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Happy Valentine's Day, and a 'new' p1202 to love

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Feb 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day, as Carole Lombard plays Cupid and shoots a love arrow your way. Someone apparently created this two years ago in a job well done. And here's something else to adore: A heretofore unseen (at least by me, and I've searched Lombard images for decades) photo from Paramount's p1202 read more

Love and Rockets #50 (May 1996)

The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 23, 2019

Love and Rockets #50 is a perfectly solid issue of Love and Rockets. Beto’s Palomar farewell is outstanding in its execution, with him employing a lot more comic strip-influenced narrative techniques than usual. He doesn’t have enough room, it’s clear, and some things are rushed. Mario’s back read more

Love and Rockets #49 (November 1995)

The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 19, 2019

On the inside front cover, there’s an announcement Love and Rockets #49 is the penultimate issue. Both Bros embrace it, but very, very differently. Beto has this exceedingly disturbing and self-loathing series of short strips, usually starring himself (or an obvious analog). There’s some great art read more

Farewell, My Love (2000 TVM/DTV)

Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 16, 2019

US / 90 minutes / color / Frontline, Montage, World International Dir & Scr: Randall Fontana Pr: Deverin Karol, Eric Weston, William Ewart, David Peters Cine: Rex A. Nicholson Cast: Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Phillip Rhys, Brion James, Ed Lauter, Mark A. Sheppard, Steffen Gregory Foster, Sarah Wynte read more

Love and Rockets #48 (August 1995)

The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 11, 2019

Two issues to go, but no countdown clock other than Beto promising a last visit to Palomar in #50. Now, he got me once before with that Farewell, My Palomar story so I’m not sure I’d have believed him back in 1995. Because the Jaime story, despite dealing with Maggie trying to tie up the loose ends read more

Love and Rockets #47 (April 1995)

The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 5, 2019

It’s an outstanding issue. Los Bros each contribute a story and each story does very different things. Beto’s first. He’s finally bringing Luba’s daughters into contact with their previously unknown grandmother, while also doing a Gorgo story. There are flashbacks for Gorgo and Maria–including read more

Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998, Gregory Nava)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 30, 2018

The most impressive thing about Why Do Fools Fall in Love isn’t how well Tina Andrews’s script does with exposition. Not just exposition as it plays out, but how Andrews foreshadows later revelation. The film is and isn’t a biopic of singer Frankie Lymon, focusing instead on his three widows–and read more

Men Who Love Too Much in Classic Film

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 18, 2018

Continuing our theme on characters who love too much, Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown and I turned our attention from women to men, especially Edward G. Robinson’s sad sap Chris in Scarlet Street, Claude Rains’s hoodwinked Alexander in Notorious and bad con artist Johnny of S read more

Men Who Love Too Much in Classic Film

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 18, 2018

Continuing our theme on characters who love too much, Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown and I turned our attention from women to men, especially Edward G. Robinson’s sad sap Chris in Scarlet Street, Claude Rains’s hoodwinked Alexander in Notorious and bad con artist Johnny of S read more

A Short Film About Love (1988)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 10, 2018

A Short Film About Love (Krotki film o milosci) Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz 1988/Poland Zespol Filmowy “Tor” First viewing/FilmStruck   What is love?  It takes a Bergman or a Kieslowski to really explore its depths. A tee read more

There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973, Bill Melendez)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 22, 2018

There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown takes about seven minutes to get into the main story–Charlie Brown and the other kids go on a field trip to the art museum–and about seventeen minutes to get to the title relevancy. At first it seems like there’s no time for love because the kids read more

DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957)

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 10, 2018

DOUBLE BILL #18: Love Affair (1939) and An Affair to Remember (1957) On September 10, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s not unusual for a director to remake their own movie. Hitchcock did it, Cecil B. DeMille did it (twice!), and Leo McCarey did read more

Women Who Love Too Much in Film

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 9, 2018

I had another fun talk with Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown! We chatted about women who love too much–from Tierney’s character in Leave Her to Heaven to Irene Dunne’s in Back Street (1932 version). Grace is a wonderful host and we had so much to say, especially about th read more

Women Who Love Too Much in Film

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 9, 2018

I had another fun talk with Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown! We chatted about women who love too much–from Tierney’s character in Leave Her to Heaven to Irene Dunne’s in Back Street (1932 version). Grace is a wonderful host and we had so much to say, especially about th read more

Sleep My Love (1948)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 6, 2018

It’s an alarming cold open. Allison Courtland (Claudette Colbert) wakes up on a train to Boston with a gun in her purse and no recollection of how she got there. It drives her into a fit of hysterics that riles up the whole train, though a fellow passenger (Queenie Smith) attempts to steady h read more

In Love with Nick Charles

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 10, 2018

When asked to pick a swoon-worthy character for the Reel Infatuation blogathon, I assumed Nick Charles would already be taken. But this year, my fellow bloggers, you were too slow on the uptake. He’s all mine. How do I love thee, Nick? Let me count the ways. You are…. Sigh. Who could be read more

In Love with Nick Charles

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 10, 2018

When asked to pick a swoon-worthy character for the Reel Infatuation blogathon, I assumed Nick Charles would already be taken. But this year, my fellow bloggers, you were too slow on the uptake. He’s all mine. How do I love thee, Nick? Let me count the ways. You are…. Sigh. Who could be read more

For the Love of Old Films: Bill and Home Sweet Country Home

Backlots Posted by Lara on May 28, 2018

This Memorial Day afternoon, I took a walk in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland and on my way back along Piedmont Ave, I noticed to my dismay that the shop of my favorite antique dealer had closed. This was a shop that I used to frequent in the days before I worked 9-5, and I had developed a close read more

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018--The Power of Words and Love of the Movies

GlamAmor Posted by on May 21, 2018

The late Robin Williams once said, "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." Those of us who love classic cinema and the history of Hollywood certainly know this to be true. On that note, the theme of this year's TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) was Powerful Words: The read more

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 30, 2018

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Directed by Stanley Kubrick Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George from a novel by Peter George 1964/USA/UK Columbia Pictures Corporation/Hawk Films Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must read more
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