With fears our winter travel will need a, let’s say, reconsideration, the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming could hardly come at a better moment. High on list of highlights is Louis Feuillade’s delightful Les Vampires, which I suggest soundtracking to Coil, instrumental Nine Inch Nails, and Jóhann Jóhannson’s Mandy score. Notable too is a Sundance ’92 retrospective running the gamut from Paul Schrader to Derek Jarman to Jean-Pierre Gorin, and I’m especially excited for their look at one of America’s greatest actors, Sterling Hayden.
Special notice to Criterion editions of The Killing, The Last Days of Disco, All About Eve, and The Asphalt Jungle, and programming of Ognjen Glavonić’s The Load, among the better debuts in recent years.
See the full list of January titles below and more on the Criterion Channel.
-Ship: A Visual Poem, Terrance Day, 2020
5 Fingers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1952
After Migration: Calabria,...
Special notice to Criterion editions of The Killing, The Last Days of Disco, All About Eve, and The Asphalt Jungle, and programming of Ognjen Glavonić’s The Load, among the better debuts in recent years.
See the full list of January titles below and more on the Criterion Channel.
-Ship: A Visual Poem, Terrance Day, 2020
5 Fingers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1952
After Migration: Calabria,...
- 12/20/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Rko polished Robert Mitchum’s post- pot bust image with this swell-guy romantic Christmas tale, placing him opposite the drop-dead desirable Janet Leigh. All the penniless Mitchum must do is win over Leigh’s son, get around her fiance Wendell Corey, and then make her forget her dead soldier husband. Plus keep up the Christmas spirit. Director Don Hartman pulls off a minor yuletide miracle with the most down-to-earth, pragmatic Christmas romance on record. Co-starring the 1949 line of super Lionel streamline electric trains!
Holiday Affair
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 87 min. / Street Date December 15, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert, Griff Barnett, Esther Dale, Henry O’Neill, Harry Morgan, James Griffith, Jimmy Hunt, Jack Kelly, Paula Raymond, .
Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Film Editor: Harry Marker
Original Music: Roy Webb
Written by Isobel Lennart from a story by John D. Weaver
Produced and Directed by Don Hartman
“Baby,...
Holiday Affair
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1949 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 87 min. / Street Date December 15, 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert, Griff Barnett, Esther Dale, Henry O’Neill, Harry Morgan, James Griffith, Jimmy Hunt, Jack Kelly, Paula Raymond, .
Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Film Editor: Harry Marker
Original Music: Roy Webb
Written by Isobel Lennart from a story by John D. Weaver
Produced and Directed by Don Hartman
“Baby,...
- 12/19/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Gary Cooper movies on TCM: Cooper at his best and at his weakest Gary Cooper is Turner Classic Movies' “Summer Under the Stars” star today, Aug. 30, '15. Unfortunately, TCM isn't showing any Cooper movie premiere – despite the fact that most of his Paramount movies of the '20s and '30s remain unavailable. This evening's features are Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Sergeant York (1941), and Love in the Afternoon (1957). Mr. Deeds Goes to Town solidified Gary Cooper's stardom and helped to make Jean Arthur Columbia's top female star. The film is a tad overlong and, like every Frank Capra movie, it's also highly sentimental. What saves it from the Hell of Good Intentions is the acting of the two leads – Cooper and Arthur are both excellent – and of several supporting players. Directed by Howard Hawks, the jingoistic, pro-war Sergeant York was a huge box office hit, eventually earning Academy Award nominations in several categories,...
- 8/30/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Debbie Reynolds ca. early 1950s. Debbie Reynolds movies: Oscar nominee for 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown,' sweetness and light in phony 'The Singing Nun' Debbie Reynolds is Turner Classic Movies' “Summer Under the Stars” star today, Aug. 23, '15. An MGM contract player from 1950 to 1959, Reynolds' movies can be seen just about every week on TCM. The only premiere on Debbie Reynolds Day is Jerry Paris' lively marital comedy How Sweet It Is (1968), costarring James Garner. This evening, TCM is showing Divorce American Style, The Catered Affair, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and The Singing Nun. 'Divorce American Style,' 'The Catered Affair' Directed by the recently deceased Bud Yorkin, Divorce American Style (1967) is notable for its cast – Reynolds, Dick Van Dyke, Jean Simmons, Jason Robards, Van Johnson, Lee Grant – and for the fact that it earned Norman Lear (screenplay) and Robert Kaufman (story) a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination.
- 8/24/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt': Alfred Hitchcock heroine (image: Joseph Cotten about to strangle Teresa Wright in 'Shadow of a Doubt') (See preceding article: "Teresa Wright Movies: Actress Made Oscar History.") After scoring with The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, and The Pride of the Yankees, Teresa Wright was loaned to Universal – once initial choices Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland became unavailable – to play the small-town heroine in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. (Check out video below: Teresa Wright reminiscing about the making of Shadow of a Doubt.) Co-written by Thornton Wilder, whose Our Town had provided Wright with her first chance on Broadway and who had suggested her to Hitchcock; Meet Me in St. Louis and Junior Miss author Sally Benson; and Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville, Shadow of a Doubt was based on "Uncle Charlie," a story outline by Gordon McDonell – itself based on actual events.
