Tag Archives: Cary Grant

Devlin/Don Draper

Posted on January 25, 2019 by sheila

First shot of Cary Grant as “Devlin” in Notorious: First shot of Jon Hamm as “Don Draper” in Mad Men: Same camera move, too.

Posted in Movies, Television | Tagged Cary Grant, Notorious | 1 Comment

100 Day Movie Challenge: Day 1

Posted on December 10, 2018 by sheila

This was one of those things going around on Facebook, and it’s now caught on among my group of friends. It’s to post an image from a movie that “had an impact on you”. No explanation, no pontification, no dramatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cary Grant, Howard Hawks, Jean Arthur, Only Angels Have Wings | Leave a comment

From Lillian Gish to James Dean: My Interview with Dan Callahan

Posted on May 9, 2018 by sheila

I had a lot of fun interviewing Dan Callahan about his new book The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960. It’s now up at Slant Magazine: Mystery of Screen Acting: An Interview with Dan Callahan.

Posted in Actors, Books, Movies | Tagged Bringing Up Baby, Cary Grant, friends, Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo, Holiday, Humphrey Bogart, interviews, James Cagney, James Dean, Joan Crawford, Josef von Sternberg, Katharine Hepburn, Kim Stanley, Lillian Gish, Louise Brooks, Marlene Dietrich, Marlon Brando | 6 Comments

Happy Birthday, Cary Grant: Mitchell and I discuss

Posted on January 18, 2018 by sheila

This is part of an ongoing series, where Mitchell and I discuss actors. I pick the names. I ask Mitchell to describe them in one word. And then we discuss. We “did” Cary Grant. Of course. CARY GRANT SOM: One … Continue reading →

Posted in Actors, On This Day | Tagged Cary Grant | Leave a comment

December 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 1, 2017 by sheila

Supernatural, Season 7, Episode 22, “There Will Be Blood” (2012; d. Guy Norman Bee) I had started a re-watch of Season 7 in November, so I finished it out this month. Season 7 was one of my least favorites, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Belfast, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Channing Tatum, Chantal Akerman, Claude Rains, Coen brothers, Cyd Charisse, documentary, East of Eden, Elia Kazan, Ewan McGregor, France, George Clooney, Gloria Grahame, Greta Garbo, Horton Foote, Humphrey Bogart, Isabelle Huppert, James Dean, Japan, Jean-Luc Godard, Jeff Bridges, John Steinbeck, Julie Harris, Kentucker Audley, Kristen Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Mélanie Laurent, Nicholas Ray, Norway, Robert Duvall, Robert Mitchum, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Supernatural, Tilda Swinton, Warren Oates, William Faulkner, women directors | 148 Comments

September 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on October 2, 2016 by sheila

Kicks (2016; d. Justin Tipping) Absolutely loved it. There have been so many excellent first-time directors making features this year. My review for Rogerebert.com. Kiss Me Deadly (1955; d. Robert Aldrich) I love this bizarre paranoid insanely phantasmagorical … film … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Belgium, Ben Gazzara, Brazil, Bringing Up Baby, Carroll Baker, Cary Grant, Coen brothers, Denmark, documentary, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Taylor, Eminem, England, France, George Stevens, Howard Hawks, Italy, Jack Garfein, James Dean, Jean Arthur, Jimmy Stewart, John Sturges, Karl Malden, Kate Winslet, Katharine Hepburn, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Mildred Dunnock, Miriam Hopkins, Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Meeker, Rebecca Hall, Supernatural, Tennessee Williams, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hanks, William Powell, William Wyler | 15 Comments

Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 6: “No Exit”

Posted on September 14, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Kim Manners Written by Matt Witten “So this is hell. I’d never have believed it. You remember all we were told about the torture-chambers, the fire and brimstone, the “burning marl.” Old wives’ tales! There’s no need for … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | Tagged Cary Grant, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Kim Manners, Rosalind Russell, SPN Season 2, Supernatural | 102 Comments

Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 16: “Shadow”

Posted on April 20, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Kim Manners Written by Eric Kripke “Sam, this is bigger than you think.” – John Winchester said. I’ll say. Shadow is one of the rare urban-setting episodes, which always seems to bring out interesting romantic things in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | Tagged Alain Delon, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant, Elvis Presley, Eric Kripke, Gloria Swanson, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jeremy Renner, Joan Crawford, Kim Manners, Orson Welles, Our Town, Peter Lorre, Robert Mitchum, Sissy Spacek, SPN Season 1, Sunset Boulevard, Supernatural, Thornton Wilder | 180 Comments

Year in Review: Running my mouth in 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by sheila

Some of the things I’ve written in 2013, for my own site, and also other outlets. Thoughts on Memphis. “Memphis is wounded, and Memphis is obviously depressed. There are a lot of sad ghosts here. But Memphis does not forget. … Continue reading →

Posted in Actors, Books, Movies, Music | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Alain Delon, Andrzej Wajda, Arthur Miller, Bela Tarr, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan, Cary Grant, Christian Petzold, Coen brothers, Cristian Mungiu, Cuba, Dana Andrews, documentary, Elvis Presley, Eminem, F. Scott Fitzgerald, France, Franny and Zooey, Fredric March, friends, George Cukor, Germany, Greta Gerwig, H.L. Mencken, Haskell Wexler, His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, Hungary, Iran, Iranian film, J.D. Salinger, Jacques Tati, James Dean, James Gandolfini, Japan, Jean Cocteau, Jean Renoir, Jerry Lewis, Joan Blondell, Joan Fontaine, Julie Harris, Katharine Hepburn, Lester Bangs, Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Metallica, Mildred Dunnock, Nicholas Ray, Otto Preminger, Owen Wilson, Poland, Ralph Bellamy, Rebel Without a Cause, Red Sox, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Roger Angell, Romania, Rudolph Valentino, Sal Mineo, Scarlett Johansson, Seamus Heaney, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, Taiwan, The Crack-Up, Truman Capote, William Hazlitt, William Shakespeare, year in writing | 2 Comments

Peter Labuza Interviews Me for The Cinephiliacs Podcast: We Discuss John Cassavetes’ Opening Night

Posted on December 9, 2013 by sheila

I had a great time talking with Peter Labuza for his wonderful Cinephiliacs podcast. You can download the episode here. We get into it! We talk about actors, movies, movie stars, John Wayne, Elvis, Judy Garland, gesture – and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Actors Studio, Al Pacino, Cary Grant, Dog Day Afternoon, East of Eden, Elia Kazan, Elvis Presley, Gena Rowlands, James Dean, Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, John Wayne, Judy Garland, Opening Night, Owen Wilson, podcast | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Cary Grant

Devlin/Don Draper

100 Day Movie Challenge: Day 1

From Lillian Gish to James Dean: My Interview with Dan Callahan

Happy Birthday, Cary Grant: Mitchell and I discuss

December 2016 Viewing Diary

September 2016 Viewing Diary

Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 6: “No Exit”

Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 16: “Shadow”

Year in Review: Running my mouth in 2013

Peter Labuza Interviews Me for The Cinephiliacs Podcast: We Discuss John Cassavetes’ Opening Night

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