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image source Little Caesar (1931)  is one of the original gangster films and influenced the movies in that genre that were to come. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and based on a novel by W. R. Burnett.  Edward G. Robinson stars as Little Caesar aka Rico, a small time gangster l read more

Three Mitchums for the price of one! That's right. You get not one, not two but THREE Mitchums! And three generations at that. Promises to Keep is a TV movie from 1985 starring Robert Mitchum, Christopher Mitchum and Bentley Mitchum. I usually don't review films from the 1980s or any TV movies bu read more

The Wrath of God (1972) is a Western filled with fake blood, guns, whiskey and dust. Based on a novel by James Graham, the film stars Robert Mitchum  as Father Van Horne, a gun-toting Catholic priest from the Boston Diocese, or so he says, traveling Central America looking for a bottle of read more

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) is a darling film. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen star as Angie and Rocky two Italian-Americans living in New York City who are in a bit of a quandary. Their recent passionate rendezvous has resulted in an unwanted pregnancy. Angie, a Macy's shop girl, searches f read more

January, a Month of Liars - During this month of January, several liars have been publicly exposed. First there was Lance Armstrong's doping scandal and televised confession to Oprah, then it came to light that Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend wasn't a real person, Beyonce may have lip synced the nation read more

What a rush it is to discover a movie that becomes a new favorite. I love that feeling, the moment of discovery, the wash of pleasure that passes over you and the settling in of contentment. Dancing Co-Ed is from the golden year of 1939. There must have been something magical in the water in Holl read more

Happy Sunday! How are all of you? I am finally getting around to another edition of Catching Up with Quelle. TCM Classic Film Festival - It looks almost certain that Carlos and I will be attending the TCM Classic Film Festival in April. We have our tickets and our hotel booked. All we need is read more

Did you know that TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has 5 full-length feature films from the 1930s available to watch for free on their website? I have listed the films below and have included the video. The links are to the IMDB pages and the Media Room - TCM page for each movie. This is nothing new. Th read more

Weddings and Movie Stars by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh Hardcover, 287 pages 9780956648723 $79.95 Reel Art Press April 2011 Find the book on: Powells Indiebound  Barnes & Noble Amazon Weddings and Movie Stars is a beautiful coffee table book available from the experts in quality ph read more

Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot Hardcover, 352 pages 9780307952363 Crown Archetype (Random House) September 2012 Find the book on: Powells Indiebound Barnes & Noble Amazon Thank you to my husband Carlos for submitting this book review of Marc Eliot's latest biography on actor Micha read more

Pillow Talk (1959) - My boss gave me a B&N gift card for the holidays and Carlos and I used it to have a date night at our local B&N store. We had some drinks at the cafe and had fun browsing through the DVD/Bluray section. I bought Pillow Talk (1959) on BluRay. It's a restored anniversary e read more

Ocean's 11 (1960) is one of my favorite movies. In fact, it's in battle with Bachelor Mother for the #1 spot right now. I have at least 10 posts I could write about this darling film but today I'll stick with the New Year's theme. I apologize in advance that I do not have any screen caps for this po read more

It's been a tough week for me. I had some personal problems, then Jack Klugman died and my week off has been full of chores and catching up with stuff that I haven't been able to before when I was working. I did manage to watch a few movies and do some reading so there is that. I hope all of you had read more

I have talked about this film before so I'll just share the summary I wrote: The Bride Walks Out (1936) stars Barbara Stanwyck as Carolyn, a model who makes decent money and enjoys her independence. She's got her own apartment, a steady job and even a maid. Her beau Michael (G read more

For Polly Parrish (Ginger Rogers) in Bachelor Mother (1939), the New Year is off to a bad start before it even began. Around Christmas time she gets a note from her employer John P. Merlin & Son, a New York City department store, that her services will no longer be needed after the holiday read more

Now that Christmas is over I'd like to talk to you about my most favorite holiday of them all: New Year's! New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is that special time when we shed the skin of the old year and start afresh with the new. It's essentially everyone's birthday as we all celebrate having live read more

Jack Klugman  1922-2012 My heart is broken. Many of you know that I absolutely adore Jack Klugman. He is one of my favorite actors and is someone whom I affectionately refer to as "my boyfriend". In fact I even devoted a week to him called "I Heart Jack Klugman Week"  on this blog in w read more

The Disenchanted by Budd Schulberg 9780816679355 University of Minnesota Press Originally Published 1950 Budd Schulberg was a screenwriter known for writing the screenplay of the critically acclaimed film On the Waterfront (1954). Schulberg also wrote novels including The Disenchanted which was pub read more

Products Mentioned 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mills Brothers Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection The Bride Walks Out (1936) Red Dust (1932)  Love In The Rough (1930)  A Lady Of Chance (1928) Hol read more

Skyfall (2012) on the IMAX – The internet has been buzzing with great reviews of Skyfall (2012) and I was particularly excited about this new addition to the James Bond film legacy. My husband Carlos took me out on my birthday to see this film at an IMAX theater. Let me confess to you dear rea read more