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26
Aug
2010
On the Waterfront… on the waterfront
This month Levi’s Jeans and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema put on a series of screenings in a locale related to each film. The first three Rocky films are being shown on the steps of the Philly Museum of Art, Robocop will be shown at an industrial center in Detroit, and classic masterpiece On the Waterfront screens on a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Brilliant.
Unfortunately, all screenings but one have taken place, but it’s a concept cool enough to mention anyway.
promotional poster created by Olly Moss
13
Aug
2010
Favorite Fridays: Alfred Hitchcock Cameo Edition
Good eeevening. As today marks the anniversary of the birth of a one Mr. Hitchcock, please do allow us to pay tribute to the Master of Suspense with the following post:
Lindsay picks: To Catch A Thief (1954)
I selected this appearance because it’s one of the rare times when the main character interacts/acknowledges Hitch during his cameo. More commonly, Hitch is part of the background, as the man walking along the street or a face in the crowd. In Thief, we get to see one of Hitch’s favorite actors (Cary Grant) react to his presence in a comical moment for the viewer.
Alix picks: Lifeboat (1944)
I selected this cameo because Hitchcock had to get clever to make a cameo appearance in Lifeboat since the whole film takes place in a boat with only ten passengers. His cameo appears 24 minutes into the film on a newspaper advertisement for a fictional weight loss drug.
10
Aug
2010
Save the Dress!
Several of Scarlett O’Hara’s costumes from Gone With The Wind are in need of repair, the Associated Press reports. The University of Texas is trying to raise the $30,000 needed to restore the garments.
Um, did they try asking Ted Turner for the money? The film rights probably earn him $30,000 each week…
If Teddy isn’t interested then it’s up to us, classic film fans!
Don't let this be turned back into curtains!
10
Aug
2010
Goodbye, Patricia Neal
Classic film actress and Academy Award winner Patricia Neal died yesterday after losing her battle with lung cancer. My favorite Patricia Neal film is Hud (1963) which also starred Paul Newman, Brandon De Wilde, and Melvyn Douglas. Neal won the Academy Award for Best Actress that year for her performance in Hud as Alma Brown, the forlorn housekeeper who attracts the attention of Paul Newman’s title character.
Do you have a favorite Patricia Neal film? Tell us in the comments!
