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All About Eve (1950)

January 25, 2017January 28, 2017 Classic Movie Recall

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89EPISODE # 42: Could it actually be true that leading up to ALL ABOUT EVE, Bette Davis was considered box office poison? And why was her voice so raspy in this film, anyway? James and Lara break it all down, including how Bette was …

A Star-Studded Guest List: Hollywood Forever Cemetery

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 Lara Scott

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I (Lara) have never really thought of myself as a cemetery person, but after visiting Hollywood Forever Cemetery on New Year’s Eve (12/31/16) and taking a tour with Karie Bible, I would now definitely include myself in that category. Karie looks like a vision out …

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

December 21, 2016February 19, 2017 Classic Movie Recall

100EPISODE # 39: Do you love IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE as much as we do? Michael Wright, CEO of Amblin Partners and former president and head of programming for TCM (Turner Classic Movies), is our “Audience of One” as James and Lara discuss this …

North by Northwest (1959)

December 6, 2016January 28, 2017 Classic Movie Recall

100EPISODE # 38: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) is a classic Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller about a case of mistaken identity. In this episode of Classic Movie Recall, Lara admits that she was confused by the plot, but it turns out she’s not the only …

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

September 18, 2016October 26, 2016 Classic Movie Recall

93EPISODE # 35: In THE MALTESE FALCON, Humphrey Bogart plays Sam Spade, a San Francisco detective who is visited by Brigid O’Shaunessy (Mary Astor), who says she needs help finding her missing sister. Sam soon learns that all is not as it appears in …

Rear Window (1954)

August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 Classic Movie Recall

99Episode # 33: In REAR WINDOW, Jimmy Stewart plays a photographer who is in a wheelchair in his New York City apartment with a broken leg. To pass the time, he spends his days looking out the window at his neighbors with a telephoto …

Gilda (1946)

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 Classic Movie Recall

90Episode # 32: GILDA (1946) takes place in a glamorous nightclub/casino in South America, where everyone appears to be running away from something and on their way somewhere else. George Macready plays the sinister boss Ballin Mundson, who rescues a down-and-out Johnny Farrell, played …

Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Classic Movie Recall

86EPISODE # 31: OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS is a silent MGM classic from 1928 that stars Joan Crawford as Diana, a party girl with a heart of gold. Diana’s in love with Ben (Johnny Mack Brown), who also loves her until her frenemy Ann (Anita …

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 James Moll 1 Comment

91EPISODE # 29: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS is film noir at its finest, weaving together some very dark themes, stunning black-and-white photography, and a sultry score featuring a 1950s jazz quintet. Tony Curtis gives an astonishing performance as power-hungry press agent Sidney Falco, who …

Top Hat (1935)

February 13, 2016February 24, 2017 Classic Movie Recall

89EPISODE # 04: TOP HAT is not a movie you watch for the plot so much as to experience the star power and the chemistry of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In this rapid-fire review that was recorded at the historic Los Angeles Theatre …