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Mirage; Fata Morgana, a Step Above the Thriller Horizon: Starring Gregory Peck

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2015

  Mirage Menagerie of thoughts: Mirage, 1965, a Universal release is often likened to a Hitchcock film. For better or worse, with regards to audience expectations, Mirage, clearly works and has much of the Hitchcockian atmosphere to it; especially, with reference to Spellbound and North by Nor read more

Mirage; Fata Morgana, a Step Above the Thriller Horizon: Starring Gregory Peck

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2015

  Mirage Menagerie of thoughts: Mirage, 1965, a Universal release is often likened to a Hitchcock film. For better or worse, with regards to audience expectations, Mirage, clearly works and has much of the Hitchcockian atmosphere to it; especially, with reference to Spellbound and North by Nor read more

Prudence the Pirate, 1916, Lost in the Celluloid Sea

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 20, 2015

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Prudence the Pirate, 1916, Lost in the Celluloid Sea

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 20, 2015

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Prudence the Pirate, 1916, Lost in the Celluloid Sea

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 20, 2015

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Crack in the World, Opened April 15, 1965: Enhanced Question-Mark?

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 15, 2015

  A Crack In The World was the first movie that scared me; it was everything that a nerdy young boy could want in a Sci-Fi film: action, destruction, mayhem, science, (did I mention destruction), and intelligent heroes. In CITW the villains are not so much malevolent as they are stubborn, self read more

Crack in the World, Opened April 15, 1965: Enhanced Question-Mark?

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 15, 2015

  A Crack In The World was the first movie that scared me; it was everything that a nerdy young boy could want in a Sci-Fi film: action, destruction, mayhem, science, (did I mention destruction), and intelligent heroes. In CITW the villains are not so much malevolent as they are stubborn, self read more

Crack in the World, Opened April 15, 1965: Enhanced Question-Mark?

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 15, 2015

  A Crack In The World was the first movie that scared me; it was everything that a nerdy young boy could want in a Sci-Fi film: action, destruction, mayhem, science, (did I mention destruction), and intelligent heroes. In CITW the villains are not so much malevolent as they are stubborn, self read more

Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 1, 2015

Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Author’s Note: I find it surprising that no extensive description has been written about Mr. Otis Turner; especially as we consider his important position in Hollywood history. To be sure, the name of Otis Turner has been seen in read more

Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 1, 2015

Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Author’s Note: I find it surprising that no extensive description has been written about Mr. Otis Turner; especially as we consider his important position in Hollywood history. To be sure, the name of Otis Turner has been seen in read more

Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Apr 1, 2015

Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Author’s Note: I find it surprising that no extensive description has been written about Mr. Otis Turner; especially as we consider his important position in Hollywood history. To be sure, the name of Otis Turner has been seen in read more

Huston, We Don’t Have a Problem! Congratulations to Walter and to his son John Huston for their Oscars! On March 24, 1949

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 24, 2015

Walter Huston and son John   Walter Huston won for Best Supporting Actor while son John Huston took home honors for Best Director and Best Screenplay, both men gaining their Academy Awards for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; the first and only father and son winners in the same year and for read more

Huston, We Don’t Have a Problem! Congratulations to Walter and to his son John Huston for their Oscars! On March 24, 1949

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 24, 2015

Walter Huston and son John   Walter Huston won for Best Supporting Actor while son John Huston took home honors for Best Director and Best Screenplay, both men gaining their Academy Awards for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; the first and only father and son winners in the same year and for read more

Huston, We Don’t Have a Problem! Congratulations to Walter and to his son John Huston for their Oscars! On March 24, 1949

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 24, 2015

Walter Huston and son John   Walter Huston won for Best Supporting Actor while son John Huston took home honors for Best Director and Best Screenplay, both men gaining their Academy Awards for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; the first and only father and son winners in the same year and for read more

Edna Maison, at Home in the Rarefied Aria of Opera and Silver Screen

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 20, 2015

Edna Maison; Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Maison, Maison Carmen Edna K. Maisonave[1] (Masion, Mason, Masonave, Maysonave, Malsonave) was born on August 17, 1886, (not in 1892 is as so popularly quoted) in San Francisco, California to Peter (Pierre) Maisonave a read more

Edna Maison, at Home in the Rarefied Aria of Opera and Silver Screen

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 20, 2015

Edna Maison; Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Maison, Maison Carmen Edna K. Maisonave[1] (Masion, Mason, Masonave, Maysonave, Malsonave) was born on August 17, 1886, (not in 1892 is as so popularly quoted) in San Francisco, California to Peter (Pierre) Maisonave a read more

Edna Maison, at Home in the Rarefied Aria of Opera and Silver Screen

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 20, 2015

Edna Maison; Picture Player Camera Men’s Ball Souvenir Program, 1914   Maison, Maison Carmen Edna K. Maisonave[1] (Masion, Mason, Masonave, Maysonave, Malsonave) was born on August 17, 1886, (not in 1892 is as so popularly quoted) in San Francisco, California to Peter (Pierre) Maisonave a read more

Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more
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