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Again we ask the question: has any classic movie actress so indelibly dominated movies, recordings, live performance and Las Vegas so effectively and so glamorously over decades than the subject of yesterday’s Monday Quiz — Marlene Dietrich? Her unforgettable vocalizing of the most effective anti-war hymn of all time — it was also her nickname, “Lili Marlene” […]
As you might have guessed from a cursory glance at our recent entries, a favorite mini-topic of our’s these days is favorite Western movie picks. We’ve published at least a half dozen blogs on westerns (or “oaters” as they used to be called in the Hollywood trade press) involving Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, John Wayne […]
Hello, everybody. Your classic movie guys back again with a special treat, another in our six-part series devoted to Allan Dwan. Dwan’s career is the subject of an exhaustively researched recent biography by Fredric Lombardi. The book — Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios, is published by McFarland. 2013. For more information click […]
One definition of a classic movie might be that it is still discussed fifty years after its release. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here at the old stand. Recently one of Joe’s favorite columnists, The New York Times writer David Brooks, began his column with, As every discerning person knows, […]
He was a natural. Tall, good looking, reliable. George Montgomery never made it to the front ranks of Hollywood’s leading men, but then it didn’t matter to him. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers back to discuss our assortment of favorite leading men of the 1940s and 50s. Back in the mid 70’s, Joe was […]
Ok, what’s your favorite? Joe’s pick is the obvious. The best classic film ever shot in Ireland, The Quiet Man. Read below for Frank’s choices. Between all the drinking, and celebrating, and parading, some might want to watch an old classic movie on St. Paddy’s Day. Well, your classic movie guys, Joe Morella and Frank […]
So the film you thought was the best last year, or the film you worked on, didn’t get ONE Oscar nomination. Not ONE. Not in ANY category. Don’t fret. History has proven that many films never recognized by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have gone on to become classics. Hello, everybody. Joe […]
Recently The New York Times ran a chart about the height of men who have won the Oscar for Best Actor. The tallest was John Wayne at 6’4”. The shortest, Richard Dreyfuss at 5′ 5″. Hello Everybody. Mr. Joe Morella and Mr. Frank Segers here. MRS. Norman Maine out buying a tape measure. Why is it that […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, a bit more chipper than usual today because we are engaging in one of our favorite pastimes — answering reader email. From Gwendolyn Lewis, we received the following head-scratcher: In 1966, I was around 7 or 8 years old. I saw a movie with a […]
It should come as no surprise that some of the biggest box office flops through the years have starred some of the biggest box office celebrities. Hello, everybody and Happy Thanksgiving to you from your classic movies guys, Joe Morella and Frank Segers. Thanksgiving, of course, is synonymous with turkey, which is not a positive adjective in […]