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John Wayne in 3D in Hondo!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 1, 2023
John Wayne as Hondo.
With John Wayne's 1953 3D Western Hondo, you actually get two movies in one. The first is an interesting love story between an tough dispatch rider for the U.S. Cavalry and a lonely woman--with a worthless husband--who operates a ranch deep in Apache territory. The second "movi read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Burt Lancaster Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 16, 2023
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film that starred Burt Lancaster and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be read more
Seven Classic Made-for-TV Movies...that you can watch for free!
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 3, 2023
In an interview in its February 2023 newsletter CMBA Today, the Classic Movie Blog Association asked me an intriguing question: "If you could program a perfect day of classic movies for TCM, what would be the seven films on your schedule?"I tried to think of seven movies I'd like to see again as wel read more
Goodnight, My Love: A Made-for-TV Film Noir
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 20, 2023
The ABC Movie of the Week was unique among made-for-TV movie franchises in that its films spanned a wide variety of genres. It presented family dramas, thrillers, comedies, horror pictures, and even a kung fu movie. One of its most unusual efforts was Peter Hyams' homage to film noirs: Goodnigh read more
'80s Flashback: Trouble in Little China and Vampires in Santa Carla
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Mar 13, 2023
Kurt Russell as Jack Burton.Big Trouble in Little China (1986). This fourth collaboration between Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter is a mildly diverting martial arts fantasy--which has nevertheless attracted a strong cult following. Russell stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking tru read more
The Movie Quote Game (Film Noir Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 27, 2023
This month, we're focusing on quotes from film noir. We will list a quote from a famous film noir and ask you to name it. Try to answer these questions on your own without resorting to Google searches. As always, please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. If yo read more
Life of a Downhill Racer
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Feb 13, 2023
Redford as David Chappellet.My favorite sport in the Winter Olympics has been downhill racing ever since I saw Downhill Racer (1969) on network television as a teenager. The high speeds, the sound of the skis whooshing across the snow, and the images of skiers sailing over bumps in the cou read more
Drama Among the Country Club Set in Banning
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 30, 2023
Wagner as Mike Banning.Banning (1967) often gets categorized as a golf movie--heck, it was even shown on the Golf Channel at one time. It does involve golfing, particularly during the climax, but the reality is that Banning is the equivalent of a big screen soap opera--and I mean that as a read more
Futureworld: When Sequels Are Unnecessary
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 23, 2023
At the end of Michael Crichton's Westworld (1973), the androids at Delos, a high-tech amusement park, went amok and killed dozens of guests. Futureword (1976) picks up two years later. One would have thought that the deaths and injuries to almost 150 customers and staff would have ban read more
The Brass Bottle: A Comfort Comedy with a Genie and a Future Jeannie
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 16, 2023
Burl Ives as a genie in The Brass Bottle.The 1960s may have been the last decade where the "comfort comedy" reigned supreme at the box office. That may have to do, in large part, with the number of comedic actors working at the time. Veteran stars like Doris Day, Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Bob H read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Westerns Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jan 2, 2023
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Western film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1. Look read more
Revisiting John Ford's The Searchers
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 19, 2022
John Wayne as Ethan.A few months ago, I hosted a Classic Western Films Tournament on Twitter, in which The Searchers (in a series of close contests) was crowned champion. The outpouring of passionate support for John Ford's 1956 classic inspired me to revisit a movie I hadn't seen in several de read more
Ranking Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Movies from Best to Worst
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 12, 2022
1. Magnum Force (1973) - The best-written Dirty Harry film finds Harry trying to track down vigilantes intent on cleaning up the streets of San Francisco. The screenplay by future directors John Milius and Michael Cimino minimizes subplots and comes the closest to an actual mystery (though the read more
Bud, Lou, and the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 5, 2022
Buck Privates, the 1941 comedy that made stars of Abbott and Costello, doesn't rank among the team's best films (e.g., A&C Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Time of Their Lives). Still, that's to be somewhat expected since Bud and Lou aren't even top-billed in the cast. Lee read more
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Doris Day Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 28, 2022
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a Doris Day film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1. Pa read more
Classic Film Photo of the Week
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 20, 2022
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Rock Hudson and Doris Day are awarded Golden Globes in 1963 as "World Film Favorites." read more
Caprice: A Bad Day for Doris
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 15, 2022
The 1960s was an uneven decade for Doris Day, beginning with some of her best films and ending with some of her worst. The former include Lover Come Back, That Touch of Mink, and The Thrill of It All. The worst include Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? and the subject of today's review: read more
A Halloween Vampire Movie Marathon
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 31, 2022
Count Orlock's shadow in Nosferatu.Celebrate this Halloween with seven bloodsucking chillers and a miniseries featuring a variety of vampires! You'll have to start early in the morning to cram in all the capes, stakes, and heartaches (get it?). We recommend watching the movies in the order below and read more
Three Coins in the Fountain: Lookin' for Love
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 24, 2022
Louis Jourdan and Maggie McNamara.Time has not been kind to Three Coins in the Fountain, a 1954 blockbuster that earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination. What may have once seemed fresh, colorful, and romantic now comes across as lightweight, sluggish, and a little condescending to its three female p read more
Disney Takes on a Children's Classic and a Spooky Washington Irving Tale
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 17, 2022
Mr. Toad--in disguise--and friends.Released in 1949, Walt Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad consists of two half-hour animated shorts strung together for a theatrical release. The connecting device is simply that each featurette boasts a memorable character from literature.&n read more