Patricia Neal, the husky-voiced actress best known for roles in classic films such as The Fountainhead (1949), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), and 1963’s Hud (for which she won the Academy Award as Best Actress), died late this evening at the age of 84. Neal was an exceptionally talented, though sometimes underrated, actress. My favorite performance…
Carrie’s choice: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Airing 6:00PM EST Since Brandie already had something to say about Bonnie and Clyde back in February, I’m linking to her post about the film. Brandie’s choice: Splendor in the Grass (1961) Airing 8:00PM EST Ahh, young love. Well, sort of. The first time I saw this movie was…
Carrie’s choice: Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number (1966) Airing 11:30AM EST Yeah. You’re right. It’s a great title. This is a recommendation mostly because it looks hilarious. It begins with a fairly popular plot of escape: an actress is trying to escape from Hollywood, because they do not take her seriously enough as…
Brandie’s choice: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Airing at 6:15PM EST The Robin Hood to beat all Robin Hoods (sorry, Kevin Costner), Errol Flynn embodies the role like no one before or since. He brings a swagger, a verve, a winking machismo that suits the character to a tee. And he makes this version…
Carrie’s choice: Spellbound (1945) Airing 4:00PM EST Today it was pretty hard to choose which movie to recommend. So, let me start by saying just set your DVR up now and record the whole thing, call in sick, get popcorn, something. That said, I’ll get to Spellbound. To fully understand how much I liked this…
Woody Strode, a statuesque African-American film actor whose career spanned the 1940s and lasted until his death in 1994, worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood during his fifty-odd years as a working actor. Yet he remains relatively unknown to the general public today. He never reached the level of leading-man status that…
Brandie’s choice: None But the Lonely Heart (1944) Airing 8:00PM EST I must admit that I wish I were suggesting another movie to you right now, a movie featuring the delightful Ethel Barrymore in one of her more effective supporting roles: 1947’s The Farmer’s Daughter, co-starring Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. I adore this movie…
Carrie’s choice: The Blob (1958) Airing 11:45AM EST Run…. Don’t walk from… The Blob! I’m taking just a couple of quick minutes for The Blob. This film is interesting in that it has become so culturally relevant, not for the film itself, but for the previews. The ads for The Blob have infiltrated our culture…
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