Pictured Above:  1931 Academy Awards November 5th, 1930
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This Week's Top 10:
​Top 10 Val Lewton Films

  1. Cat People ('42)
  2. I Walked with a Zombie ('43)
  3. The Seventh Victim ('43)
  4. Curse of the Cat People ('44)
  5. The Leopard Man ('43)
  6. Isle of the Dead ('45)
  7. Bedlam ('46)
  8. The Body Snatcher ('45)
  9. The Ghost Ship ('43)
  10. Please Believe Me ('50)
New & Recent Reviews:
From This Week's Newsletter:  A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Quick Hits:  Short Bursts on Recently Viewed Movies

Join us Tuesday October 27th at 7:30 EST for a live Q&A discussion of Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington! 
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My Top 10 Favorite Films

  1. Sunrise F. W. Murnau ('27)
  2. L' Atalante J. Vigo ('34)
  3. Das Boot W. Peterson ('81)
  4. Design For Living E. Lubitsch ('33)
  5. Sullivan's Travels P. Sturges ('41)
  6. The Informer J. Ford ('35)
  7. Miller's Crossing J & E Coen ('90)
  8. Goodfellas M. Scorsese ('90)
  9. The Red Shoes M Powell ('48)
  10. Seven Samurai A. Kurosawa ('54)
 2018 Blogathons:   
I wrote about a selection of Ernst Lubitsch silents, made in Germany in the late teens for The Unexpected Blogothan.
I wrote about Red Dust ('32), which starred Clark Gable, Jean Harlow & Mary Astor & compared it to the remake, Mogambo ('53) which also starred Gable, but with Ava Gardner & Grace Kelly.       Link to blogathon:  https://bit.ly/2PnKtwk
I will be wrote about My Gal Sal (1942), starring Rita Hayworth & Victor Mature for the 100 Years of Rita Hayworth Blogathon on October 17th.  Here is the link to he event:  ​https://bit.ly/2O0OX87
I will be writing about Billy Wilder's classic Some Like it Hot for the Gender Bending the Rules Blogathon on September 21st.  Here is the link:  ​https://bit.ly/2JyHOIy
I will be blogging about Preston Sturges' Remember the Night for the Fred MacMurray Blogathon on August 30th.  Here is the link:  https://bit.ly/2NXSrbo
I will be writing a piece about John Ford's The Searchers for the Natalie Wood Blogathon on July 17th.  Link to hosting website here:  https://bit.ly/2L6gX89
I will be Blogging about Jean Vigo's masterpiece  L'Atalante ('34) for the Free For All Blogathon on 3/3.
I will be reviewing Mogambo ('53), starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner & Grace Kelly for The Clark Gable Blogathon on Feb 1st.
I will be reviewing Criss Cross (1949, Robert Siodmak) for the It Takes a Thief Blogothon on 11/17/17
I will be blogging about Wild Orchids for the Greta Garbo Blogathon on 11/22
I'll be blogging about Blood Simple in the 'Till Death Us Do Part Blogathon on 7/24
I'll be blogging about The Red Shoes in the En Pointe:  The Ballet Blogathon on 8/4 & 8/5.

Featured Actor/Actress

Ava Gardner burst on the scene in The Killers ('46) after 6 years of mostly minor parts. In a career that spanned more than 40 years she developed from ingenue to sex symbol to character actor, all the while increasing her talent & appeal.  While her troubled off-screen life often garnered more headlines than her movies, she was was a professional who cared about her performances.

Featured Director

Top 10 Ernst Lubitsch Films
Unfortunately Ernst Lubistch is often forgotten about when the greatest directors from the classic era are mentioned. His combination of visual gags & verbal wit made his films, first made in Germany during the teens & then in the US for the next 20 years, unmistakably unique.  "The Lubitsch Touch" had as much to do with the sexual innuendo sprinkled throughout his films as it  did for the visual panache of his settings & characters.  He was a maestro behind the camera, directing brilliant performances & capturing stunningly beautiful images in front of it.  His best 10 films had far reaching influence on how musicals were shot and constructed & how comedy was presented in both the silent & the sound era.  Ernst Lubitsch was a giant who should be celebrated for his greatness!

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About Me:
​I've loved movies for as long as I can remember.   For the past 20 years, I've worked for several of the major studios, including MGM, Warner Bros. & 20th Century Fox  in their Home Entertainment divisions.   I'm really partial to pre-code & Film Noir.

Memberships:

2020 Blogathons:

I will be writing about Niagara, starring Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotton & Jean Peters, from 1953 for the Celluloid Roadtrip Blogathon sponsored by Hometowns to Hollywood.
I will be writing about The Invisible Man as part of the Claude Rains Blogathon for The Pure Entertainment Preservation Society on November 9th.  
Read my Pice on A Face in the Crowd from the CMBA Fall Blogathon:  Politics on Film
I will be writing about Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair, starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich & John Lund as part of the 120th Birthday celebration of Jean Arthur.  The piece will post on October 15th.
See my piece on the films of Stanwyck & Capra to the left & clip the link below for all the complete list of submission for  The Queen of Sass:  Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, hosted by Pale writer (https://palewriter2.home.blog/).  My piece focused on the films Stanwyck made with Frank Capra.  ​http://www.top10filmlists.com/frank-capra--barbara-stanwyck-the-evolution-of-a-romance.html
2019 Blogathons:
I wrote about The Film Noir Villainy of Dan Duryea for The Great Villain Blogathon.  ​http://www.top10filmlists.com/the-noir-villainy-of-dan-duryea.html
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