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Musical Monday: Love Me Forever (1935)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 6, 2023

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Love Me Forever (1935) – read more

Musical Monday: No Love, No Leave (1946)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 14, 2022

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: No Love, No Leave (1946) read more

Three Coins in the Fountain: Lookin' for Love

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 24, 2022

Louis Jourdan and Maggie McNamara.Time has not been kind to Three Coins in the Fountain, a 1954 blockbuster that earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination. What may have once seemed fresh, colorful, and romantic now comes across as lightweight, sluggish, and a little condescending to its three female p read more

Film Albums: From Russia with Love ( 1964 ) - Si Zentner and his Orchestra

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 28, 2022

If you ever heard the music of big band leader Si Zentner you would know that he is famous for his exciting bold brassy sound, so, when the James Bond films exploded onto film in the early 1960s with their bold sound as well, it seemed a natural choice that Si Zentner would release an album of Bond read more

Check it Out! - Mitzi Gaynor singing "Love is Blue" ( 1968 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 10, 2022

 Can anyone top a Mitzi Gaynor performance? This glamorous woman was the full package deal....a fantastic dancer, singer, and actress, plus she had a fabulous figure! This performance from 1968 features Mitzi performing "Love is Blue", a Eurovision ballad that French orchestra leader Paul Mauri read more

Musical Monday: Sing Me a Love Song (1936)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 29, 2022

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Sing Me a Love Song – read more

Fire of Love

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Aug 24, 2022

Fire of Love is an incredibly sweet and intriguing documentary about a volcanologist couple who devoted their lives to studying volcanic eruptions. It’s established early in the film that Katia and Maurice Krafft were killed in the 1991 volcanic eruption of Mount Unzen in Japan. The majority of what read more

Musical Monday: Easy to Love (1953)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 18, 2022

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Easy to Love (1953) – read more

Angel (1937): A Mature Lubitsch Love Triangle

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 13, 2022

For those familiar with Trouble in Paradise, Angel has a  sublime outside-the-window tracking shot in its own right to bring us flush into the world of Parisian soirees. Thusly, we become acquainted with Russian Grand Duchess Anna (Laura Hope Crews), who facilitates meetings between men and women.  read more

One Potato, Two Potato (1964): Love and Games

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 15, 2022

I was recently marveling how a theater actor I know predominantly from TV show appearances, William Redfield, could show up as an earlier incarnation of himself in an unorthodox film like The Connection. Then, about a week later, I had a similar revelation seeing Barney Miller’s wife, actress read more

Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Feb 10, 2022

Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) If you’ve read my past posts here at the Noir Nook, you might know that I’ve been participating the last few years in a film group that meets virtually once a week to talk about classic movies availab read more

To Sir, With Love (1967): Sidney Poitier As a Mentor

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 3, 2022

In the 1950s Blackboard Jungle was one of the early pivotal roles for Sidney Poitier where he plays a disaffected youth who is ultimately mentored and encouraged by his teacher: Glenn Ford. Thus, it seems fitting, at the height of his own powers in 1967, Poitier left the student behind and graduate read more

Musical Monday: So This Is Love (1953)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 3, 2022

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: So This is Love (1953) – read more

Four classic movie families I would love to spend Christmas with

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 12, 2021

Four classic movie families I would love to spend Christmas with On December 12, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized I actually, literally cannot believe it’s December. Like, what happened? Is this even allowed? Anyway, Christmas is (almost) here and I read more

Living Your Inner Life in Public: The Lure of the Love of Film

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Nov 1, 2021

A couple of things, movie-wise, have been converging around me lately. Powerful things...things that are hard to put into words. But, I'll give it a go.First, I've been watching a whole lot of films starring my favorite actor. I think I'll leave him out of it for now, since I've written so much abou read more

Let's Fall in Love ( 1933 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 21, 2021

Edmund Lowe is a name that is instantly recognizable and yet, even among classic film fans, he is often overlooked as an actor. This gentleman was a leading player in numerous silent films and, after having successfully transitioned to talking pictures, continued to be a big player up until the mid- read more

Pandora and The Flying Dutchman (1951): Love Across Time and Space

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 30, 2021

Albert Lewin’s romantic fable opens in Esperanza on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. If the director is a generally unknown name, then Jack Cardiff might just as easily draw your attention with his distinct, intoxicating color tones. It’s true the picture opens with a wonderful shot pe read more

Arise, My Love (1940): Milland and Colbert

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 4, 2021

“Arise, my fair love and come away” – Song of Solomon 2:13 The screenplays of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder are often literal master classes in hooking the audience. They understand intuitively the construction necessary to bring us into a story so we’re invested. Take t read more

Musical Monday: It’s Love Again (1936)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 26, 2021

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: It’s Love Again (1936 read more

From the Archives: April Love ( 1957 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 9, 2021

 Shirley Jones is about to enjoy a kiss from Pat Boone in this scene from April Love ( 1957 ), a delightful musical remake of the 1944 film Home in Indiana. It was a big hit at the box office and the title song was nominated for an Academy Award. It is also one of Pat Boone's personal favorites read more
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