The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000), Based on a True Story
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was the winner of the Best Foreign Language Golden Globe in 2001, but “The Widow of Saint-Pierre” was one of the nominees that year. Its stars,...
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Christmas Movies You May Have Paid to Watch Already
Perhaps you’re looking for a wider selection of Christmas films this season. You may be in luck if you subscribe to Hulu, Netflix and/or Amazon Prime.
Christoph Waltz Gets a Christmas Sweater on the Tonight Show
2-time Academy Award winner, Christoph Waltz stopped by The Tonight Show on 12/20/2017 to talk about his role in the comedy “Downsizing” (opening in theaters on December 22nd). Before they...
Anthony Quinn in “Requiem for a Heavyweight”
Anthony Quinn plus Jackie Gleason plus Mickey Rooney, that is, and the film starts out with Cassius Clay whupping Quinn’s butt in the boxing ring! It’s a boxing match between...
3 Unreliable Narrator Noir Films
I recently watched 3 old noir movies that opened up with people in a pickle. The person in the pickle then proceeds to tell you how they got there. You...
Edmond O’Brien in 711 Ocean Drive
For gangster film aficionados and James Cagney lovers, Edmond O’Brien will forever be remembered as the “copper” in “White Heat” (1949). Here’s the famous scene where Cody Jarrett (Cagney) gets...
Glenn Ford and Janis Carter in “Framed”
After an August hiatus, Eddie Muller came back with Noir Alley on Sunday mornings on TCM. First up was “Framed,” a 1947 noir that starred Glenn Ford with Janis Carter...
Spotlight on George Sanders
Before he took a fatal overdose of Nembutal in a Barcelona hotel in 1972, George Sanders had racked up over 150 film credits, many in largely forgotten films. For trivia...
Simone Signoret in “Casque D’Or” (1952)
Jacques Becker’s 1952 film “Casque D’Or” is a tale of an ill-fated romance set in La Belle Époque. For this film’s purposes, that means the women wear long dresses that...
Kathy Bates in Misery (1990)
We were just recently talking about how Stephen King was very displeased with the film version of his novel “The Shining” (1980) because he felt it did not capture the...
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