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s Films, Actors, Blogathan, Film Noir, Movie Reviews
Tagged Actors, Film Noir, Movie Review
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I Found it at the Movies 