Many people enjoy watching scary movies to celebrate Halloween. Some like gory slasher flicks, but I prefer creepy, moody, psychological films. Some of the best are by RKO producer and writer Val Lewton (many of them directed by Jacques Tourneur). They usually run them on TCM this time of year, so keep an eye out…
PHOTO: From “The 39 Steps”, in the Criterion Collection
Beautiful photo on the set of Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS. from The Criterion Collection.
REVIEW: SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (2012)
This is the best movie of the year (at least, so far). It’s charming but not saccharine, sweeping but not grandiose. As it is based upon a book, story is paramount. It is from Lasse Halstrom, the director of Chocolat, after all. Emily Blunt plays Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, a smart, sleek and organized asset manager. Her portfolio…
REVIEW: THE CHAPERONE by Laura Moriarty
For this one, you have to think back, imagine a time when Victorian mores hadn’t yet lost their grip. For women, hair was still worn long (as were skirts – no pants), yet they were about to win the right to vote. There was a constant tug between the past and the future. It must…
BIRTHDAY: Audrey Hepburn
Audrey was born today (May 4) in 1929. If she were still alive she’d only be 83. I’ve always loved watching her, have always admired her — and I’m certainly not the only little girl who wanted to grow up to be like her. But as I get older my affection for her changes. It…