Ingrid Bergman’s Slow-Mo Power Struggle - Ingrid Bergman always gives an audience their money’s worth. The legendary actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden, came to Hollywood in 1939, where she made su...

From Chicago to California: The Wagon Train of “Westward the Women” - Directed by William A. Wellman, *Westward the Women* opens in 1851 with California rancher Roy Whitman hiring veteran trail guide Buck Wyatt (Robert Tayl...

A rare advertisement for Pandora's Box from 1929 Ukraine - This is a follow-up post to the August 22 blog, "A newly uncovered article about Louise Brooks - from war-torn Eastern Europe," I teased this post in tha...

RIP: TIM CURRY - Tim Curry, the English actor and singer best known for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at age 80, according to an initial report from TMZ. Enterta...

If You Want It, Here It Is... - *“My recipe for making movies has always been to give an audience two or three really top-notch scenes in every film and to try not to annoy them the re...

Five bookish places I’ve visited and five I want to - Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. If you are new to my blog, I just wanted to share with you that I co-host a monthly bookish link party...

Silents are Golden: Early Civil War Films Of The Silent Screen - Early Civil War Films Of The Silent Screen During the 1900s and 1910s there was one genre of American film that skyrocketed in popularity, becoming more pr...

Indiscreet(1958) - Indiscreet is one of the most tender, sophisticated, funny, surprising, stylish and elegant romances that I have ever seen from the classic film era. It wa...

Ann Blyth - Summer Theatre - Before summer ends, here's another memory of summer theatre from long ago. Lovely Ann Blyth, whom we lost earlier this summer, stars as Maria in *The ...

Goldfingers - DOUGLAS GORDON BY DOUGLAS GORDON is a new documentary portrait — or whatever you want to call it — by Finlay Pretsell about the artist Douglas Gordon (ZIDA...

The Importance of Being Earnest - Michael Redgrave & Michael Denison.It's surprising that Oscar Wilde's most beloved stage play, *The Importance of Being Earnest*, has only been adapted f...

The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc - THE MESSENGER: The Story Of Joan Of Arc brought the sainted savior of France back to cinematic scrutiny and judgment in 1999, directed & co-written by Luc ...

Oh, Those Women (1917) A Silent Film Review - A pair of business partners soon find themselves in hot water with their wives and the misunderstandings continue to pile up when a flirty note is misdeliv...

NEW CD: BING CROSBY - KRAFT MUSIC HALL TIME volume 3 - This 2 CD set is a time capsule of Bing's halcyon radio days, drawing together a selection of songs from 1937-1946 that have never appeared on CD. Kraft ...

The 8th Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon: Journey to Italy (dir. Roberto Rossellini, 1954) - NOTE: This post spoils the whole movie. If you have not seen this film and plan to, don’t read this until you do. The collaboration between Ingrid Bergman ...

Semiquincentennial Movie Project #34: Short Circuit - *The Semiquincentennial Movie Project *is an ongoing celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. During the course of t...

Film Albums: Rene Touzet Goes to the Movies (1962) - This is a fun album! It not only boasts that great album cover with the director's clapboard and all the titles listed, but the sound is fantastic - Ren...

‘Jail Bait’ (1954) – Part Three - If you’re just joining us, we’ve reached the part of the film where a young man has chosen the wrong path (becoming a criminal) and is being aided and abet...

A Oitava Esposa de Barba-Azul (1938) / Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938) - Ernst Lubitsch já apareceu neste blog muitas vezes, nas várias fases de sua carreira de sucesso. O que poderia ser esperado de um ator que virou diret...

10 Things I Love About 'To Catch a Thief’ 1955 - *Golden beauty Grace Kelly and darkly handsome Cary Grant make a sizzling screen team in Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 hit "To Catch a Thief."* I’ve only s...

. . . ONE YEAR LATER - If you have followed me for a while, you may have seen that as of the summer of 2025, I became a member of the CMBA (Classic Movie Blog Association)!After ...

Princess Mononoke (1997) - “The Forest Spirit gives life and takes life away. Life and death are his alone.” One of the most beautiful things about Princess Mononoke is the magnitude...

Gossip Friday: Fellow Daredevil - From August 1950 (London, Ohio): Clark Gable, star of the MGM picture “To Please a Lady,” gives Joie Chitwood a wish of good luck just before Chitwood take...

TV… Stalking Laura / I Can Make You Love Me / Fatal Proposal (1993) (TV MOVIE) - Brooke Shields and Richard Thomas give these real life characters their unique brand of justice... In a true story that changed the law, an obsessed man go...

Capsized (2026) - Zrealizowane na pełnym morzu, zabawne i skłaniające do refleksji kino o dysfunkcyjnej rodzinie próbującej oswobodzić się z macek ciągnących wszystkich na...

New Psychotronic Sisters Episode: Hindi Classic Double Feature - On this week’s episode we discuss two bold and colourful escapist classics: pulpy crime story Don (1978), and the tale of how a poor boy gets justice when ...

