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Red Wind (1995 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 24, 2016
US / 60 minutes / color with bw credits / Mirage, Propaganda, Showtime Dir: Agnieszka Holland Pr: Stuart Cornfeld, William Horberg Scr: Alan Trustman Story: “Red Wind” (1938 Dime Detective) by Raymond Chandler Cine: Robert Brinkmann Cast: Danny Glover, Kelly Lynch, Dan Hedaya, Ron Rifkin, Miguel read more
REBLOG: Countdown Nearly: Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 19, 2015
oooThis site’s essay from a few weeks ago about Whistle Down the Wind (1961) has been reblogged at the prestigious website Wonders in the Dark. I’m obviously much honored. Wonders in the Dark The British gem ‘Whistle Down the Wind” came very close to making the Greatest Childhood/Adolesc read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND ( 1956 )
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Sep 20, 2015
STAR OF THE MONTH: LAUREN BACALL. When Douglas Sirk is credited to a production you can guarantee that your in for a treat. Sirk who displayed prolific detail in capturing strong emotions abounded with people that were often plagued with mental illness or alcoholism problems highly excelled in the read more
Rock and Dorothy Write It in the Dusty Wind; Leslie Caron Can't Replace Doris
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 17, 2015
Dorothy Malone may have won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Written on the Wind (1956), but Rock Hudson benefited more from the film's success. Along with Giant (1956) and his Jane Wyman pairings, Written on the Wind propelled Hudson into a major star. Thus, he was at the peak of read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND ( 1957 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Sep 16, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN BACALL When Lauren Bacall looks at you, or gives you her side-eye glance, brothers and sisters…you are done! Her eyes are scorching laser beams, slicing through you like butter. Her gravelly voice can be commanding, withering or mesmerizingly sultry. When she died las read more
Book Review--The Making of The Other Side of the Wind: Orson Welles's Last Movie
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 18, 2015
Orson Welles began filming The Other Side of the Wind in 1970. He died fifteen years later, the film incomplete. It was to be his masterpiece, as important to him as Citizen Kane (1941), if not more so. The Making of The Other Side of the Wind, reveals the whole fascinating, frustrating story of its read more
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 31, 2015
UK / 96 minutes / bw / Beaver, Allied Film Makers, Rank Dir: Bryan Forbes Pr: Richard Attenborough Scr: Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall Story: Whistle Down the Wind (1959) by Mary Hayley Bell Cine: Arthur Ibbetson Cast: Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Alan Bates, Diane Holgate, Alan Barnes, Roy Holder, Bar read more
Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack: ‘Something in the Wind’ (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 20, 2015
Mary Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a radio singer and disc jockey for WFBO.
One morning, she gets called into a meeting with the very wealthy Donald Read (John Dall), head of Read Industries. In a case of mistaken identity, Donald believes that Mary was the mistress of Henry, his recently-deceased gran read more
Inherit the Wind (1960, Stanley Kramer)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 20, 2015
A lot of Inherit the Wind is about ideas and not small ones, but big ones. Director Kramer is careful with how big he lets the film get with these ideas, because even though Inherit the Wind is about Darwin vs. the Bible as its biggest idea, the smaller ideas are the more significant ones. And when read more
Written on the Wind (1956)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 29, 2015
Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr read more
Written on the Wind (1956)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 29, 2015
Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr read more
THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Dec 21, 2014
Well folks, I’m up to my third review for November’s installment of Random Movies Month” to be showcased on Monty and Desiree’s website. Today I thought I would feature another great Lillian Gish silent “The Wind”. A perennial silent classic that doesn’t get read more
The Supporting Players of Gone With the Wind: Evelyn Keyes
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Dec 1, 2014
Evelyn Keyes as Suellen O'Hara
Evelyn Keyes will always be remembered as Scarlett O'Hara's little sister, but she was a talented actress and dancer in her own right.
Keyes was one of the few native Southerners in the Gone With the Wind (1939) cast. She was born on Nov. 20, 1916, in Port Arthur, T read more
The Supporting Players of Gone With the Wind: Barbara O'Neil
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Nov 25, 2014
Barbara O'Neil as Ellen Robillard O'Hara
American actress Barbara O'Neil played many matriarchs in her 30 year career, but she is perhaps most famous for playing Scarlett O'Hara's mother in Gone With the Wind.
O'Neil was born on July 17, 1910, in St. Louis. She always loved theater and after g read more
Supporting Players of Gone With the Wind: Thomas Mitchell
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Nov 18, 2014
Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O'Hara
Legendary character actor Thomas Mitchell appeared in five classic films in 1939, but he is perhaps best remembered today for playing Scarlett O'Hara's father in Gone With the Wind.
Like Scarlett, Mitchell was the child of Irish immigrants. He was born July 11, 18 read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 9, 2014
For my second movie review for November’s installment of “Random Movies Month” to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website, I’m reviewing Douglas Sirk’s famous masterpiece “Written On The Wind”. One of my favorite movies, which offers a stellar cast read more
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 8, 2014
Well I’ve finally watched this movie. After hearing so much talk about this film from other people, I decided to give it my first viewing last night. I can see why I took so long to watch this. The whole film was execrable, and basically just a bunch of hokum. Alan Bates plays the convicted wi read more
HMWYBS: Gone With The Wind (Part 1)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 20, 2014
“With God as my witness, I’ll never go hungry again!” It’s a good line for an act one closer. In fact, it’s a good line for a film closer. Gone With The Wind could easily have stopped right at this moment and been considered a beautiful, sentimental film. (Yes, also read more
Which Critters Will Actually Wind Up Overtaking Mankind? And Which Already Have?
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jul 14, 2014
One of the more interesting aspects of the current Planet of the Apes series (though it’s more troublesome in a way with the first movie than the latest, where the conflicts are as much intra-species as they are inter-) is that in many ways the audience is asked to side with and put our sympat read more
Which Critters Will Actually Wind Up Overtaking Mankind? And Which Already Have?
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jul 14, 2014
One of the more interesting aspects of the current Planet of the Apes series (though it’s more troublesome in a way with the first movie than the latest, where the conflicts are as much intra-species as they are inter-) is that in many ways the audience is asked to side with and put our sympat read more