Tag Archives: Peter Lorre

Mirrors #5: For Oscilloscope: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Posted on May 9, 2019 by sheila

Here it is, a piece I have wanted to write for years, and finally got around to it. For Oscilloscope: Mirror, Mirror: When Movie Characters Look Back at Themselves

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Happy Birthday, Peter Lorre

Posted on June 26, 2016 by sheila

A letter from Groucho Marx to Peter Lorre (included in the wonderful The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx), that pleases me no end. October 5, 1961 Dear Peter: It was very thoughtful of you to send me … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Sergio Leone presents:

Posted on July 18, 2009 by sheila

Professor Serverus Snape’s Sorcerer-Tastic, Muggalicious Mid-Summer Movie Quiz. Long anticipated. Questions are awesome, thought-provoking (your SECOND favorite Francis Ford Coppola movie? Love it!) – and the answers are even better. I was unable to participate in the last two quizzes … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx When I was a senior in high school, I dated a guy who was an insane Marx Brothers fan, and still is today. And so it … Continue reading →

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The Books: “John Huston: A Biography” (Axel Madsen)

Posted on September 26, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: John Huston, by Axel Madsen Axel Madsen (who died last year) is one of those writers I envy. I would love that kind of career. He wrote in-depth biographies of John Jacob Astor, the Marshall … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Casablanca:

Posted on March 12, 2008 by sheila

(as we were): I want to thank the person (whoever you are) who sent me the huge biography of Peter Lorre off my wish list. I have no email for you, and am not sure of the name either – … Continue reading →

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Peter Lorre: 5 For the Day

Posted on July 26, 2007 by sheila

A wonderfully observant 5 for the day. One particularly good quote, but go read the whole thing: Lorre’s work here cannot be judged by any normal standards: his performance of thwarted passion is so far-out, so bizarre in its details, … Continue reading →

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