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Josef von Sternberg season at the BFI
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 30, 2009
Just thought I’d pass on word that there is going to be a season of Josef von Sternberg movies at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London during December, including some exciting rarities! I’m especially intrigued by the sound of Children of Divorce (1927), a silent movie starring Gar read more
Wings (1927)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 28, 2009
It is amazing to me to realise that this haunting and dazzling silent epic was so nearly lost forever, despite being winner of the first Oscar for best film. It had been thought that no copies of William Wellman’s early masterpiece still existed, until a print was discovered in the Cinémathèque read more
William A Wellman
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 22, 2009
William A. Wellman I’ve decided to write a series of postings over the next few weeks about the neglected great director William A. Wellman. I’ve been interested in him since first seeing The Public Enemy (1931), and am puzzled as to why he is so much less-known than contemporarie read more
They Made Me a Criminal (1939) (1)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 15, 2009
The title sounds reminiscent of I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang – and the posters for this John Garfield movie tried to give that impression too, oozing toughness and desperation. However, as so often in movies of the 1930s and 40s, the advertising is misleading, and this tale of a troubled read more
Mr Skeffington (1944)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 2, 2009
I wanted to see Mr Skeffington because it stars Bette Davis, who is one of my favourite actresses. However, I ended up feeling that Claude Rains gives by far the stronger performance in this movie, which saw them both receiving Oscar nominations. Bette Davis and Claude Rains I was also interested to read more
Article about classic children’s films
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Oct 30, 2009
I was interested to read an article in today’s Guardian about classic little-known children’s films. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the main movie discussed in the piece, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T, but it sounds intriguing. read more
The Gentle Sex (1943)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Oct 22, 2009
I’ve watched quite a few 1930s and 40s films giving down-to-earth portraits of men’s working lives, including a number about the armed services – but haven’t come across all that many older movies about women at work, or at war. However, thanks to the UK TV station Film 4, no read more
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Oct 11, 2009
Just a short review today as I don’t have time for one of my epics, you may be relieved to hear! In all honesty, I also don’t have all that much to say about Devil Dogs of the Air, which is a light comedy-drama, though it does feature some spectacular aviation footage. However, I thought read more
Under My Skin (1950)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Sep 19, 2009
Looking at still photographs from this movie, set in post-war Paris and loosely adapted from a short story by Ernest Hemingway, I was expecting film noir. The fact that it stars great actor John Garfield, opposite French actress Micheline Presle (billed here as Prelle), added to this expectation. read more
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Sep 7, 2009
This is my second – last-minute! – contribution to the Robert Wise blog-athon, being hosted at the Octopus Cinema website. I’ve just re-watched this Western starring my favourite actor, James Cagney, which is the tale of a tough, driven owner of a horse ranch in Wyoming, and wanted to write down read more
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Sep 5, 2009
When you look at the list of Robert Wise’s movies, it seems amazing that he isn’t better-known – which is why it is so good that Joshua over at Octopus Cinema has organised a blog-a-thon about his work, to which this is a contribution. Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Paul Newman and Pier read more
Robert Wise blog-a-thon
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Sep 1, 2009
I’ve rather belatedly discovered in the last few days that there is a blog-a-thon about the film director Robert Wise just starting now at the Octopus Cinema website. I don’t know all that much about Wise as a director, but, looking at his astonishing body of work, which stretched from read more
Suddenly (1954)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Aug 22, 2009
I already knew Frank Sinatra was a good actor, after seeing his impressive supporting performance in From Here to Eternity. However, I didn’t realise quite how good until seeing him in this little-known noir thriller, directed by Lewis Allen, where he just burns up the screen as a hired assass read more
Dante’s Inferno (1935)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 25, 2009
I was originally attracted by this film because it stars Spencer Tracy – and I’m fascinated by his early work after seeing movies like 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, which I’ve reviewed here in the past, and Man’s Castle and Riff Raff, both of which I hope to review in the future read more
Interview with Olivia de Havilland
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 25, 2009
The Independent newspaper in the UK published a fascinating interview with Olivia de Havilland earlier this month – I’ve just belatedly caught up with it and am passing on the link for others who had missed it. She says quite a lot about her feelings for Errol Flynn. Apparently she is read more
The Dawn Patrol (1938 – and 1930 revisited)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 16, 2009
Earlier this year, I reviewed Howard Hawks’ first sound movie, The Dawn Patrol (1930), a powerful tale of a group of British First World War pilots waiting in their small, temporary HQ near the frontline in France, to be sent off in batches to an almost certain death. Since then, I’ve fo read more
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jul 5, 2009
I didn’t particularly mean to watch this movie at all. As a Cecil B DeMille epic, it isn’t the sort of thing that normally appeals to me, since I tend to like movies which are on a smaller scale. But I noticed in the TV listings that James Stewart played a clown, which seemed like such s read more
Barbary Coast (1935)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jun 20, 2009
I’ve decided I’m going to try to write slightly shorter blog postings, as I’m so short of time these days due to my work situation. But I still want to try to record some of my thoughts on the classic movies I keep watching – so my mid-year resolution is to use more pictures and fewer words! read more
Black Legion (1936)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jun 7, 2009
I’ve now watched most of the movies from the Warner Brothers Gangster Collection Volume 3 box set – which is rather misnamed since none of the movies really seem to be true gangster films. Anyway, this early Humphrey Bogart offering is my favourite of those I’ve seen so far, along with The Mayor read more
Great Guy (1936)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on May 24, 2009
First of all, I’m sorry not to have posted here for ages – my working life has been busy and I’ve let blogging slip as a result. I’ll try to do better! James Cagney and Mae Clarke James Cagney walked out on Warner Brothers in the mid-1930s partly because he was fed up with being typecast read more