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Immortal Love (Eien no hito) Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita Written by Keisuke Kinoshita 1961/Japan Shochiku Ofuna First Viewing/FilmStruck   Ever-lasting love is not an entirely good thing in this melodrama. Sadako (Hideko Takamine) is the beautiful daughter of a tenant farmer.  She is in read more

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the original STAR WARS, here are 40 things I love about the movie. These are listed in no particular order, except for No. 1. 40. The way everyone pronounces Alderaan a different way--it's either Alder-RON or Alder-RAN. 39. The R2 unit decked out in New York Je read more

William Wyler directs Laurence Olivier, in possibly his greatest film performance, in a tale of obsessive passion. No, it’s not “Wuthering Heights.” I’m talking about 1952’s “Carrie,” based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel, “Sister Carrie.” What read more

5 things I love about 5 Katharine Hepburn movies On May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Today is Katharine Hepburn’s birthday. And like every year for the past 10 years, I am having a marathon to celebrate. And of course,  I couldn& read more

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger TCM/Running Press, 2017 When I received Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in my media swag bag for TCM Classic Film Festival, I didn't pay the book muc read more

Love Old and New (Shamisen to ootobai) Directed by Masahiro Shinoda Written by Takao Yanai; story by Matsutaro Kawaguchi 1961/Japan Shochiku Eiga First viewing/FilmStruck   My grandparents had to live their way out of one world and into another, or into several others, making new out of old read more

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

Happy 90th Birthday Sidney Poitier! A Blogathon Celebration! “The time has come for closing books and long last looks must end. And as I leave, I know that I am leaving my best friend… a friend who taught me right from wrong — and weak from strong — that’s a lot to learn… But, what can read more

Most readers of Carole & Co. know that for the past several years, I've opened every entry with a photo of Carole Lombard. Today, I'm making a rare exception...and not because that's me in the pic above. Rather, it's because it was the first time I met Francine York, a splendid actress and even bett read more

Most readers of Carole & Co. know that for the past several years, I've opened every entry with a photo of Carole Lombard. Today, I'm making a rare exception...and not because that's me in the pic above. Rather, it's because it was the first time I met Francine York, a splendid actress and even bett read more

Debbie Reynolds made me love the movies I grew up going to the movies. I’m old enough to remember a time when movies didn’t have ratings. When I was young, it was completely acceptable for a group of grade-school-age kids to go the movies without any adult supervision. Often on the read more

I hate to love Bruno, but I do! Strangers on a Train (1951), masterfully directed by Alfred Hitchcock, tells the story of two men who meet by happenstance on a train, and wind up wholly intertwined in each other’s lives. Especially after one of them murders the wife of the other. The film contains read more

The Love Witch, now in theaters, will get a lot of attention for its brightly-colored retro look, but it is perhaps most striking for the way it revels in the rarely explored female point of view. A visual throwback with modern ideas about love, romance and their navigation by women and men, it does read more

The Case of the Lost Love is a rather charmless Perry Mason outing. Jean Simmons is an old flame of Raymond Burr’s and he ends up defending her ungrateful husband (Gene Barry). Simmons and Burr have some chemistry as Lost Love establishes their history, but the movie’s so technically inept, it neve read more

Today, I'm reviewing Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Love Me or Leave Me (1955), starring Doris Day as torch singer Ruth Etting. Here's what you need to know about Love Me or Leave Me (1955), which was just released on Blu-ray by the good folks at Warner Archive. The Director:  read more

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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Live a Little, Love a Littl read more

Great films of 1939: "Love Affair" October 1 at the Daystar Center Great films of 1939: Love Affair Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: October 1, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Love Affair (1939) is the original romance di read more

Thoughts on Without Love (1945) On September 20, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Lately, I’ve been trying to watch movies that I haven’t watched in a long time. So, last night I saw Without Love (1945) for the first time in maybe three or four read more

In addition to a gallery of memorable performances, actor Charles Laughton’s cinematic legacy includes one fling with directing—but oh what a fling it is! The Night of the Hunter is a haunting, poetic film that explores themes ranging from the battle between good and evil to the propensi read more