10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV - from Quo Vadis to His Dark Materials - showcase the authoritarian communion between religion and government.
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Fred Zinnemann began his career during the studio era, but kept on going, however sporadically, long after most of his contemporaries had retired. Even so, today his name means little…
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Jeanette MacDonald in Naughty Marietta. Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Gail Russell, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jeanette MacDonald, Emil Jannings, Jacques Tati, Nelson Eddy, Anthony Quinn, John Wayne, and…
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From Here to Eternity movie: Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster make love (top); Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra do a little (sorta) lovemaking of their own later on in the film…
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Gay Sundance vs. Gay Boycott? From con artist Jim Carrey + inspirational lesbian teacher to London threesomes + same-sex experiences.
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Janet Leigh: Peaches-and-cream heroine became effective dramatic actress. Janet Leigh, discovered by former MGM star Norma Shearer, was one of the many pretty (and quite talented) actresses who were mostly…
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Paul Scofield in A Delicate Balance with Katharine Hepburn. Benedict Nightingale’s “Paul Scofield: an overlooked acting great” in The [London] Times: “Why didn’t most theatregoers think of Paul Scofield in…
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Actor Anthony Franciosa died of a massive stroke this past Friday, Jan. 20, ’06, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 77. Franciosa’s film career began late –…
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A Hatful of Rain (movie 1957) review: Stagy screenplay and three of its four leads seriously impair Fred Zinnemann’s early drug addiction drama. Eva Marie Saint is the one standout.
Audrey Hepburn movies all day on Tuesday, Aug. 11, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Hepburn is the day’s “Summer Under the Stars” movie star. (See Audrey Hepburn Movie Schedule further…
Julia with Jane Fonda & Vanessa Redgrave A newly struck print of Fred Zinnemann’s moving and beautifully shot 1977 Academy Award nominee Julia will be screened as part of the…