Classic and James Bond films unite
I’d like to preface this post by saying that I love Hammer Horror films. I discovered them as a teen, but my uncle and mother had both spoken about them before that, although I wasn’t allowed to watch them. Some of my favourites include The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, The Mummy, The Vampire Lovers,… Continue reading The Kids Aren’t Alright: Dracula 1972 A.D.
When I first watched Gaslight (1944), I was blown away by the standard of the performances overall. It is still my favourite Charles Boyer role, and I think that Ingrid Bergman really shows her capacity for exhaustive emotional depth in her portrayal of the beleaguered woman, desperate to not succumb to insanity. But I think that Angela… Continue reading A Penchant for the Master: Angela Lansbury in Gaslight
I will be taking part in The 5th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts, so please watch this space!
I will be taking part in The Third Doris Day Blogathon hosted by Letters to Old Hollywood, so please watch this space!
Love will see you through Larry Nevins (played by Arthur Kennedy) is shot in the head by a German sniper in West Africa whilst in a landmine riddled zone. At first, none of the medical practitioners at the first military hospital he is taken to are sure about the condition of his eyes, and Larry… Continue reading Seeing with the Heart: Arthur Kennedy in Bright Victory
Double Indemnity (1944) starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray as Phyllis Dietrichsen and Walter Neff respectively, is considered a landmark film noir, and one of the best films to ever be made in the genre. It tells the age old tale of money and sexual control, expertly exploring the seedier side of both. While modern audiences will… Continue reading A Different Portrayal of the Ultimate Betrayal
As many know, Alfred Hitchcock making Psycho was never a sure thing. The studio, and apparently his wife, weren't too keen on the Master of Suspense adapting a novel that people thought was cheap sensationalism. Robert Bloch's book was based on the infamous Ed Gein murders, which had been grisly national news a few years before. Like… Continue reading The Boyish Killer: Anthony Perkins’ Performance in Psycho
I'm very pleased to say that I am going to be taking part in The Fourth Annual Bette Davis Blogathon hosted by The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. So please watch this space!
Cool, calm, sophisticated, icy and untouchable. That is what a Hitchcock blonde is supposed to be. She is supposed to a woman whose icy locks are never out of place. Her blue eyes are clear, appraising. Always sizing her leading man up. But she is also the symbol of sexual repression. According to Hitchcock, "We're after… Continue reading Hitchcock’s Blondes: A Director’s Ideal
Swimming Around the Point, Just to do the thing Laura (played by Esther Williams) is a fashion model working in Rome, who has "run away" from her millionaire lover who is actually a married man. Said married man sends a representative, Wally, to come and "fetch" her, which she reluctantly agrees to despite her lover… Continue reading A Not So Island Paradise: Esther Williams in Raw Wind In Eden
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