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Indian Movies

I made an effort this year to watch some Bollywood flicks, and a few Tamil movies (aka Kollywood) too.  Like Hollywood, star power goes a long way in Indian cinema.  Take Shahrukh Khan, for example.  I attended the Regal Cinema … Continue reading

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Netflix Rules

Although Netflix continues to amaze me with their selection, I wonder sometimes why some classic movies don’t seem to be available.  My “Saved DVD” queue currently contains 35 titles, many of whom have been on the list for several years. … Continue reading

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Low Budget

Zasu Pitts, another prolific character actor from Hollywood’s golden age, had a career that lasted from the silent era to television of the early 1960s.  She estimated that she appeared in 500 films, and I’m sure she forgot quite a … Continue reading

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Film Noir Beginnings?

I watched a film tonight from 1935 and Columbia Pictures called “Crime and Punishment,” directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Peter Lorre, Edward Arnold and Marian Marsh.  It veers from the story by Fyoder Dostoevsky in that it does … Continue reading

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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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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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