Season Three Episode Thirteen --- The Long Goodbye - Lucky episode 13. We’ve come to the end of the train tracks of our season of film noir. Fate has led us here and dropped us — we’re not responsible for whe...

News: Paul Dupuis History on Instagram! - Promoting my new Instagram

Ronnie Schell - “I didn’t get the big break, but I got lots of little breaks.” –Ronnie Schell Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond, California, t...

🌟Classic Off-Screen Quotes: Robert Mitchum - *"There just isn't any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying." *— Robert Mitchum

Dr. Broadway (1942) - *Dr. Broadway** is another one of those films that make me believe I am not the only one without a firm stance on film categories. It is included in the ...

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Brain vs. brawn. Good guys vs. outlaws. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance may focus on a fatal duel, but it’s definitely not a typical shoot-‘em-up Western....

Chicago Deadline - According to Aristotle, our characters are the result of our conduct. Supposing that to be true, what better way then to arrive at the measure of an unknow...

Summer Under the Stars: Jack Lemmon - *Star of the Day: *Jack Lemmon *How to Murder Your Wife* (1965): "A dedicated bachelor drunkenly marries a young woman and immediately lives to regret it...

The Mask 1961 Sunday Nite Surreal “I tried to stop, I can’t, I don’t want to! - Put the Mask On…Now!: Glimpses into the Abyss: Descent and Desire, Depth and Despair – The Mask (1961) “I MUST EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST ACT OF THE HUMAN MIN...

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Triggers in Leash (Shamley Productions, 1955) - The great British director Alfred Hitchock was a ubiquitous presence in United States pop culture from the mid-50’s into the 60’s. He was most famous, of ...

Cooking With the French Chef: Pizza Variations - Welcome back to Cooking With the French Chef, in which I review episodes of Julia Child’s original show, cook out of the new edition of the French Chef Coo...

196. THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, 1939 - An unforgettably majestic melodrama of romance, rivalry, and royal intrigue "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" A romance between a powerful older w...

Ranking the MCU Movies by Favorite - One of my favorite Instagram movie accounts, Old Hollywood Swoon, recently has been ranking various groupings of movies. Movies in a franchise, or by a di...

Quel Rêve: Beauties of the Night (1952) - A sunny day. A house in the country. A music lesson. On the wall by the piano where the daughter of the family (Yannick Malloire) is dutifully executing he...

The Suburban Jungle: When Noir Bled Out of the City - Many American films noir of the early 1940s were anchored to big cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York. So were a number of returning World War II ...

The Film Noir Files for August 2026 - Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we ...

Announcing: The Return Of The Silent Movie Day Blogathon! - Hello everyone, I hope you’ve been enjoying the ‘Merica themed posts so far this summer! Let’s kick off August with some happy news–the Silent Movie Day bl...

Panic in Year Zero: Father knows best - "You keep your gun handy. Our country is still full of thieving, murdering... patriots."

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Silent Movie Day Blogathon - [image: Silent Movie Day Blogathon Banner with Buster Keaton.] After a couple of years’ hiatus, the *Silent Movie Day Blogathon* is back! This year I’ll ...

A Terrible Shock: August 1926 - One hundred years ago this month, Grace Kingsley was writing about the usual assortment of casting news and Hollywood party-going, and she debunked some go...

Pre-Code Movies on TCM, August 2026 - Hello again everybody! I apologize for the missing months there– my move from Germany to Colorado has been tumultuous, from having to re-purchase every app...

All 12 Angry Men, Ranked - Six years ago, I did a thing here. For 2020, the series of posts was very simple: I ranked the 12 Angry Men in order of my personal preference, from Januar...

Summer Under the Stars 2026: TCM Festival Highlights - It has been quite a while since I visited with you on Once...

We all need Paul Varjark’s shoulder to lean on – Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961) - My review of the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961), an adaptation of Truman Capote's novella of the same name. Continue reading →

The Small Town Hell of WIDOW'S BAY (2026) - *Widow's Bay*, the 2026 horror-comedy series on Apple TV, gives viewers plenty of reasons to shudder with its darkly funny evocation of 70s and 80s horro...

1985 Alice in Wonderland – Classic Literature on Film Blogathon - So, this may seem strange that I’m dedicating a post to a TV movie from the 80s, but hear me out, classic movie community! There are so many classic star...

Buffalo-made ‘Trouble with Christmas Mistletoe’ has July premiere - Grab a frozen hot chocolate – Christmas is coming early with another Buffalo-made holiday movie premiere. “The Trouble with Christmas Mistletoe,” which fil...

Blanche Grady - Incredibly beautiful, with a superb figure, Blanche was a sought-after model, working with prestigious photographers and modeling for publications like Vog...

