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In the opening designs of Only Yesterday, the New York Stock Exchange is encapsulated by its usual hubbub only to hit the skids of pandemonium when the market crashes. We’re talking about the Big Crash of 1929. It plays as the backdrop to our story, very much functioning as current events. Th read more

The majority of movies have to fight to earn our allegiance. However, Yesterday really does have a foolproof premise because, from the outset, it can bank on a viewership who will already have memories crowded with the Beatles and as the Fab Four play a key role in the story, you already have a huge read more

...Carole Lombard left Los Angeles for what would be the last time.This photo apparently was taken at Union Station on Jan. 12, 1942 -- that's certainly the outfit Lombard wore on her productive but ill-fated war bond tour -- but who's the man with her? I have since learned he's Howard D. Mills, sta read more

A while after we’d first moved into our current house, about twenty years ago, we discovered that what we’d assumed to be a bit of solid wall in the living room was a much-painted-over built-in storage chest, so to speak. Once we got the thing open it proved to be full of books, jammed read more

Only Yesterday’s opening images resonate with me because of their sheer familiarity. The reflections of urban life in a skyscraper. Office buildings with desks, computers, copy machines. All those necessities of the modern working world.  This is the personification of the status quo that man read more

Amor Eterno / The Road to Yesterday (1925) Dois casais com problemas. O que eles podem fazer para solucioná-los? Bem, se você pensou em analisar vidas passadas, está correto – e também de acordo com o diretor e produtor Cecil B. DeMille e a roteirista Jeanie Macpherson, porque é read more

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri oggi domani) Directed by Vittorio de Sica Written by Eduardo De Felippo, Cesare Zavattini, et al 1963/Italy/France Compagnia Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia First viewing/Netflix rental Three comic tales starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroian read more

I've always had a lot of respect for Peter Bogdanovich, both as a filmmaker and as a custodian of film history. When many of the great directors were still alive, he befriended these legends and recorded their thoughts for future generations. He would also pay tribute to the style and stars of class read more

A few days ago, as I spent a sick afternoon at home, I was pleased to discover the delightful Born Yesterday (1950) playing on TCM. This is a movie that has always fascinated me–Judy Holliday’s performance as the dim-witted Billie Dawn won her an Oscar for the Best Actress of 1950, in read more

An actress so gorgeous walking down the street cemented her status as an A-list actress it’s remarkable how humble an actress like Sophia Loren is. In most autobiographies humility sounds artificial but Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life forsakes the humble brag mentality in favor of a lyrica read more

Happy Birthday (Yesterday)! August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante To begin our Sunday With Loretta, here is a pic shared from the LY facebook page. It’s Mama Loretta with baby Chris Lewis, whose birthday was yesterday. We shall have more of the f read more

Born Yesterday Directed by George Cukor Written by Albert Mannheimer from a play by Garson Kanin 1949/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing/my DVD collection   Billie Dawn: DOUBLE NEGATIVE! Right? Think what you will about the line-up for the 1949 Best Actress Oscars.  It is impos read more

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Any text in yellow tells you about what was cut Inside the tunnel complex the image area Doug spoke of suddenly comes alive. Senator Clark, who is busy reading, is alerted by General Kirk. They all see a sh read more

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Edited March 18 2015 Jiggs takes the two briefcases each man has been carrying for security purposes. Doug invites the senator to take a look over the railing of the bridge they are on. With a certain amount read more

All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Edited March 18 2015 Dr. Tony Newman, is a man with a slim built and dark hair. Even though he is a doctor in his field, he is extremely passionate about his work. He believes in what he is doing. When we f read more

"Don't get logical with me. This is a running and jumping show."                                        & read more

This is the lightest of any De Sica film I had seen up until this point and interestingly enough it was split up into three narratives. The first one follows a woman who continually gets pregnant in order to avoid going to jail, but after seven kids, the toll is too much on her jaded husband. Needle read more

This is the lightest of any De Sica film I had seen up until this point and interestingly enough it was split up into three narratives. The first one follows a woman who continually gets pregnant in order to avoid going to jail, but after seven kids, the toll is too much on her jaded husband. Needle read more

A swirling combination of furs, cigarettes, cocktails, mascara, and long, searching glances - this extraordinary combination of Pre-Code clips and the music of Florence + the Machine combines as well as anything I've ever seen to answer the question:  Why does one so love film? Movie clipfests read more

A swirling combination of furs, cigarettes, cocktails, mascara, and long, searching glances - this extraordinary combination of Pre-Code clips and the music of Florence + the Machine combines as well as anything I've ever seen to answer the question:  Why does one so love film? Movie clipfests read more