Calling all Anglophiles: the Criterion Collection has a treat in store. Their essential new DVD set, “David Lean Directs Noel Coward”, brings together pristine transfers of four legendary film collaborations between famous English playwright/personality Noel Coward and a young film editor named David Lean. Talk about a heaven-sent collaboration. At this critical juncture in British history (1942-1945), with the Second … More Details
With today heralding the official arrival of summer, I’m thinking about those great movies that reflect the heat, transition and sheer release of the season in exciting, unexpected ways. Yet when I did a Google search of top summer movies to inspire me, I actually found a lot of less-than-stellar movies being served up- among them, “Meatballs” (1979), “One Crazy … More Details
Even though mainstream Entertainment Weekly magazine named him the 16th best film director of all time, if I mention the name Ernst Lubitsch to my own middle-aged contemporaries, I usually get a hazy look. “I’ve heard that name, but who was he?” The reason for this may be that Ernst Lubitsch had heart trouble, and died young (in 1948, at … More Details
As the most barbaric event of the twentieth century, the Nazis’ mass extermination of Jews during World War 2 has served as the basis of countless books, plays, and films over the past sixty years. No surprise there, since we humans have always drawn our most powerful, memorable stories from the most tragic events of our time. In great tragedy … More Details
The late Deborah Kerr, who died just three years ago and would have turned 89 this coming Thursday, was the kind of star and personality we rarely see anymore: a lady first and foremost, who, even playing women of dubious virtue, exudes an innate sense of class, dignity, even nobility.
Starring roles in British productions ensued, followed by the siren call of Hollywood. Over her career, she was nominated six times for the Best Actress Oscar, but never won. In 1994, clearly ailing, she accepted an honorary Oscar, and her brief but eloquent acceptance speech spoke volumes about the special woman she was.
Starring roles in British productions ensued, followed by the siren call of Hollywood. Over her career, she was nominated six times for the Best Actress Oscar, but never won. In 1994, clearly ailing, she accepted an honorary Oscar, and her brief but eloquent acceptance speech spoke volumes about the special woman she was.
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I scan the Huffington Post Entertainment section today, and I’m reading about what a box office winner “Toy Story-3” is shaping up to be. Wow – this is a surprise. As I scroll down the page, I see names like Miley Cyrus, Lindsey Lohan, and Megan Fox. I note that Angelina Jolie visited Haiti and that Jake Gyllenhaal was caught … More Details
