Category Archives: Golden Age of Cinema

Criminal Investigator (USA, 1942)

Posted on September 3, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Criminal Investigator Release Date: 1942 Writers: George Jeske, Edmond Kelso Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Robert Lowery: Bob Martin Edith Fellows: Ellen John Miljan: Edward Judson Jan Wiley: Miss Drake Charles Jordan: Charlie Brannigan Gloria Faye: Belle Paul Bryar: Stuart … Continue reading →

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Columnist Asks The Key Question: Why Don’t You Know Who Bogie Is?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by jlmicek

Bill Mesce at Sound on Sight* asks the right question: Despite films being more widespread and more available than ever, modern audiences have even less film literacy than ever. To illustrate the point, Mesce turns to a film class he … Continue reading →

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Robert Ryan: An Appreciation.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing In The New York Times This Morning … … film critic Mahnola Dargis looks back on the life and work of the actor Robert Ryan, who was a part of the fabric of the Golden Age of Hollywood. An … Continue reading →

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Glamour of The Gods: New Retrospective Reveals Old Hollywood Style.

Posted on July 17, 2011 by jlmicek

Her hair radiates light. The darkish eyes suggest mystery. And the slightly parted lips are a promise of untold wonders. The luminescent mystery of Grace Kelly’s beauty takes center stage in the pages of The Observer newspaper of London today, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And One To Read.

Posted on July 11, 2011 by jlmicek

Talking robots, bad bosses and comedic chimps … … ruled the box office this weekend. Courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo, Here’s the numbers: NAME: WEEKEND: TOTALS: 1. Transformers: Dark of the Moon $47M $261M 2. Horrible Bosses $28.1M $28.1M 3. Zookeeper $21M … Continue reading →

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Ace Drummond (USA, 1936)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Ace Drummond Release Date: 1936 Writers: Wyndham Gittens, Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe and Eddie Rickenbacker Director: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith Cast: John ‘Dusty’ King: Ace Drummond Jean Rogers: Peggy Trainor Noah Beery Jr.: Jerry Guy Bates Post: The … Continue reading →

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Jean Harlow: An Appreciation.

Posted on June 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Do Yourself A Favor … … and click over to The Observer of London’s “New Review” section today and read Peter Conrad’s appreciation of screen goddess Jean Harlow. Because before there was a Charlize or an Angelina, there was Harlow. … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts On Star Wars.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Star Wars Release Date: 1977 Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford: Han Solo Sir Alec Guinness: Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi Carrie Fisher: Princess Leia Organa Peter Cushing: Grand Moff Tarkin Anthony Daniels: C-3PO … Continue reading →

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The Way We Watch Movies Now.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by jlmicek

Can You Remember … … the last time you went to see a movie in the theaters? I can. It was earlier this year, and my wife and I took our five-year-old daughter to see “Tangled” — in 3-D, no … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor, RIP

Posted on March 23, 2011 by jlmicek

The Screen Legend Is Gone … … aged 79, from congestive heart failure, ABC News and other outlets report this morning. We’ll follow with a retrospective of Taylor’s work soon. For now, here’s part of the news obituary from the … Continue reading →

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