https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBLUKjrdH3M The director William Friedkin, who died in August of this year, was not one to mince words. He was volatile, sometimes crude, always controversial and extremely refreshing in a bracing sort of way. For time and space reasons I won’t go into his many quotable comments but I urge
‘Spooks’ (1953) was the 148th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Monday, May 11th through Friday, May 15th 1953 and was released a scant one month later on Monday, June 15th of that year (the 166th day on the Gregorian Calendar). The
CLICK HERE TO WATCH the three-and-a-half minute screen test that Marlene Dietrich made for ‘The Blue Angel’ in 1929. This is presumably the first time a camera fully captured the multi-faceted genius of this ground-breaking performer. The film’s director, Josef Von Sternberg, also directed the test and used two angles;
‘They Stooge To Conga’ (1942) is the 67th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Wednesday, May 6th through Saturday, May 9th 1942 and released on Friday, January 1st 1943 (the first day on the Gregorian Calendar). Generally ranked as the most violent
Yesterday I posted about my friend and collaborator actor Burt Young who passed away last week but whose death was only announced yesterday. I’ve been working on a doc about Burt for a helluva long time–here’s a link to the trailer. Burt was a mystery wrapped in an enigma inside
Above, witness the still horrific climactic carousel-out-of-control scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Strangers On A Train’. The previous two days I’ve posted on Raymond Chandler, including a fine mini-doc on the corruption filled Los Angeles of the 1930s that inspired his early writing as well as a cameo appearance by the
‘Heavenly Daze’ (1947) is the 109th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Monday, June 23 through Thursday, June 26 1947 and released on Thursday, September 2, 1948 (the 246th day on the Gregorian Calendar). The film is a complete misfire, a stunningly
‘Three Little Pirates’ (1946) was the 96th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Monday, April 15th through Thursday, April 18th, 1946 and was released on Thursday, December 5th of that year (the 339th day of the Gregorian Calendar). In spite of Curly’s
Here’s the explanatory season one opener for ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E’. Crisply shot, tightly scripted–this is all you need to know to launch your voyage into the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. RIP Leo G. Carroll (October 25, 1886 – October 16, 1972), aged 85 RIP Robert Vaughn
In September of 1965 the newly internationally famous David McCallum (who died earlier this week at age 90) made an appearance on singer Andy Williams network variety program. The above will show you A) that McCullum was low-key, charming and game for anything and B) that Williams, though popular in