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Tag Archives: Ball of Fire
“I simply love this business. That’s all.” — Dana Andrews
To those who watch “old” movies, Dana Andrews is a familiar figure and everyone knows how great he was. But his name recognition is almost nil outside of that niche community, although a lot of people have seen Best Years … Continue reading
Happy birthday, Howard Hawks!
He’s my favorite director. Not only has he directed some of my favorite films of all time, but you look at his run of hits in the 30s and 40s (and beyond – but that was his real heyday) – … Continue reading
Gene Krupa
Awesome photo of the great drummer. Here’s Krupa in action – accompanying Barbara Stanwyck in “Drum Boogie” – from the movie Ball of Fire. There are a couple of shots of him drumming in that particular clip that make me … Continue reading
Celluloid Dreams: Movies I Would Like To Live In
In the comments section to Dan’s post on Cary Grant, I said that I wanted to live in the world of Only Angels Have Wings. Dan suggested that would be a good idea for a post: Movies you would like … Continue reading
My Library
Occasionally, I have moments where I get this profound sense of well-being. Not often … but occasionally. They take me unawares. I’ve had a couple of these well-being moments over the last couple of extremely stressful days (when anxiety buzzes … Continue reading