Blogs about: Charles Laughton

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Summer Silents - Mary Pickford and Sparrows (1926)2 comments

leclisse wrote 4 days ago:  Sparrows (1926) presented a radical departure from what audiences of the day expected from a Mary P … more →

Tags: Silent Film, Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, Robert Mitchum, Summer Silents

Piccadilly (1929)

bunnybuntales wrote 1 week ago: Piccadilly is a late British silent.  It’s a shame silents ended so soon.  Piccadilly is a goo … more →

Tags: Anna May Wong, Asian classic actors, Asian stars, Asian American Film, British, Celebrities, Chinese, classic film, classic film stars

The Crescent Moon

anileklavya wrote 2 weeks ago: Director: Jang Kil-soo Year of Release: 2002 Language: Korean So, a long time after I wrote that I … more →

Tags: Arundhati Roy, Bertolt Brecht, Fellini, Françoise Truffaut, George Eliot, Harper Lee, j d salinger, Jang Kil-soo, Jean Cocteau

TV CONFIDENTIAL June 30 edition, Hour 1 with guest Kathy Garver

edsweb wrote 2 weeks ago: Actress Kathy Garver joins Ed and Frankie as they discuss her new book, The Family Affair … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Classic Television, Comedy, Commentary, DVD, Entertainment, Film History, News, pop culture

Witness for the Prosecution

mistercomfypants wrote 3 weeks ago: Title: Witness for the Prosecution Year: 1957 Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Larry Marcus, Billy W … more →

Tags: Movies, top 250, Billy Wilder, 1957, marlene dietrich, larry marcus, harry kurnitz, Agatha Christie, tyrone power

Take Infinity7 comments

dcairns wrote 1 month ago: I got a copy of O. HENRY’S FULL HOUSE ages ago, through my sister-in-law taping it off Sky Ci … more →

Tags: film, Anne Baxter, David Wayne, Donald Westlake, Farley Granger, Fred Allen, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, George Winslow, Gregory Ratoff

Night of the Hunter (1955)5 comments

leclisse wrote 1 month ago: It would be difficult to think of another film that portrays the dichotomy of good and evil in such … more →

Tags: Dailies, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish

Original "Witness for the Prosecution" Movie Poster

aziomedia wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Film Collectibles, film, Movies, movie memorabilia, Witness to the Prosecution, tyrone power, marlene dietrich

Hope you like Jam' Inn too...21 comments

dcairns wrote 1 month ago: ‘It is a wretched affair.’ Such was Daphne du Maurier’s verdict on JAMAICA INN, w … more →

Tags: film, Literature, Hitchcock, Lawrie Knight, Daphne DuMaurier, A matter of Life and Death, Erich Pommer, Emlyn Williams, Basil Radford

The Old Dark House

kbegg wrote 1 month ago: Travelers are stranded in an old house during a storm, and learn the inhabitants may be dangerous. … more →

Tags: Black & White, horror films, James Whale (dir), 1932, Tourists, trapped in a building, Gloria Stuart, Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas

The Night of the Hunter

mistercomfypants wrote 2 months ago: As of this post, we’re caught up on The List.  That is, I’ve made a post for all of the … more →

Tags: Movies, top 250, Robert Mitchum, 1955, James Agee, Davis Grubb, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin

Judging bodies and profiling actors3 comments

Andreas wrote 2 months ago: Finally, finally, I am writing another blog. So what thoughts have I had on my mind lately? My skin … more →

Tags: Cinema, Body, media, itch, Disability, Judgment, Homosexuality

The Night of the Hunter (1955, dir. Charles Laughton)

mmdanziger wrote 2 months ago: 93 min. Paul Gregory Productions.  Based on the novel of the same title by David Grubb.  Adapted for … more →

Tags: Review, film, Movie Review, Night of the Hunter, Robert Mitchum, American Film, Noir, Horror

Sometimes your brain takes you places

thebriefblogger wrote 2 months ago: And you have to go. You have to go because you can’t separate yourself from your brain. So … more →

Tags: Poetry Class, Community College, noriega, unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Maureen Ohara, Quasimodo, esmeralda

Spartacus

mistercomfypants wrote 3 months ago: Title: Spartacus Year: 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Writer: Dalton Trumbo, based on the novel by H … more →

Tags: 19.60, Alex North, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Supporting Actor, Dalton Trumbo, Howard Fast, Jean Simmons

Review: The Night Of The Hunter (1955)

Bill Thompson wrote 3 months ago: Preachers are scary, I had a judo and jiu-jitsu instructor who was a preacher, he was very scary, e … more →

Tags: Movies, 1950s, the night of the hunter, Robert Mitchum, Movie, Relationships, Comedy, corruption, Fear

Friday Follies: Lip Service

thefoodinista wrote 3 months ago: Friday Follies [n., pl.] postings on Fridays about fashion and food in film from guest bloggers with … more →

Tags: Fashion, film, beret, Billy Wilder, lipstick., marlene dietrich, Witness for the Prosecution

Jamaica Inn (1939, Movie) – 6/10 review

Mister Slimm wrote 3 months ago: Producer (Presents credit): Raymond Rohauer Charles Laughton: Sir Humphrey Penga … more →

Tags: 06/10 Review, Movies, BBFC - PG, Alma Reville, 1939, Raymond Rohauer, Alfred Hitchock, Daphen Du Maurier, Maureen Ohara

Feminist Issues in David Lean's "Hobson's Choice"

thistle1cadenza wrote 3 months ago: David Lean’s 1954 film “Hobson’s Choice” is a panoply of modern feminist values. Written … more →

Tags: Writing, writing, Literature, 1, Movie Review, hobson's choice, protofeminism, Maggie Hobson, Brenda de Banzi


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