I read in the paper yesterday that all California prisons are on the verge of a complete smoking ban--for guards as well as inmates, in the cells, in the...
... around the prison sets on the Warner Bros. sound stages and engaging in all that snappy dialogue and action without their cigarettes? And Bette Davis? How...
... Though note the qualifiers in each of the above lines ("often," "isn't the rule," "most"). That especially opens up the territory for all those gems I may...
Smoking scenes are a part of the history of film (and some cigarette company could make a full feature film about the same), but with all the blatant sex on...
... Yes, the times are a-changin' I often have to explain in detail to my students that characters smoking cigarettes in 1940s movies are not necessarily "bad...
... What was Rafe Blasi's story? I encountered him briefly in 1983, when he was an independent publicist. Seemed like a nice guy. He told me that he used to...
... Some people make a case for Protazanov as a major filmmaker of the period. There's an interesting career overview, by Ian Christie, I think, in the ...
In a message dated 05-07-01 15:45:19 EDT, Tony Williams writes: << The most memorable moral comment I once received from a student was that Cary Grant was a...
... I don't think smoking bans are forged in the same spirit as the other "repression" you allude to. The ban is a bit ironic though. It would be far more...
Rafe had quite a complex and multi-facted life. Back in the 60's he edited "The New York Film Bulletin" -- a much-missed little mag that was my first ...
Instead of banning smoking in jail California should encourage it. In the long run it would be in the interest of the State and all the People of California...
http://moma.org/exhibitions/film_media/2005/GregoryLaCava.html Well, it looks as if old Hollywood comes to summer's rescue again (for me at least). I plan to...
"Stage Door" and "My Man Godfrey" are of course required viewing for every halfway intelligent sentient being. I also reccomend "The Affairs of Cellini,"...
... I second that! And especially for the sequence in which Lupe Velez sings "The Carpenter Song." No one sees this and doesn't just rock out, like the crowd...
I was looking at an early Harryhausen effort--Mighty Joe Young (1949). Well, actually it's Harryhausen assisting the great team of effects master Willis...
... When I saw this the first time it ... Remember My Forgotten Ape (man). Joe has more than his share of admirers. It's a lovely film -- a cherrier echo of...
... Attention, yes, but it’s the kind of deeply unaesthetic. There’s no joy in Sternberg’s cinematography here. ... But that’s my point. Perhaps I was...
... Agreed, especially for "Godfrey" ("Godfrey loves me! he put me in the shower!") The one you missed, David, and one of the very best La Cavas IMHO is "Fifth...
This Post from Kian in response to David was one of the longest ever -- and one of the hardest to read because of all those apostrophes morphing into weird...
It's fine in my email, but the Web version has the screwups JPC mentions. I was going to do this off list, but it might be of some general interest: Kian, did...
My own most valued La Cava is the wonderful and bittersweet “Unfinished Business”, which starts out as a delightful screwball comedy about a small-town...
I used to have similar problems, but on a Windows PC. Worst approach: Writing in Word, saving as .doc files, copying into e-mail. This turns every apostrophe,...
... I would say, write in Word, then save as Plain Text, and then cut and paste. All my umlaüts and other accéñts come through fine. I actually made a...
... Oh there's always joy in Sternberg. And that fact is what so deeply unsettles you. Victor Mature’s Doctor is, I think, in ... Maybe not for you, but...
... I don't think I'm making a Leninist argument here... Are you implying that I am? I'm INDICATING (noit implying) that Lenin is pretty damned funny. I...
... The one you missed, David, and one of ... Thanks for the heads-up on that one. I've never seen it. ... Indeed, and for the very reasons you indicate. ... ...
... Oh, David, you should have been born in France way back then and be a pal of Kyrou and write for L'AGE DU CINEMA and contribute to that great piece on the...
