Grace Kelly: GREEN FIRE, THE ROCKINGHAM TEA SET

Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger in Green Fire

Grace Kelly is once again the focal point of Turner Classic Movies‘ Thursday evening schedule. And as far as I’m concerned, next Thursday, Nov. 19, is going to be the most interesting of the Grace Kelly evenings this month.
The reason for that is simple: TCM will be showing the one Kelly feature I’ve yet to see — the Colombian-set adventure drama Green Fire (1954), co-starring Stewart Granger and Paul Douglas — and two of Kelly’s pre-stardom television vehicles that I’ve also yet to see — "The Rockingham Tea Set" (1950) and "The Kill" (1952), both made for the Studio One anthology series and both directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, best known [...]

by Andre Soares | November 16, 2009   
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NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA d: Franklin J. Schaffner

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Direction: Franklin J. Schaffner
Screenplay: James Goldman; from Robert K. Massie’s 1967 historical novel
Cast: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Irene Worth, Laurence Olivier, Tom Baker, Harry Andrews, Michael Bryant, Maurice Denham, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, John McEnery, Eric Porter, Michael Redgrave, Alan Webb, Curd Jürgens, Lynne Frederick, Roderic Nobel
 

Nicholas and Alexandra is surely one of the most sumptuous productions ever made. The elaborate sets and costumes, Richard Rodney Bennett’s lush musical score, and the richly textured cinematography (courtesy of frequent David Lean collaborator Frederick A. Young) provide the perfect period atmosphere for this historical epic. Missing, however, is a screenplay that offers dialogue instead of speeches, and a directorial hand that brings out truth instead of melodrama.
Nicholas [...]

by Andre Soares | October 28, 2004   
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