- 3/7/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cary Grant movies: 'An Affair to Remember' does justice to its title (photo: Cary Grant ca. late 1940s) Cary Grant excelled at playing Cary Grant. This evening, fans of the charming, sophisticated, debonair actor -- not to be confused with the Bristol-born Archibald Leach -- can rejoice, as no less than eight Cary Grant movies are being shown on Turner Classic Movies, including a handful of his most successful and best-remembered star vehicles from the late '30s to the late '50s. (See also: "Cary Grant Classic Movies" and "Cary Grant and Randolph Scott: Gay Lovers?") The evening begins with what may well be Cary Grant's best-known film, An Affair to Remember. This 1957 romantic comedy-melodrama is unusual in that it's an even more successful remake of a previous critical and box-office hit -- the Academy Award-nominated 1939 release Love Affair -- and that it was directed...
- 12/9/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Holiday Affair screens Saturday morning December 6th at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, Mo). The movie starts at 10:30am and admission is only $5.
Holiday Affair isn’t one of the better-known Christmas films of the ‘40s, and it’s not the fanciest either, as it was made on a fairly small-scale, but it’s extremely pleasant, and doesn’t shove the good cheer down your throat, as so many larger films do. It lets its modest story, concerning a young widow, her son, and the two men who court her during the holiday season, happen naturally, and its unforced quality is one of the most winning things about it.
Janet Leigh sparkles in the lead, and plays her peppy role in a slightly affected yet knowing manner that’s very accomplished for so young an actress (she was just 21). Robert Mitchum, as the beatnick guy who romances her,...
Holiday Affair isn’t one of the better-known Christmas films of the ‘40s, and it’s not the fanciest either, as it was made on a fairly small-scale, but it’s extremely pleasant, and doesn’t shove the good cheer down your throat, as so many larger films do. It lets its modest story, concerning a young widow, her son, and the two men who court her during the holiday season, happen naturally, and its unforced quality is one of the most winning things about it.
Janet Leigh sparkles in the lead, and plays her peppy role in a slightly affected yet knowing manner that’s very accomplished for so young an actress (she was just 21). Robert Mitchum, as the beatnick guy who romances her,...
- 11/28/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I absolutely love Christmas. It’s hands-down my favorite time of year and many of my favorite movies are set around the holidays. So naturally, I jump at the chance to see any Christmas movie I can, even when it’s not full of elves and reindeer. One of this year’s new holiday films, All Is Bright, definitely isn’t filled with traditional cheer and goodwill, but it’s still a quality, darker spin on a Christmas tale that features two great performances from its leads: Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd.
Recently, in honor of the film’s Blu-Ray release, I had the pleasure of talking with All Is Bright director Phil Morrison. During our exclusive, 1 on 1 chat, we discussed Christmas movies in general, setting this specific film at Christmas time, what working with Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd was like, and much more.
Check out the full interview below and enjoy!
Recently, in honor of the film’s Blu-Ray release, I had the pleasure of talking with All Is Bright director Phil Morrison. During our exclusive, 1 on 1 chat, we discussed Christmas movies in general, setting this specific film at Christmas time, what working with Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd was like, and much more.
Check out the full interview below and enjoy!
- 11/19/2013
- by Alexander Lowe
- We Got This Covered
Shirley MacLaine Gets Her Mean On In Bernie
By Alex Simon
Actress, hoofer, singer, activist, author and New Age practitioner and philosopher, Shirley MacLaine has worn many hats during a remarkably rich and varied life. Her thirteenth book, I’m Over All That and Other Confessions, was published by Atria Books in April of 2011. Currently working on a new volume, MacLaine also graces the big screen this month in her fifty-second feature film appearance.
Bernie is director Richard Linklater’s black comedy based on the true story of Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), a much-loved small town Texas funeral director who is accused of murdering Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine), the wealthy widow for whom he became a constant companion. Loaded with Linklater’s trademark deadpan wit, Bernie is a delight from start to finish. The Castle Rock/Millennium/Mandalay Vision release also stars Matthew McConaughey and arrives in limited release April 27, going...
By Alex Simon
Actress, hoofer, singer, activist, author and New Age practitioner and philosopher, Shirley MacLaine has worn many hats during a remarkably rich and varied life. Her thirteenth book, I’m Over All That and Other Confessions, was published by Atria Books in April of 2011. Currently working on a new volume, MacLaine also graces the big screen this month in her fifty-second feature film appearance.
Bernie is director Richard Linklater’s black comedy based on the true story of Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), a much-loved small town Texas funeral director who is accused of murdering Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine), the wealthy widow for whom he became a constant companion. Loaded with Linklater’s trademark deadpan wit, Bernie is a delight from start to finish. The Castle Rock/Millennium/Mandalay Vision release also stars Matthew McConaughey and arrives in limited release April 27, going...
- 4/28/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Christmas Movie Recommendations: Black Christmas, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, Mr. Skeffington
Bette Davis, at 3 a.m. in Vincent Sherman's Mr. Skeffington Forget Judy Garland and Van Johnson (and Spring Byington and three-year-old Liza Minnelli) in Robert Z. Leonard's In the Good Old Summertime. Forget Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum in Don Hartman's Holiday Affair. Forget June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rossano Brazzi in Mervyn LeRoy's Little Women. It's too late to watch any of those Turner Classic Movies Christmas presentations, anyhow. My first TCM Christmas recommendation kicks off at 11 p.m. Pt: Olivia Hussey (Romeo and Juliet), Margot Kidder (Superman), and Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey) star in Black Christmas (1974), in which "a deranged killer terrorizes the women staying in a sorority house over Christmas." Bob Clark, best known for Porky's and the Jack Lemmon drama Tribute, directed. At 12:45 a.m., TCM offers another Christmas flick for the whole family: Nicholas Webster's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians...
- 12/18/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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