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Not all film noir was good. And many films which are forgotten today deserve to be forgotten. But they are some movies which might bear a second glance. Today we’ll look at two film noirs which should be given a look perhaps strictly because of their casts. Look at those names. All interesting actors. And […]
Few if any classic Hollywood stars have made more Film Noir movies than the sultry, deep voiced actress pictured above, Lizabeth Scott. Axiom: Every film noir “heroine” has a nifty “gat,” and knows how and when to use it. On screen, Scott had absolutely no hesitation to do so. She could plug away with the best […]
Did Raymond Burr ever play nice guys in the movies? Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to perform one of our more enjoyable exercises. As you probably can tell from the catchall headline to today’s blog, we are about to answer some reader email. Our Dec. 20 piece, […]
Well, it seems that Robert Wagner’s version of the events leading up to Natalie Wood’s death 30 years ago — the story he told in his 2008 memoir Pieces of My Heart: A Life coauthored by Scott Eyman — is more or less accurate. That, […]
One of the most enduring and perhaps contentious debates among film fans is whether or not a truly classic movie MUST be in black and white. We don’t think so, although we may exhibit from time to time a real bias AGAINST technicolor. (Why do we think that director Martin Scorsese secretly shares our view, […]
Today a director might be able to get away with real bumps and grinds while filming a movie about burlesque queens, but in Hollywood’s hay day (with censorship) a director had to be damned clever. Hello everybody, Joe Morella and Frank Segers again. And just who are these two women pictured above, anyway? (Read on!) […]
How can a beautiful woman change so quickly into a floozy “broad”? Alcohol and drugs have decimated many a Hollywood star. And the story of Gloria Dickson is one of quick rise and quick fall. Hello Everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here again. Joe was re-watching one of his favorite films, 1943’s “Lady of […]