Carrying on with my series where I pick five films which have some kind of loose thematic connection – not necessarily the best or even my favourites, but five which interest me. Anyway, films a… more →
Movie classicswrote 3 months ago: How not to start an operatic career Toni is an innocent Austrian girl who dreams of an operatic care … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Abused, Betrayed, Abandoned… Yup, it’s a D.W. Griffith film Lillian Gish plays Anna, a c … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Wayne Carter (Lowell Sherman) is easily one of the most eligible bachelors in Manhattan. So many wom … more →
wrote 6 months ago: With her cane and big goofy hat, it’s hard not to think of Lon Chaney in Phantom of the Opera when M … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Director: Lowell Sherman Although she was only 21-years-old when she made Born to Be Bad in 1934, Lo … more →
wrote 11 months ago: NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS was watched for either the Forgotten Pre-Codes series at The Daily Notebook o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This late entry in the pre-code movie book, it opened in New York City on May 30th 1934 at the Rivol … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Carrying on with my series where I pick five films which have some kind of loose thematic connection … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 1920 saw another classic by D. W. Griffith ‘Way Down East’. The plot was about a woman b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Lady Lou: You know, I always did like a man in a uniform and that one fits you grand. Why don’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t had much time for blogging lately, even for the shorter postings I keep vaguely prom … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Gasser Morning Glory (1933) I am a little puzzled by 1933′s Morning Glory. It was the sou … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I’m going to write about the whole plot in this review – so, if you haven’t seen this famous movie, … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman and Gregory Ratoff in What Price Hollywood? I’ll admit I ori … more →
wrote 2 years ago: John Barrymore and Helen Twelvetrees I’ll soon be writing about Wellman’s A Star Is Born … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Although I’ve been posting on a few different topics recently, I’m still very interested … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Directed by Lowell Sherman Produced by William LeBaron Written by Mae West (play Diamond Lil) Harvey … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Joan Blondell goes to the chair — fer poimanent! Sorry, that shouled have read “Joan Blo … more →
wrote 3 years ago: 095. The Gay Divorcee (Mark Sandrich, 1934) After their show stealing supporting performances in Fly … more →