Losing Her Mind in Africa: THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) - Despite Kate Hepburn’s reputation for relishing a good challenge and competitively pushing herself towards personal excellence, she couldn’t have possibly ...

Ann Blyth (1927/1928-2026) - This evening, The Hollywood Reporter broke the sad news that Ann Blyth passed away yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, at the age of 98. Some other sources had ...

How You Know Your Friends Know You - Two water bottles arrived for me today, with a movie camera on front and quotes on the back. This is one is, of course, a quote from my favorite actress,...

Three Strangers (1946) - Premiered January 23, 1946: THREE STRANGERS, starring Sidney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre. Directed by Jean Negulesco (The Mask of Di...

“Screen Guild Theater”: Hollywood Radio Series - Of all the drama anthologies from old time radio, Screen Guild Theater was one of the most varied and unique radio shows. Every week, Hollywood actors came...

BREATH (Kim Ki-duk, 2007, South Korea) - Kim Ki-duk has a way without words. *BREATH* is exhaled into the cold mo(u)rning air, its life quickly fading and becoming intangible. Yeon is apathet...

Pre-Code Girl Summer Line - Just in time for summer, I've launched a new design in the Spellbound with Beth Ann Threadless shop. Check-out my Pre-code Girl Summer line! The post Pre...

La Poison (1951): A Venomous Comedy - This post is my contribution to the CMBA 2026 Spring Blogathon "Make 'em Laugh." Not long ago I was discussing *The Banshees of Inisherin* in a film gro...

The Awful Truth 1937 - Tonight's Cary Grant fix is by way of the excellent screwball comedy, 1937's The Awful Truth. Also starring Irene Dunne and Ralph Bellamy, directed and ...

Somewhere in Time (1980) - Director: Jeannot Szwarc Writer: Richard Matheson, based on his novel *Bid Time Return* Stars: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer In...

Woman Under the Influence, A (1974) - “Mabel is not crazy; she’s unusual.” Synopsis: When a construction worker (Peter Falk) finds himself unable to handle the increasingly unconventional beh...

Painful Pilots: "Dream Wife" - It started with a martian. The success of *"My Favorite Martian,"* which premiered on CBS in the fall of 1963, kicked off a parade of supernatural sitcoms...

Employees' Entrance: The Monsters We Make - This is my entry in *The Classic Movie Blog Association Early Shadows and Pre-Code Horror Blogathon*. Click *HERE* for more monstrous fun. This store is ...

Coming Up Shorts! with… The Little Rascals: The Restored Silents, Volume 1 - Welcome back for another full post of Coming Up Shorts! This time, I’m going with the Hal Roach theatrical shorts featuring The Little Rascals, and some of...

BLOGGER’S NEWS - It was on September 14, 2017 that I was one of eight speakers at the first one-day conference dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. The conference was...

Buster Keaton’s Cops and Laurel & Hardy 1928 Year Two - Buster Keaton’s masterpiece Cops (1922) is one of his seven films inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry as a work of “enduring impor...

Silent Cinema Of Latin America; Pt.1 Mexico - [image: imageedit-1-8609976754] Reading any standard film history of the silent era one would easily get the idea that the early days of film were limite...

“Sarah Jane—Don’t!” - This is an entry for “Cry Me a River,” the CMBA 2025 Spring Blogathon. Note: If you’re new to Imitation of Life, you might want to start with a viewing or ...

Book Review: The Carry On Companion, by Robert Ross - The Carry On Companion by Robert Ross is a reasonably comprehensive look at a British comedy institution, the Carry On films. Beginning with Carry On Serge...

Cinematic Blindspots — 1945 in Film - Happy 2025, classic film fans! I’m beyond delighted to head into this new year as I have so much to look forward to, particularly the upcoming birth of my ...

Audio Commentary for 1933's THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN - This past summer I was honored to be asked by Sony to record the audio commentary for *The Bitter Tea of General Yen* (1933). This feature is part of t...

2024 Holiday Gift Guide - The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As you plan to gather with friends and family over the holidays, let...

Sailing the Golden Era seas - Come aboard, Aaron Spelling is expecting you! * Published specifically for The Spellingverse Blogathon hosted by Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews. * ¤¤¤ I ...

Eternally Marilyn - photo by Milton Greene Like so many summer days in Los Angeles, this one began as a balmy and sunlit morning. It would grow warmer and sunnier, but the l...

Publication Day - Not movie related but… TRANSGESSIONS, my latest collection of short stories is out now as an eBook and paperback. You can order your copy here. If you like...

Dear "Ginge", Love Fred: Fred and Ginger's Correspondence - For one of cinema's most beloved screen partnerships, we don't know a whole lot about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's offscreen relationsh...

“His Name is Engraved in the Ripple Hall of Fame” — Season One, Episode Ten: Springtime in the Ghetto (April 19, 1974) - As the episode opens, Florida is at her sewing machine, working on a new slipcover for the living room sofa. The whole household is abuzz as the family pre...

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