Sunday, October 15, 2023

Classic Films in Focus: MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932)

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On paper, Universal's 1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue sounds terrific; it adapts a chilling story from Edgar Allan Poe, stars Bela Lugos...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Classic Films in Focus: BLANCHE FURY (1948)

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Of all the films I have watched so far in the Criterion Channel's Gaslight Noir collection, Blanche Fury (1948) is the darkest, even t...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

My Criterion Closet Wish List

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I really enjoy watching the Criterion Closet Picks videos where various actors and filmmakers get to choose movies to take home with them. ...
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Friday, September 1, 2023

Gaslight Noir on the Criterion Channel

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While many of the Criterion Channel's featured categories highlight newer or international films, the lineup for September 2023 also in...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Classic Films in Focus: LADIES IN RETIREMENT (1941)

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If Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) were a tragic drama instead of a screwball comedy, it might play out something like Ladies in Retirement (1...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Classic Films in Focus: THE MAD MISS MANTON (1938)

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Although it's not on the same level as their later collaboration, The Lady Eve (1941), The Mad Miss Manton is still an amusing outing ...
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Monday, July 10, 2023

A Vivien Leigh Tribute in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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  As I was walking from the Royal Shakespeare Company to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon, I came across this sweet little tribute...
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