Classic and James Bond films unite
I came across Love Story by chance when I purchased the ITV boxset of Margaret Lockwood's films. I bought it because I wanted to see The Wicked Lady, as I had been very unimpressed by the Michael Winner remake, but had been told the original was wonderful. And then, also quite by coincidence, I listened to a bonus episode… Continue reading Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May: Stewart Granger in ‘Love Story’ (1944)
I can't remember how I first discovered Now Voyager. It just seems to have come into my life and never left. There are movies like that. They become lifelong treasures, friends that you can visit whether you're feeling triumphant or lonely. Now Voyager has been like that for me. Whether I'm on the top of the world like Charlotte… Continue reading The Pain of metamorphosis: Bette Davis in ‘Now Voyager’
Doris Day is an actress who I've always known about but only recently really become aware of. I seem to be saying that a lot lately. Remember John Barrymore? It's rather strange really, because Doris was not only admired by my gran, but also has the distinction of being the biggest box office draw in… Continue reading Calamity Doris
This post does discuss some sensitive subjects that may be potentially triggering. So please read on at your own risk of maybe unleashing an evil alter ego. Ya just never know. Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel has become one of the most famous novels of the English literary canon. It has been adapted numerous times… Continue reading The Doctor and the Demon: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920)
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.
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
"I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen you're a better man than I." --Alan Ladd And that was the thing about Alan, despite being a leading man, a sex symbol and star of big money making films,… Continue reading A New Adventure
It is my absolute pleasure and honour to announce that I am now a member of The Classic Movie Blog Association. I am so thrilled and delighted that my fellow members of the Association voted for me, and that I am now a part of this wonderful community of talented and imaginative classic film bloggers!
Based on the hugely successful broadway play of the same name, which was in turn adapted from two short stories by Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls stars Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine and of course, Jean Simmons. Jean was not the first choice for the part of Sister Sarah Brown, the conscientious, conservative and headstrong leader… Continue reading The Eyes of A Woman in Love: Jean Simmons in Guys and Dolls
I am delighted to say that I will be taking part in both The Second Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon hosted by The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Maddy Loves Her Classic Movies, and The Third Annual Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon also hosted by Maddy. Please check out their blogs for more information and… Continue reading The Dame of the Silver Screen and the Master of Suspense
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