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Lady Esther Presents – High Sierra – 1946
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Sep 7, 2014
My Review —Surprisingly Well Done— Honorary Radio Bogie Fix: The Lowdown You can read my original synopsis of the film here, but this adaption has been edited down so drastically that many of the supporting characters have been axed in order to focus almost solely on the relationship read more
Video of the Week: “Fear of High Places” (2)
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 7, 2014
And we’re back! I had a wonderful trip, but it sure is good to be home and back posting. So without further ado, here is our Video of the Week! It’s the premiere episode of The Name of the Game, “Fear of High Places”. It first aired on September 20, 1968. Timothy has a silent read more
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 8, 2014
Starring Gregory Peck, the film follows a strict brigadier general who takes command of a group of bombers who fly precision daytime missions during WWII. Frank Savage is sent to relieve his friends because the group has suffered a great deal of poor luck. From the get go this tough leader is at odd read more
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 8, 2014
Starring Gregory Peck, the film follows a strict brigadier general who takes command of a group of bombers who fly precision daytime missions during WWII. Frank Savage is sent to relieve his friends because the group has suffered a great deal of poor luck. From the get go this tough leader is at odd read more
One-Percenter on the High Seas (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Feb 27, 2014
Assamattafayou, Leetle Feesh? Captains Courageous (1937) Captains Courageous makes me cry like a little girl every time, and not just because of Spencer Tracy's accent*, but because Freddie Bartholomew is so very good. It's probably the only picture whe read more
One-Percenter on the High Seas (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Feb 27, 2014
Assamattafayou, Leetle Feesh? Captains Courageous (1937) Captains Courageous makes me cry like a little girl every time, and not just because of Spencer Tracy's accent*, but because Freddie Bartholomew is so very good. It's probably the only picture whe read more
'Swing High, Swing Low' across the pond
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Dec 23, 2013
"Swing High, Swing Low," Carole Lombard's third of four films made with Fred MacMurray, isn't particularly well-remembered today (perhaps because it's both lapsed into the public domain and no complete 35mm print has survived), but it was Paramount's biggest moneymaker for all of 1937. That was a pr read more
Top 5 Songs in High Fidelity
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Nov 9, 2013
Every loner musician fan who is disdained of the 21st century pop-tripe yet continuing to believe that life is music is destined to fall in love with High Fidelity. Whether you’re a music snob or list-lover or neither of the two, as a cinephile it’s hard to not love the quirky, eccentri read more
Pic of the Day: “Fear of High Places” revisited (4)
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Oct 28, 2013
The week begins with another look at the inaugural episode of The Name of the Game, the unusually-structured drama series of the late 1960s – early 1970s. The episode was “Fear of High Places,” kicking off the series on September 20, 1968. Timothy mainly saunters around with some k read more
High Hopes: Safety Last!
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on Sep 25, 2013
High Hopes: Safety Last!
Harold Lloyd hangs on for dear life in Safety Last! (1923).
Well, if I wasn't afraid of heights before, I am now!
What should have been a glorious first ever viewing of Safety Last! (1923) turned into a sweaty, paranoid, stomach-churning afternoon in front of the t read more
The High Chaparral: Still Riding High After All These Years
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 23, 2013
The cast of The High Chaparral.
By the mid-1960s, Western family sagas--spurred by the popularity of Bonanza--dominated the U.S. television landscape. In addition to the Cartwrights, there were the Barkleys (The Big Valley), the Lancers (Lancer), the Shermans (Laramie), the McCains (The Rifleman),& read more
Shamless Saturday Camp Explosion: Flyin' High Now
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Sep 21, 2013
Camp taste turns its back on the good-bad axis of ordinary aesthetic judgment.
- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"
Ladies and gents - the Moranbong Band!
These charming ladies, it seems, are the new fave-raves of the moment of the cognoscenti in far-off Pyongyang. Leggy, energetic (and mystify read more
Shameless Saturday Camp Explosion: Flyin' High Now
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Sep 21, 2013
Camp taste turns its back on the good-bad axis of ordinary aesthetic judgment.
- Susan Sontag, "Notes on Camp"
Ladies and gents - the Moranbong Band!
These charming ladies, it seems, are the new fave-raves of the moment of the cognoscenti in far-off Pyongyang. Leggy, energetic (and mystify read more
“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jul 6, 2013
“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 20136:30 p.m.The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center1550 S. State Street
Out of the Past (1947) is considered one of the best of the 1940s film noirs. I read more
“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jul 6, 2013
“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
6:30 p.m.
The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center
1550 S. State Street
Out of the Past (1947) is considered one of the best of the 1940s film noirs read more
“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jun 8, 2013
“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
6:30 p.m.
The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center
1550 S. State Street
The Postman Always Rings Twice was one of the top box office hits of read more
“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jun 8, 2013
“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
6:30 p.m.
The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center
1550 S. State Street
The Postman Always Rings Twice was one of the top box office hits of read more
CLFP: SWING HIGH, SWING LOW (1937)
Backlots Posted by Lara on May 18, 2013
A mix of light comedy and dark drama defines Swing High, Swing Low, the third movie to team Carole Lombard and frequent co-star Fred MacMurray and the only one that might be classified as a drama. At the beginning we see what looks to be a screwball comedy in the vein of the team’s earlier H read more
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935), Rascals (1938), & High School (1940)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 16, 2013
The final three films in the Four Days with Jane series show the good, the bad, and the ugly! High School and Rascals are Jane at her madcap best, with the edge going to the latter. The final one, The Farmer Takes a Wife, is a Jane Withers film in name only as the movie is really a leading vehicl read more
High school nostalgia
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on May 8, 2013
High school nostalgia
One of the guys I used to go to high school with messaged me yesterday (if you're reading this, Hi Luke!). It's always an absolute pleasure to hear from people you haven't seen or heard from in more than ten years - I'm dating myself now, whoops! The thing that struck me m read more