Tag Archives: Ginger Rogers

November 2015 Viewing Diary

Posted on December 1, 2015 by sheila

Spotlight (2015; d. Tom McCarthy) Excellent newspaper movie. I reviewed for Rogerebert.com. Supernatural, Season 11, Episode 4, “Baby” (2015; d. Thomas J. Wright) Perfection, both formally and structurally as well as emotionally and spiritually. Truth (2015; d. James Vanderbilt) Another … Continue reading →

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Apology for Murder (1945), Kitty Foyle (1940)

Posted on September 12, 2013 by sheila

Apology for Murder Directed by Sam Newfield Ann Savage made 5 movies in 1945, including the unforgettable Detour. Apology for Murder is a low-rent Postman Always Rings Twice. Only 67 minutes long, it wastes no time in … well, anything. … Continue reading →

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Island snapshots

Posted on January 27, 2010 by sheila

— “He had a way of making a simple walk down a country lane into a Grand Adventure.” — Patricia Flynn, on her husband Errol’s acting ability — Thomas Hardy bums me out, man. But I love him. Also, when … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster: Flying Down to Rio

Posted on February 10, 2009 by sheila

The color, the typeface, the busy-ness, the sense of movement … all add up to a really exciting image.

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The Books: “Ginger: My Story” (Ginger Rogers)

Posted on October 28, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Ginger: My Story, by Ginger Rogers This is my kind of celebrity memoir. It is juicy, gossipy, defensive, and full of sentences like, “I need to set the record straight”. In her Introduction, she uses … Continue reading →

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