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Gift Ideas for the Classic Film & TV Fan
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 20, 2016
For the last seven years, we've published a list of our favorite gift ideas for classic television and movie fans. It's typically one of our most popular posts of the year. So, without further ado, here are our choices for 2016:
1. Kirk Douglas: The Centennial Collection. This boxed set is a great read more
Gift Ideas for the Classic Film & TV Fan
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 20, 2016
For the last seven years, we've published a list of our favorite gift ideas for classic television and movie fans. It's typically one of our most popular posts of the year. So, without further ado, here are our choices for 2016:
1. Kirk Douglas: The Centennial Collection. This boxed set is a great read more
The Five Best Episodes of "The Defenders" (Season 1)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 17, 2016
Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall.
The Defenders is frequently listed as one of the finest television dramas of the 1960s. The series' first season, released on DVD last summer by Shout Factory, confirms that its reputation is for real. There's not a lemon among the 32 episodes. E.G. Marshall and read more
The Five Best Episodes of "The Defenders" (Season 1)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 17, 2016
Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall.
The Defenders is frequently listed as one of the finest television dramas of the 1960s. The series' first season, released on DVD last summer by Shout Factory, confirms that its reputation is for real. There's not a lemon among the 32 episodes. E.G. Marshall and read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (Nov 2016)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 14, 2016
Lloyd Bridges and Jacqueline Bisset.
You know the rules! 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 share a common theme, etc. As always, don't answer all the questions so read more
The Movie-TV Connection Game (Nov 2016)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 14, 2016
Lloyd Bridges and Jacqueline Bisset.
You know the rules! 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 share a common theme, etc. As always, don't answer all the questions so read more
Little Shop of Horrors: The People-Eating Plant Musical
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 10, 2016
Rick Moranis in one of his best roles.
It is undoubtedly the funniest musical ever made about a soul-singing, people-eating, six-foot plant from outer space. Never mind that it's the only movie that fits into that one-of-a-kind genre, 1986's Little Shop of Horrors ranks alongside the unde read more
Little Shop of Horrors: The People-Eating Plant Musical
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 10, 2016
Rick Moranis in one of his best roles.
It is undoubtedly the funniest musical ever made about a soul-singing, people-eating, six-foot plant from outer space. Never mind that it's the only movie that fits into that one-of-a-kind genre, 1986's Little Shop of Horrors ranks alongside the unde read more
Hollywood Optimism vs. British Reality
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 7, 2016
Within the last week, I watched two films I hadn't seen in many years: the 1937 Shirley Temple vehicle Wee Willie Winkie and the 1959 British crime drama Sapphire. It would be difficult to find two films so distinctly different in every way. And yet, these films share a common theme: prejudice. Pred read more
Hollywood Optimism vs. British Reality
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 7, 2016
Within the last week, I watched two films I hadn't seen in many years: the 1937 Shirley Temple vehicle Wee Willie Winkie and the 1959 British crime drama Sapphire. It would be difficult to find two films so distinctly different in every way. And yet, these films share a common theme: prejudice. Pred read more
Gene Hackman Looks for Meaning in "Night Moves" (Me, too)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 3, 2016
There are certain movies I feel compelled to watch periodically--even though I've seen them and know they will disappoint me again. One such film is Michael Crichton's Looker, which I've reviewed for this blog, and another is Arthur Penn's Night Moves. Both films have impressive pedigrees, with Cric read more
Gene Hackman Looks for Meaning in "Night Moves" (Me, too)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Nov 3, 2016
There are certain movies I feel compelled to watch periodically--even though I've seen them and know they will disappoint me again. One such film is Michael Crichton's Looker, which I've reviewed for this blog, and another is Arthur Penn's Night Moves. Both films have impressive pedigrees, with Cric read more
Crowhaven Farm: A Creepy Made-for-TV Tale
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 29, 2016
When her cousin Henry dies in a car accident soon after inheriting Crowhaven Farm, Maggie Porter becomes the estate's new owner. She and her husband Ben move to the rural New England property. He hopes to find success as a painter and Maggie accepts a position as a legal secretary to the town's hand read more
Crowhaven Farm: A Creepy Made-for-TV Tale
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 29, 2016
When her cousin Henry dies in a car accident soon after inheriting Crowhaven Farm, Maggie Porter becomes the estate's new owner. She and her husband Ben move to the rural New England property. He hopes to find success as a painter and Maggie accepts a position as a legal secretary to the town's hand read more
The Old Dark House: "It's not good to be frightened on an empty tummy"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 26, 2016
Fenella Fielding and Tom Poston.
William Castle's 1963 adaptation of J.B. Priestley's novel Benighted has little to do with the book or James Whales' 1932 film version. Screenwriter Robert Dillon jettisons the original premise of a group of travelers forced to spend the night in the ancestral home read more
The Old Dark House: "It's not good to be frightened on an empty tummy"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 26, 2016
Fenella Fielding and Tom Poston.
William Castle's 1963 adaptation of J.B. Priestley's novel Benighted has little to do with the book or James Whales' 1932 film version. Screenwriter Robert Dillon jettisons the original premise of a group of travelers forced to spend the night in the ancestral home read more
We Describe the Movie...You Name It! (Halloween Month Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 23, 2016
It's been a long time since we played this game at the Cafe! The objective is simple: We offer a short, sometimes vague, description of a movie and you have to name it. As always, please don't answer more than three questions per day, so others can play.
1. Famous outlaw's chum is turned into a mon read more
We Describe the Movie...You Name It! (Halloween Month Edition)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 23, 2016
It's been a long time since we played this game at the Cafe! The objective is simple: We offer a short, sometimes vague, description of a movie and you have to name it. As always, please don't answer more than three questions per day, so others can play.
1. Famous outlaw's chum is turned into a mon read more
ABC Movie of the Week: How Awful About Allan
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 20, 2016
Allan discovers the blaze...too late.
Allan (Anthony Perkins) has spent eight months in a state hospital, being treated for the trauma caused by a fire that killed his father and scarred his sister. You see, Allan left the paint cans and thinner by the heater that caused the inferno. Physically, th read more
ABC Movie of the Week: How Awful About Allan
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 20, 2016
Allan discovers the blaze...too late.
Allan (Anthony Perkins) has spent eight months in a state hospital, being treated for the trauma caused by a fire that killed his father and scarred his sister. You see, Allan left the paint cans and thinner by the heater that caused the inferno. Physically, th read more