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Tag Archives: Ingrid Bergman
Movie Marathon on Block Island
While I had tons of time to read, and walk, and have visitors, and write, and dream, I also had an orgy of movie-watching out on the Island. I brought some movies with me, but for the most part, I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Cyd Charisse, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Astaire, Fredric March, George Sanders, Gloria Grahame, Hedy Lamarr, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, Joan Crawford, John Ford, Johnny Guitar, Josef von Sternberg, Karl Malden, Katharine Hepburn, Kay Francis, Loretta Young, Marlene Dietrich, mirrors, Montgomery Clift, Philadelphia Story, Robert Duvall, Robert Mitchum, Rosalind Russell, Shelley Winters, Tennessee Williams, The Darjeeling Limited, The Double Life of Veronique, Wes Anderson
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Today in history: November 26, 1942
Casablanca premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City. It was not expected to be a long-lasting mythical evocation of the quintessential American ideals we all aspire to, from generation to generation. It was just supposed to be another … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, On This Day
Tagged Casablanca, Claude Rains, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Michael Curtiz, war, WWII
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The Books: “Bogart” (A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Bogart, by A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax Now this is what I call a biography! I am not sure why it took so long for Bogart to get his due, but I suppose that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged Casablanca, entertainment biography, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Michael Curtiz
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Dueling Anthems: Memo From Hal Wallis
Memo from Casablanca producer Hal Wallis to Max Steiner, composer: On the Marseilles, when it is played in the Cafe, don’t do it as though it was played by this small orchestra. Do it with a full scoring orchestra and … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, Hal Wallis, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Michael Curtiz
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The Hitchcock Blog-a-Thon: Notorious
Top 5 moments in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious 1. The kiss between Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. At the time this was the longest movie kiss in cinematic history. They had to keep breaking the kiss up to get around the … Continue reading
Notorious On the Big Screen
We met at one of our favorite places – if any of you all come to New York – I so so recommend it: The restaurant is called ‘ino. It has about 5 tables (check out the photo. That’s IT.) … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman, Leopoldine Konstantin, Notorious
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The Last Scene of Notorious
… and why Cary Grant is not just a great movie star, but a great actor. In the last scene of Notorious, Ingrid Bergman lies in bed, trapped in the house of her Nazi husband. She is being slowly poisoned … Continue reading
Casablanca Appreciation Day
From The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II: [During shooting] Bogart was snappish and moody. Love scenes were uncharted waters for him. “I’ve always gotten out of my scrapes in front of the camera with a handy … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman
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