Tag Archives: Gloria Grahame

September/October 2023 Viewing Diary

I moved in late September. Again. I found a little cozy apartment, the second floor of a little house, with slanted ceilings, little cubbyhole-eaves everywhere, and a big yard. It’s a 10 minute walk to the beach. I found it … Continue reading

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For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

These women inspire, entertain, challenge, comfort, provoke, or were “there” in my formative years as an inspiration. The list is huge. Below the jump.

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January 2022 Viewing Diary

Crossfire (1947; d. Edward Dmytryk) Went on a little Robert Mitchum kick, thanks to the Criterion Channel. Crossfire came out the same year as Gentleman’s Agreement, and both films deal with anti-Semitism, which was very much on American minds at … Continue reading

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The noir world

From Crossfire (1947), starring Robert Mitchum, Robert Young, Robert Ryan (that’s a lot of Roberts), with Gloria Grahame, who only has a couple of scenes but makes a huge impression, of course. I love how in these old noirs – … Continue reading

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October 2017 Viewing Diary

11:55 (2016; d. Ari Issler, Ben Snyder) A Marine returns from the war in Iraq and gets sucked back into the criminal element in his old neighborhood, even as his sister, his girlfriend, his niece, plead with him to avoid … Continue reading

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2017 Movies That Should Be On Your Radar

These are movies either out now or opening soon. I’ll do a more comprehensive round-up of all the movies later in the year once I’ve seen more. In the meantime: Director: Sean Baker Screenplay: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch U.S. release … Continue reading

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December 2016 Viewing Diary

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

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September 2015 Viewing Diary

I got a pretty big writing assignment this past month, with a deadline of October 5. So I’ve been working hard, researching, as the below list will probably show. Not ready to talk about it yet, still working on the … Continue reading

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Under-Rated Movies #7: In a Lonely Place (1950); Dir. Nicholas Ray

7. In a Lonely Place Bogart’s deepest and most pained performance. It’s completely overlooked – or – not completely – People who are film-buffs know this movie, or Nicholas Ray buffs – Bogdonovich’s essay about Bogart is why I sought … Continue reading

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Bogart in In a Lonely Place

There are a couple of interesting stories behind In a Lonely Place. It shows another side to Bogart, something he rarely got to show: his intellect, his braininess. Bogart was a well-read man. Most of his best friends were writers. … Continue reading

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