This post is part of the Sydney Pollack Blogathon spearheaded by Ratnakar of Seetimaar - Diary of a Movie Lover Blog. Check out his blog for more posts on the acclaimed director. Greetings, all and sundry! After a brief, enjoyable respite between guest posts. I've been asked by our hostess, Ruth to add my unique …
Continue reading Sidney Pollack Blogathon: Castle Keep (1969)
Greetings, all and sundry! Allow me a few moments of your time in indulge the nostalgia of my youth. And broach a topic very close to my some may say, misspent early years. The Classic Double Feature. Usually reserved for Saturday matinees in the more austere theaters of the day. More often than not, theme …
Continue reading Classic Double Feature: Shadow of a Doubt (1943) & Compulsion (1959)
Greetings, all and sundry. After finishing my three post 'arc' highlighting the career of Jack Lemmon, I've decided to delve and poke around a bit in the arena of Classics. And cast some light upon the easily known and often unsung heroines. Who plied their beauty, moxie and craft to make their often secondary roles …
Woo hoo!! I'm so glad there's such a thing as a TCM anniversary events that allow people like me who miss out on soooo many classic films to actually enjoy them the way it's meant to be... on the big screen! Thanks to my pal Michael of It Rains... You Get Wet blog who first …
Continue reading What a glorious feeling! Musings on Singin’ in the Rain
Greetings, all and sundry! After a rather fun first look at Jack Lemmon's early career. I've decided to go a bit into those films of the 1960s that defined and reenforced the actor's standing as a solid comedic talent. And slowly opened the door into an arena where he would stun and excel. To that …
Continue reading Classic Actor Spotlight: Jack Lemmon Part II… Something Old, Something New
Quite early on in The Purple Plain, I realized the main character was going to be a different Gregory Peck role than any other I had seen. Pilot Bill Forrester (Peck), a Canadian serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, is suffering from suicidal tendencies and what we today call post-traumatic stress …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: The Purple Plain (1954)
Greetings, all and sundry! Allow me a few moments of your time to wax nostalgic, elucidate and point out some of the finer performances of an everyman character actor who achieved Stardom the old fashioned way. By working his way up through stage roles. To small, bit parts in television and onto the silver screen. …
Continue reading Classic Actor Spotlight: Jack Lemmon – Timing is Everything
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