Photo: Carole Lombard in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, 1941. RKO Carole Lombard had tomboyish qualities, flair for comedy and could hold up her glamour all at the same time like no other actress. As a twelve-year-old, she appeared in … Read More → The post Carole Lombard’s spectacular repartee in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” first appeared on Classiq.| Classiq
If we ever needed reassurance about why we love cinema in general and Hitchcock in particular, then North by Northwest: The Man Who Had Too Much spells that out.| Classiq
A Riverdale actor has signed on to play Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart in a biopic about the actor's life, Screen Rant reports. Born in 1908, Stewart had a long varied career working across genres with multiple directors such as It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington with Frank Capra, Rear Window,| mxdwn Movies
Let’s return to the mean streets for three more of the thirty-six films noirs made in 1955 that the Noirmeister Sergio Angelini sent to Nick Cardillo and me so that we can determine the Top Thirteen during our Noirvember Draft. (Here is the complete list.) Warning: not every trio of movies can be a banger, folks! Today, I feel … Continue reading NOIRVEMBER ’55, PART 4| Ah Sweet Mystery!
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) – AFI Movie Club In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversar| American Film Institute
Looking for inspiration to write a suspenseful, heart-pounding story? These captivating suspense story ideas will keep your readers guessing and your imagination running wild.| JournalBuddies.com
Quentin Tarantino was all the rage following the great success of Pulp Fiction. One of his goals, he said in his numerous interviews during that period, had been to adapt a novel into a film, which... The post The Man from the South, from Rio, and from Hollywood appeared first on The Quentin Tarantino Archives.| The Quentin Tarantino Archives
On Sunday, I met with my buddies Sergio Angelini and Nick Cardillo for our latest game of list-drafting. After tackling Christie, Hitchcock, Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chan, we decided to broaden …| Ah Sweet Mystery!
I recently stumbled on a Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) interview about Boogie Nights from 1997 and began revisiting of his work. I’ve now seen all of his nine written-&-directed films, most more than once, and he’s certainly up there with the greatest of the active mid-career contemporary filmmakers. Since Boogie Nights he’s been compared […]| Brianland
To Catch a Thief: Beyond character interchangeability, the physical and costume similarities between John Robie and Danielle reveal something more: Danielle’s fascination and infatuation with Robie.| Classiq
La nozione di autore è forse come quella di ‘Dio’. Il tentativo, cioè, di spiegare concetti difficili (stile, forma, contenuto, cinema, arte) riconducendoli un concetto ancor più difficile, finendo per non spiegare proprio nulla.| Lo Specchio Scuro
L'idea di Coppola era quella di far sembrare Dracula di Bram Stoker come se fosse stato girato alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo.| Lo Specchio Scuro
Starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten as her mysterious namesake uncle, SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) was directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Alfred Hitchcock. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SHADOW OF A DOUBT. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE[vc_video link=| American Film Institute
Ranked by AFI as the greatest mystery film in the American canon, VERTIGO (1958) features the talents of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Alfred Hitchcock and star James Stewart. In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – VERTIGO appears among the art form’s greatest thrillers and greatest love stories, with the haunting score by Ber| American Film Institute
The inverted mystery has been tickling my brain recently, and I got to thinking that I’d very much like to rewatch Alfred Hitchock’s Rope (1948). But the closest thing I could find on t…| The Invisible Event
Trap è un di scardinamento postmoderno dei meccanismi narrativi e del rapporto che lo spettatore ha con l’immagine, il cinema, le attese.| Lo Specchio Scuro
Holiday festivities returned to a fever pitch of decked halls and wassailing from Thanksgiving to New Years, as we staved off the deep and pervasive loneliness the pandemic engendered in us all. But after years of seeking out sugarplum-sweet holiday fare, this season I was craving something with a little more punch. So I swapped … Continue reading "‘Dial M for Murder’ is an Old Fashioned with a Twist That Packs a Holiday Punch"|
Here comes the rain again Raining in my head like a tragedy – The Eurythmics, “Here Comes the Rain Again” The pandemic pandemonium machine appears to be revving up its engines for...| Health Freedom Defense Fund
Oldroyd's adaptation of Eileen —believed by Moshfegh herself to be superior to her novel— reimagines the story as a midcentury film noir, the kind that was made in the late 1950s and early 1960s| Lo Specchio Scuro
Nel riprodurre la maniera del film noir americano del tardo periodo, Eileen adotta soluzioni visive facilmente riconoscibili per chi ha familiarità con il genere.| Lo Specchio Scuro
Well. Unfortunately, the heat wave has come for us. It got up to 103 degrees yesterday, is currently 100 degrees right now, and doesn’t look like we’re hitting the 80’s again till…| My Geek Blasphemy