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Anchors Aweigh (George Sidney, 1945)
It’s over-sweet and over-long – but should not be overlooked. Anchors Aweigh tends to be regarded as something of a dry run for another film featuring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors on shore...
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Looking Forward – and Back
A slightly belated Happy New Year to all. I’ve been thinking I’ll try something a bit different on the blog this year and choose a theme for each month, either a star, director or a particular type of...
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Which are Sinatra’s greatest movie songs?
I’ve been trying to decide over the past week which are Sinatra’s greatest movie songs – and thought I’d pose it as a question, since there are still many of his films I haven’t seen, so I can’t come...
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Coming soon!
Just to say that I’ve decided on my next two monthly blog themes! Hoping to squeeze in a couple more postings on Sinatra before the end of the month, and then in February I’ll carry on with my current...
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The Man with the Golden Arm (Otto Preminger, 1955)
Frankie looking in through the bar window This is a fairly short piece – there are many in-depth reviews on the net about this ground-breaking drama, and I can’t compete here, but just wanted to add a...
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Which is Frank Sinatra’s best film performance as an actor?
I’ve enjoyed watching and writing about some of Frank Sinatra’s films over the last few weeks – and would like to thank everyone who has contributed such great comments. People made a lot of...
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (Douglas Sirk, 1952)
Where does the time go? February’s half over and I’m only just getting on to my Douglas Sirk season – sorry to be slow, but hopefully I’ll still manage to fit in a few reviews! The earliest film...
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All I Desire (Douglas Sirk, 1953)
Barbara Stanwyck with Lori Nelson Mention Douglas Sirk, and the type of film that immediately comes to mind is a glossy colour melodrama. However, he did also make some black-and-white films –...
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Bunny Lake Is Missing (Otto Preminger, 1965)
This is my contribution to the Diamonds and Gold blogathon, which is looking at actors and actresses later on in their careers. Please do visit and read the other contributions! This piece is also the...
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Carrie (William Wyler, 1952)
For my money, Carrie is one of William Wyler’s greatest films – and one of Laurence Olivier’s finest performances. Yet it often seems to get overlooked. Maybe it would have more recognition as a...
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Busby Berkeley musicals
Joan Blondell and James Cagney in Footlight Parade Hi to all those visiting my blog! I haven’t been around here much lately, and I’m afraid my projected themes fell by the wayside… though I might still...
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Gold Diggers of 1937 (Lloyd Bacon, 1936)
As usual with films which have dates in the title, Gold Diggers of 1937 was actually made the previous year. It stars Joan Blondell, one of my favourite actresses, opposite her real-life husband of...
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Take Five: Happy New Year!
A Happy New Year to all readers of my blog, and thanks very much for your support, visits, comments and ‘likes’ during 2014. I’m hoping to post a bit more regularly here over the coming 12 months, so...
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Becky Sharp (Rouben Mamoulian, 1935)
This is my contribution to the Miriam Hopkins Blogathon, which is running from January 22 to 25. Please do visit and read the other postings! I’ll admit I expected a lot from Becky Sharp. It has a...
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Dallas (Stuart Heisler, 1950)
I’ve been watching a few 1950s Westerns lately, and enjoyed this gorgeously-filmed Technicolor offering from the start of the decade, starring Gary Cooper. It’s one of his lesser films, and rather...
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The Madeleine Carroll Blogathon
A blogathon in honour of actress Madeleine Carroll is currently running, to mark what would have been her 99th birthday. I’ve posted a review of her little-known British film Fascination from 1931,...
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Anna Sten
This is my contribution to the Russia in Classic Film blogathon, being organised by Movies Silently. Please take a look at the great range of posts on films, stars and directors with Russian links....
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Three Coins in the Fountain (Jean Negulesco, 1954)
This is my contribution to the CinemaScope blogathon, running from March 13 to 16, which is being organised by Classic Becky’s Brain Food and Wide Screen World – please visit and take a look at the...
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The Song of Songs (1933)
This is my contribution to the Pre-Code Blogathon, organised by Danny of Pre-Code.com and Karen of Shadows and Satin. Please take a look at the other postings – there’s a wide range of films being...
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A John Mills 1930s war drama
Just to say that I’ve written a review of a 1930s John Mills film, Forever England, known in the US as Born for Glory, over at my other blog, British Film Classics. This is the second in a series of...
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