Rather incredibly, Clifton Webb became a box office star at middle-age, when he played Lynn Belvedere, self-styled genius and eccentric educator in the comedy Sitting Pretty.
Oscar Movies: Let It Be (1970)–Beatles Movie
August 3, 2014 by
In this documentary made by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the Beatles gather for a recording session, just before the group’s breakup. It’s too bad that the Academy failed to hnor the Beatles for their earlier and better movies, A Hard Day’s Night and Help, both helmed by Richard Lester. Oscar Nominations: 1 Original Song Score: The Beatles […]
Oscar Movies: Topper (1937)–Ghost Comedy with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett
August 3, 2014 by
Producer Hal Roach, associated with the Laurel & Hardy-Our Gang slapstick, wished a change of pace and genre. In 1937, Roach selected the racy Thorne Smith fantasy novel Topper for adaptation, and the result was one of the most charming films of the decade. Benefiting from strong chemistry, Constance Bennett and Cary Grant play Marion […]
Oscar Directors: Lumet, Sidney–Hollywood’s Best Actors’ Director (Next to George Cukor)
July 31, 2014 by
“I think actors are the best people in the world. Actors are the infantry, the ones in the line of fire”–Lumet
Oscar Directors: Lumet, Sidney, Film Artist–Part 4
July 31, 2014 by
There was nothing high-brow about Sidney Lumet as the dean of New York directors for four decades.
