Irene Dunne did not disappoint and today’s Summer Under the Stars day is short and sweet. Ann Vickers (1933) We’re starting with a pre-code and it’s A PRE-CODE! Irene Dunne he’s sex with a soldier she barely knows, so they’re not married, gets pregnant, and then has an abortion! I actually think that the first …
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The Pawnbroker (1964) After yesterday’s exercise in despair with Liv Ullmann, all I wanted was a bit of silly relaxation but I guess that’s not what fate had in store for me. But it doesn’t matter because The Pawnbroker starring today’s star, Rod Steiger, is a very good film. It starts with a dreamlike, almost …
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Every Summer Under the Stars (I’m pretty sure) TCM dedicates one day to a foreign star to give more of an, I don’t know, exotic flair to their programming, I guess. To my delight this year’s choice was Liv Ullmann herself! An absolutely incredible artist that I adore. Since I’ve loved her a long time, …
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Here we go. In Old Chicago (1938) A story of the birth of one of America’s biggest cities told through the history of one family. The O’Learys drive to Chicago when the father, while trying to impress his sons and racing a train, gets dragged by the horses and dies. The mother starts a laundry …
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A few days ago, when I watched the Ava Gardner film Tam Lin, I mentioned my affection for the genre known as „psycho-biddy” (or „hagsploitation”). Today I feel like I have to come back to the subject because today’s films are two horror movies from the 70s – which means Ann Sothern was an older …
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I started the week watching tons of films every day and I’m finishing it with a few single-movie posts. I feel like I’m maybe being unfair to the stars whose filmography I did not feature more strongly. Just so you know, I have already seen most of Bogart’s oeuvre so I feel like I could …
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I don’t know why but up until yesterday, when I saw Rita Moreno’s Instagram post inviting everyone to watch her films on TCM the following day, I was convinced that today’s star is Natalie Wood – and that’s what I prepared for. I had to improvise today and as a result I didn’t even watch …
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After seeing like twenty films the last few days I decided that I need a little break. So I’m very sorry, Red Skelton, but I only watched one of your movies. Three Little Words (1950) The film I watched is the biopic of the songwriting duo Kalmar & Ruby, starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton. …
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Ava Gardner is one of my newest obsessions. I have seen a few of her iconic films already but I am glad that today I have an excuse to watch more. Without further ado… The Sun Also Rises (1952) Hemingway adaptation about, surprise, surprise, a bunch of disillusioned people traveling around the world and drinking. …
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Today’s featured player is one of the men (and I admit I am more biased towards actresses) who made me fall in love with not only Old Hollywood but cinema in general, I think. And celebrating my becoming newly unemployed, I watched six films! Speed (1936) Not the most fascinating story. There is no Keanu, …
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