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SIFF 2015: Separated by Decades--Cave of the Spider Woman (1927) and The Cave of the Silken Web (1967)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 5, 2015
Last night was one of the most delightfully unusual nights I've experienced at SIFF 2015.
I saw a pair of films separated by forty years: one a silent film long though lost and another an eye-popping 1960s spectacle of song, martial arts and sorcery. Both are based on an episode in the Ming d read more
Classic Links
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 5, 2015
Image Source Kristen from Journeys in Classic Film has posted a fabulous interview with Film Noir Foundation president Eddie Mueller. He shares a lot of information about TCM's upcoming Summer of Darkness. I love the Siren's review of the French noir La Verité sur Bébé Donge (1952). Anything with read more
Warner Archive: James Whitmore in Face of Fire (1959)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 4, 2015
The devastating, but beautifully filmed Face of Fire stars James Whitmore as a handyman whose face is burned beyond recognition when he rescues a young boy from a house fire. I had this DVD release from Warner Archive for quite a while before I had the nerve to watch it; it looked unbearably bleak t read more
SIFF 2015: In Tribute to Stewart Stern, Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 1, 2015
I'd was already looking forward to seeing Rebel Without a Cause (1955) at SIFF 2015, particularly because screenwriter and Seattle local Stewart Stern recently died and I wanted to pay tribute, but the experience was much more touching than I'd expected. The film was presented at the Egyptian T read more
Warner Archive: Light-Hearted Detective Fun in Having a Wonderful Crime (1944) and Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 30, 2015
Mystery writer Craig Rice's (aka Georgiana Ann Randolph Rice) sleuthing attorney John J. Malone was for a time a popular character in popular culture. He was the subject of several books and short stories and a hero on radio, television and in the movies.
Now two movies featuring Malone, Hav read more
Warner Archive: Bad Men of Tombstone (1948)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 28, 2015
Though he played both white and black hat over the course of his career, Barry Sullivan was always at his most intriguing when he portrayed men with a dark streak. He specialized in playing protagonists too corrupt to root for, but who were exciting to watch nevertheless. In a new Western release fr read more
SIFF 2015: The Astrologer (1975)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 27, 2015
This weekend I attended my first ever midnight move at SIFF, a rare screening of The Astrologer (1975), and I'm still trying to figure out exactly what happened.
Feeling exhausted after taking in the entire Apu trilogy in one sitting earlier in the day, I wondered if I might be seeing things when read more
SIFF 2015: Classic Films and Technology in Dreams Rewired (2015)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 26, 2015
Every age thinks it's the modern age.
I was drawn to the Austrian essay film Dreams Rewired because I'd heard that it had over 200 archival clips, some of them from classic films. I was curious to see how this material would be used to explore the phenomenon of consumer reactions to new innovations read more
SIFF 2015: The Pleasure and Agony of Watching Satyajit Ray's Newly-Restored Apu Trilogy
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 25, 2015
Indian director Satyajet Ray's Apu Trilogy is an epic of loss and resurrection, focusing on the birth and maturation of a curious, intelligent boy. The characters of Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1957) and the Apu Sansar (1959), those who know and love Apu, suffer and love intensely, somet read more
SIFF 2015: The Rich World of The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 23, 2015
Armenian director Sergei Parajanov's The Color of Pomegranates explores the life of 18th century poet and musician Saya-Nova in a visual, poetic style. With a series of brightly-hued tableaux it attempts to explore his inner life and the way his surroundings inspired him. It is a mysterious, regal read more
Classic Links
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 22, 2015
I've been enjoying the coverage of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings. It sounds like a wonderful event and I definitely plan to attend one year.
Raquel has just launched her third annual Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge at Out of the Past read more
Warner Archive: Montalban and Charisse in Sombrero (1953)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 21, 2015
Sombrero imagines Mexico as a Technicolor dream land. Its story of three love affairs is sprinkled throughout with authentic details, from songs and dances to costumes and locations, but this is life south-of-the-border Hollywood style, which is just what you'd expect from a lavish MGM production. N read more
SIFF 2015: The Son of the Sheik (1926) with Alloy Orchestra
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 20, 2015
I've had the good fortune to see a lot of silent movies with live musical accompaniment, and I can't think of anything that has thrilled me as much as The Alloy Orchestra's performance at SIFF Cinema Uptown did last night. The group's exciting, dramatic score was the perfect complement to Valentino' read more
Warner Archive: Drugs and Intrigue in Sol Madrid (1968)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 18, 2015
Sol Madrid is a shiny piece of spy gloss, given substance by a charismatic supporting cast. Players Telly Savalas, Rip Torn and Ricardo Montalban all have their moments. They outshine a predictable plot and bland David McCallum in the titular lead of this new release from Warner Archive.
McCa read more
Screenshot of the Week: Kay Francis
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 16, 2015
Kay Francis hits her target in British Agent (1934). read more
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Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 15, 2015
Classic Links is on vacation this week.
Be back next Friday! XO read more
Warner Archive: Roddy McDowall Produces and Stars In Black Midnight (1949)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 13, 2015
As a twenty-year-old maturing child star in 1949, Roddy McDowall must have wondered about his fate. So many actors struggle to successfully make the transition to adult careers. He was at that awkward age when Monogram Studios signed him to a contract, where he would star in and coproduce six films. read more
Warner Archive: Anne Francis and Rory Calhoun in The Hired Gun (1957)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 11, 2015
There's something so satisfying about a no-nonsense, beautifully-filmed western. A couple of likeable stars, good supporting players, stunning locations. The Hired Hand (1957) is that kind of movie: a briskly paced, efficiently filmed story that speeds lightly through its one hour running time read more
Quote of the Week
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 10, 2015
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There is an inherent beauty—a true "aura"—in moving images made on nitrate stock.
-Paolo Cherchi Usai, George Eastman House Senior Curator of Moving Image
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Screenshots of the Week: An Arrow Through the Heart
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 9, 2015
Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
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