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Tag Archives: Notorious
Three unknowable men from the same angle
Devlin (Cary Grant), Notorious, 1946 Don Draper (Jon Hamm), Mad Men pilot, 2007 Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), Ripley, 2024
Present Tense: Audience vs. Alone
My new column is up, this about the special thing that happens sometimes (rarely) when an audience of strangers merges into one being. I still go see movies in the theatre (although certainly not like I used to back in … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Chantal Akerman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Notorious, Present Tense, Spike Lee, Waiting for Lefty
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Devlin/Don Draper
First shot of Cary Grant as “Devlin” in Notorious: First shot of Jon Hamm as “Don Draper” in Mad Men: Same camera move, too.
The Fat-Headed Guy Full Of Pain: Cary Grant in Notorious
All week, a blogathon has been going on, hosted by The Self-Styled Siren, Rod Heath, and
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, film noir, Ingrid Bergman, Notorious, romantic drama, thrillers
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Who’s that man.
He seems awfully familiar.
Archie Leach day: 5 Favorite Moments
Here are 5 of my favorite Cary Grant acting moments in films: This list is in no way definitive:
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Tagged Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, Jean Arthur, Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Notorious, Only Angels Have Wings, Philadelphia Story
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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
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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
Top 5 Moments in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious
Top 5 moments in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious: 1. The kiss between Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman – it was the longest kiss in screen history at the time. Because of the morality production codes, no kiss could last longer than … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman, Leopoldine Konstantin, Notorious
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