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Stage Fright: Hitchcock, Lovely Ducks, and a Controversial Flashback
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 29, 2012
Spoiler Alert: The following review reveals the film's ending.
As the film that preceded Hitchcock's "comeback" classic Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright (1950) is typically glossed over in the famed director's filmography. While it's true that it doesn't rank with his masterpieces (e.g., Ve read more
Michele Monro Talks with the Cafe about "The Singer's Singer: The Life and Music of Matt Monro" (Part 2)
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 25, 2012
Freddie Garrity, Matt Monro, and
Dusty Springfield.
This is the second part of our interview with Michele Monro, daughter of British singer Matt Monro. Michele sat down recently to chat with the Cafe about her new biography of her father, who recorded classic hits likes "My Kind of Girl" and sang o read more
Michele Monro Talks with the Cafe about "The Singer's Singer: The Life and Music of Matt Monro"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 23, 2012
Michele Monro, daughter of British singer Matt Monro, sat down recently to chat with the Cafe about her new biography of her father. Famous for 1960s hit records such as "Portrait of My Love" and "My Kind of Girl," Matt Monro was also widely known for singing on the soundtracks to films like Born Fr read more
Classic Cult Movies A to Z
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 19, 2012
What's a cult movie? Let's skip the formal definitions and focus on five common attributes: (1) a cult film wasn't a a success--with audiences or critics--when first released; (2) it has since acquired a fan base that champions it; (3) it features an offbeat plot, theme, or visual style; (4) it feat read more
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 16, 2012
"I made them what are today--though I had to be murdered first."
Thomasina--complete with bib.
This opening line to The Three Lives of Thomasina is spoken by the title character, an orange tabby cat who begins her life with the MacDhui family in Scotland circa 1912. Thomasina belo read more
Sark and Rick Discuss Brian De Palma's "Body Double"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 13, 2012
This post is being republished as part of ClassicBecky's and Dorian's The Best Hitchcock Movies (That Hitchcock Never Made) blogathon. Click here to read other entries in the blogathon.
This discussion of Body Double (1984) between film fans from different generations assumes that you’ve seen read more
Summer Magic: Burl Ives Invites You to the Ugly Bug Ball
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 11, 2012
It's more of an ensemble film thansuggested by the poster!
Hayley Mills' fourth Walt Disney picture was a footnote in both her career and the Disney filmography for many years. Certainly, it pales in comparison to stellar Disney-Hayley collaborations like Pollyanna and The Parent Trap. There's no s read more
10 Classic Film Things to Do This Month
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 9, 2012
Get out the BIG can of bug spray!
1. Make a pest control company employee watch Them! on TCM (July 11th, 10:00 AM EDT) and ask: "Could you get rid of those ants?" (Another option is show them The Naked Jungle, where quantity--not size--is the concern.)
2. Host a family reunion cook-out and r read more
Hayley Mills Times Two in "The Parent Trap"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 6, 2012
Following the delightful Pollyanna (1960), Hayley Mills and writer-director David Swift teamed up again for The Parent Trap, Disney’s best live-action comedy. The gimmick of having Hayley play twins was achieved through then-innovative use of traveling mattes and split screens. It works amazin read more
Walt Disney's The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jul 4, 2012
Walt Disney began making films in Great Britain in the 1950s as a way to use "frozen funds." The studio had amassed strong sales from its products during the 1940s. However, Britain's laws prevented pounds earned there from being fully converted to U.S. dollars. Disney's solution was to spend that m read more