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(Femme) Fatale Attraction
The honey-soaked hive of Film Noir Bad Girls is always buzzing with Queen Bee candidates. Barbara Stanwyck from Double Indemnity . Jane...
6 days ago2 min read
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Hidden Gems (Drama)
Behold a trio of lesser-known titles that may have eluded your classic film radar, but they’re definitely worth a look: The Set-Up (1949)...
Mar 12 min read
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Films of 1948: Bogie-Huston Double Feature
Cinemagic happens when certain actors and directors join forces. John Wayne and John Ford made 14 gems, like Stagecoach, The Searchers...
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Casablanca Forever
Humphrey Bogart told Orson Welles that he was shooting “the worst picture I’ve ever been in.” Ingrid Bergman pleaded with director...
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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Films of 1942: Casablanca
Humphrey Bogart told Orson Welles that he was shooting “the worst picture I’ve ever been in.” Ingrid Bergman pleaded with director...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Films of 1932: Pre-Code Busters
Regular readers of this blog know that I love “Pre-Code” films, those naughty little gems made between 1930 and 1934, when studios were...
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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Classic Couples: Bogie & Bacall
Love is an occupational hazard on film sets. Sexy actors spend endless hours, passionately smooching and faux shagging, in take after...
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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Here's Looking at You, Bogie
He had quite a posh name for a guy who often played gangsters: Humphrey DeForest Bogart. Born on Christmas Day 1899 to a prominent New...
Dec 27, 20192 min read
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