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Let's Go to Witch Mountain!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 26, 2018
Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards.
Newcomers Tony and his sister Tia don't blend in with the other children at the Pine Woods orphanage. That will happen when you have telepathic, telekinetic, and clairvoyant powers. The two siblings try to hide their extrasensory abilities, although Tony ob read more
Let's Go to Witch Mountain!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 26, 2018
Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards.
Newcomers Tony and his sister Tia don't blend in with the other children at the Pine Woods orphanage. That will happen when you have telepathic, telekinetic, and clairvoyant powers. The two siblings try to hide their extrasensory abilities, although Tony ob read more
Celebrate National Classic Movie Day with our Comfort Movie Blogathon!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 21, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, the Classic Film & TV Cafe is celebrating National Classic Movie Day on May 16th by hosting a blogathon. This year, we're shining the spotlight on those special movies that bring us comfort during those times when we most need it.
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Celebrate National Classic Movie Day with our Comfort Movie Blogathon!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 21, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, the Classic Film & TV Cafe is celebrating National Classic Movie Day on May 16th by hosting a blogathon. This year, we're shining the spotlight on those special movies that bring us comfort during those times when we most need it.
Recovering from the flu? Didn't read more
Walt Disney's The Shaggy Dog
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 19, 2018
Fred MacMurray and his shaggy, car-driving co-star.
In hindsight, The Shaggy Dog (1959) was a landmark Disney film. After all, this amusing comedy perfected the formula for the contemporary live-action family films produced by the studio for the next twenty years. It was also the first of Fred MacM read more
Walt Disney's The Shaggy Dog
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 19, 2018
Fred MacMurray and his shaggy, car-driving co-star.
In hindsight, The Shaggy Dog (1959) was a landmark Disney film. After all, this amusing comedy perfected the formula for the contemporary live-action family films produced by the studio for the next twenty years. It was also the first of Fred MacM read more
Michael Caine Attends a Funeral in Berlin
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 13, 2018
In this 1966 follow-up to the previous year's Ipcress File, Michael Caine returns as Cockney thief-turned-spy Harry Palmer. The bespectacled Palmer still works for British intelligence and he's gotten a promotion. The bad news is that he remains on a suspended prison sentence and needs an interest-f read more
Michael Caine Attends a Funeral in Berlin
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 13, 2018
In this 1966 follow-up to the previous year's Ipcress File, Michael Caine returns as Cockney thief-turned-spy Harry Palmer. The bespectacled Palmer still works for British intelligence and he's gotten a promotion. The bad news is that he remains on a suspended prison sentence and needs an interest-f read more
Disney's The Island at the Top of the World
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 12, 2018
In London 1907, businessman Sir Anthony Ross (Donald Sinden) convinces Professor Ivarsson (David Hartman) from the University of Minnesota to accompany him on an expedition to the Arctic. Sir Anthony's mission is to find his son, David, who was lost somewhere near the legendary Graveyard of the Whal read more
Disney's The Island at the Top of the World
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 12, 2018
In London 1907, businessman Sir Anthony Ross (Donald Sinden) convinces Professor Ivarsson (David Hartman) from the University of Minnesota to accompany him on an expedition to the Arctic. Sir Anthony's mission is to find his son, David, who was lost somewhere near the legendary Graveyard of the Whal read more
Steve McQueen Makes Use of the Honeymoon Machine
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 7, 2018
Steve McQueen as Fergie.
Before he played a sailor in The Sand Pebbles and gambled for high stakes in The Cincinnati Kid, Steve McQueen starred as a Naval officer gambling for big bucks in The Honeymoon Machine (1961). But whereas the later films were "A" list dramas, The Honeymoon M read more
Steve McQueen Makes Use of the Honeymoon Machine
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 7, 2018
Steve McQueen as Fergie.
Before he played a sailor in The Sand Pebbles and gambled for high stakes in The Cincinnati Kid, Steve McQueen starred as a Naval officer gambling for big bucks in The Honeymoon Machine (1961). But whereas the later films were "A" list dramas, The Honeymoon M read more
Walt Disney's Pollyanna
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 5, 2018
Hayley Mills as Pollyanna.
Impeccably produced and exceedingly well cast, Pollyanna ranks as Walt Disney's finest live-action children's film. Set in 1913, it tells the story of 12-old-year Pollyanna Whittier, an eternally-optimistic orphan who comes to live with her stern aunt in the pictures read more
Walt Disney's Pollyanna
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 5, 2018
Hayley Mills as Pollyanna.
Impeccably produced and exceedingly well cast, Pollyanna ranks as Walt Disney's finest live-action children's film. Set in 1913, it tells the story of 12-old-year Pollyanna Whittier, an eternally-optimistic orphan who comes to live with her stern aunt in the pictures read more
My Favorite Movie Theaters (What Are Yours?)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 28, 2018
As I compiled this list of my favorite movie theaters, I realized my choices were driven largely by what I saw where and with whom. Naturally, the emphasis is on cinemas located in cities where I lived (or visited often). Perhaps, you have been to some of these theaters or ones like them. More impor read more
My Favorite Movie Theaters (What Are Yours?)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 28, 2018
As I compiled this list of my favorite movie theaters, I realized my choices were driven largely by what I saw where and with whom. Naturally, the emphasis is on cinemas located in cities where I lived (or visited often). Perhaps, you have been to some of these theaters or ones like them. More impor read more
Rio Lobo--Howard Hawks' Sad Farewell
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 26, 2018
Howard Hawks' last film gets off to a rip-roaring start with a small band of Confederate soldiers hijacking a Union train carrying a gold shipment. Cord McNally (John Wayne), a Yankee colonel, takes off in pursuit of the Rebels, but is quickly captured. Surprisingly, he bonds with two of his captors read more
Rio Lobo--Howard Hawks' Sad Farewell
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 26, 2018
Howard Hawks' last film gets off to a rip-roaring start with a small band of Confederate soldiers hijacking a Union train carrying a gold shipment. Cord McNally (John Wayne), a Yankee colonel, takes off in pursuit of the Rebels, but is quickly captured. Surprisingly, he bonds with two of his captors read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (February 2018)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 21, 2018
Take a break from the Winter Olympics and test your movie and TV knowledge!
What do Ava and Vanna have in common?
You will be given a pair or trio of films or performers. Your task is to find the common connection. It could be anything--two stars who acted in the same movie, two movies that shar read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (February 2018)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 21, 2018
Take a break from the Winter Olympics and test your movie and TV knowledge!
What do Ava and Vanna have in common?
You will be given a pair or trio of films or performers. Your task is to find the common connection. It could be anything--two stars who acted in the same movie, two movies that shar read more