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Today, in our final segment on this topic, we soldier on with notations about the movies on British Film Institute’s list of 50 films recommended to see before turning the age of 14. Pictures from the 1940s include It’s a Wonderful Life, Britain’s Oliver Twist, Italy’s The Bicycle Thief, and France’s Beauty and the Beast. We […]
We’ll bet most of our readers are over 14, but they may have children, or grandchildren that they may want to mentor in the art of choosing classic films. The British Film Institute’s list of films which are must see before the age of 14 include these classics from the 1930s — King Kong, Snow […]
We movie buffs are inundated with lists of best films. And, we’ve just run across a new one. The British Film Institute of 50 Films to see before the age of 14! Strange designation. Why 14? Oh, well, onward. We’ll only concern ourselves with classics from the 20s, 30s and 40s. Two silent films make […]
How much did you know about the gorgeous star of the last century? How much did you remember about her? Did you know that she costarred with the guy pictured above in the 1957’s romantic saga, An Affair To Remember? Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant also made two other pictures together: 1953’s Dream Wife and 1960’s […]
She holds the record for the most Oscar Nominations without a win. She was a star for decades. She was equally at home playing the whore…… ….and playing the nun. And, she had the distinction of being nominated for the best actress Oscar a total of six times, and never winning. (Her sole Oscar win […]
We remember certain actors from Hollywood’s Golden Age not because of their names, or faces, but because of their gestures, or “shtick.” The two character actors pictured today personify Stars By Shtick. Edgar Kennedy (top)perfected the “slow Burn” letting him huge hand roam over his forehead and face and bald head. Fritz Feld (immediately above) had a […]
Films, like all things, come an go. The only way to rate them is how they stand the test of time. Each decade, starting in 1952, the magazine, Sight and Sound, published by the British Film Institute, declares its top ten films of all time based on extensive polling of international movie critics. The Bicycle Thief […]
He was a star for about 15 minutes in the 1940s. But what leading ladies, both on and off screen. He dated Lana Turner and Ava Gardner. For the record, our man above was born with the name of Turhan Selahattin Sahultavy? Turhan Bey was actually a pretty popular figure in 1940’s Hollywood, who excelled […]
How much did you know? Did you know the film pictured above? If not, see below. Released in 1951, the movie has Johnson portraying Grayson’s ex (a doctor), whom she re-pursues. (Kathryn is cast as an opera singer.) Yes, it was hatched at MGM, where both stars were under contract. Now on to the answers […]
She wasn’t just another pretty face. She had a voice which propelled her to movie stardom and kept her on top for many years. She was a big star, one of the biggest at MGM in the 40s and early 50s. Her former costar, Howard Keel, called her “the most beautiful woman in the history […]