Remembering Lauren Bacall

It’s been a difficult week for film fans. First, we lost the immensely talented Robin Williams. And yesterday, we learned that the iconic, lovely Lauren Bacall has passed away at the age of 89. She was a model who parlayed arresting good looks and no short amount of talent into a storied career that lasted for more than…

Like a fine wine…

  Casablanca is my favorite film of all time. It’s one of those movies that I never tire of watching. In fact, one of my first dates with my husband was watching it while eating homemade pasta. Each year we have a tradition of watching this perfect film at least once together. Last year (7/15/2011), he…

“I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble.”

As part of our week-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of The Maltese Falcon (1941), today we are taking a look at the third and final film version of Dashiell Hammett’s pulp crime novel. For a brief introduction to this movie, check out our post on Falcon from last year. For a more in-depth synopsis of the film’s plot, we recommend…

Baby’s recollections.

The upcoming March 2011 issue of Vanity Fair has an excellent interview with the grande dame of old Hollywood, Lauren Bacall. At the age of 86, Bacall remains a sharp, intuitive, and fiercely independent figure whose legendary profile still leaps out of a photograph. In the interview, Bacall reminisces about her relationship with first husband…