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Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, catching up with some interesting missives unearthed from our e-mail bag. Must say that the latest communications from the field are just as we like ’em — spirited, contentious and at least vaguely unflattering. So let’s get to them: Our two blogs focusing on Van […]
Ok, we’re having a bit of fun with today’s headline. But that’s because we expect that not all of you will immediately know the actor we are discussing. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to introduce you to Pedro Armendariz. His star shone briefly, in the late 1940s and […]
Have you thought of becoming an actor? You always like to make a fool of yourself in front of people. Why don’t you give acting a try — Anna […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here with a Gone With The Wind quizlet dedicated to the memory of our mutual friend, John Madden. Johnnie loved the 1939 classic, and could recite at the drop of the hat whole sections of dialogue from memory. He was particularly animated when repeating […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to engage in one of our favorite pastimes, addressing email from readers. Beat The Devil stars Humphrey Bogart opposite Gina Lollobrigida in full flower as Bogie’s wife. Our Feb. 1 blog (Bogie, Jennifer, Gina and Peter Lorre At Sea On an Italian Cruise Ship? Oops!) comparing […]
He was the virile leading man who defined Latin sophistication yet broke the mold of Latino actors being typecast. Ricardo Montalban was an enormously versatile performer who could sing, dance, swim and act. In the 1950s, he was Mexico’s answer to Cary Grant. Although he would achieve his greatest fame in 1977 as ‘Mr. Roarke’ on the Fantasy Island tv series, […]
She was the first actress of Mexican heritage to be nominated for an Academy award. Her exotic looks and fiery talent propelled Katy Jurado to stardom in the early 1950s. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to introduce our two-part segment covering the biggest Mexican stars in Fifties […]
Take a good look at one of the most famous women of the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties. She was born to fame, was obsessed with radical politics, married and divorced famous and powerful men, made a fortune in exercise videos and remains a formidable actress. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, finishing up today our two-part series comparing Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain’s 1941 novel to Mildred Pierce, the superb 1945 movie starring Joan Crawford. Which is tougher and more explicit? For answers we turn once again to our BOOKS2MOVIES expert, Larry Michie, who has explored both […]
You might think that Mildred Pierce, director Michael Curtiz’ marvelous 1945 melodrama that won a best-actress Oscar for Joan Crawford (fittingly accepted in her bedroom; see above), is pretty raw for its time. After all, the picture covers quite of bit of territory — murder, drinking, rampant infidelity, double-crossing financial manipulation complete with intense mother-daughter […]