Monthly Archives: December 2010

Favorite Movies

I wanted to close out the year by talking about some of my favorite films. Favorite, of course, is a relative term. Ask anyone about their favorite movie and you might hear anything from “Star Wars” to “Pulp Fiction” to … Continue reading

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Remembering My First Movie

I remember the first movie I ever went to by myself — Billy Budd.  I was only about 8 years old and the movie played at the Squirrel Hill Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I wandered in on a rainy Saturday … Continue reading

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On Preston Sturges

Having watched Preston Sturges’ great film, “The Lady Eve,” the other day, I went looking on the web for an site celebrating his career.  I found a site called prestonsturges.net, which calls itself the official Preston Sturges website.  The site … Continue reading

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Character Actors

Some actors make me smile every time I see them on the screen.  They made the Golden Age of Hollywood great.  I’m thinking of actors such as the stodgy Franklin Pangborn, the highly suspicious William Demarest, the conniving Eric Blore, … Continue reading

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Blake Edwards

I learned today that Blake Edwards died, one of my favorite filmmakers.  When you look of the some of today’s comedy filmmakers such as the Coen Brothers, the Farrelly’s, Paul and Chris Wietz and others — you can see the … Continue reading

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Film Festival

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s 6th Annual Winter Event takes place on Saturday, February 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California.  At it, you’ll see luminaries such as Leonard Maltin and probably Robert Osborne — plus a tremendous program of … Continue reading

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Movie Moguls

Tonight, I saw the last episode of “Moguls and Movie Stars:  A History of Hollywood.”  I liked the series, which really did focus on history.  In 7 parts, we got everything from the first exhibited motion pictures in 1989 all … Continue reading

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Sound of Silents

I went to see the 1928 “Passion of Joan of Arc” silent film at the beautiful Paramount Theater in Oakland, California recently — complete with an orchestra, a chorus and an original and beautiful score written by Richard Einhorn (Voices … Continue reading

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