Monthly Archives: August 2015

Angel Face — Angel Face Ahh how much I adore this film. A little piece on it is well overdue. One of the main reasons that I like Angel Face so much is because it is a film that in my opinion it has a near perfect femme fatale in Jean Simmons. She is beautiful, […]

Angel Face – Otto Preminger – 1952

27 Aug, 2015 in Film tagged 1952 / Angel Face / Crime / English / Film / Film Noir / Jean Simmons / Otto Preminger / Review / Robert Mitchum by Bas van Stratum

Barbara Stanwyck — Ever in My Heart is a little pre-code talkie that is very good in showcasing films of its kind. Solid acting, a nice story of love and war and only 68 minutes long. Ghee that's swell.

Ever in My Heart – Archie Mayo – 1933

9 Aug, 2015 in Film tagged 1933 / Archie Mayo / Barbara Stanwyck / Drama / English / Ever in My Heart / Film / Otto Kruger / Review / Romance by Bas van Stratum

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) is director Elia Kazan's first film. It's an incredibly well crafted raw and emotional family drama and coming of age story.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Elia Kazan – 1945

7 Aug, 2015 in Film tagged 1945 / A Tree Grows in Brooklyn / Dorothy McGuire / Drama / Elia Kazan / English / Film / James Dunn / Joan Blondell / Peggy Ann Garner / Review by Bas van Stratum

Golden Age - Cover — Is your watchlist in dire need of some beautiful Golden Age films? Look no further. A compilation of the best films by those still among us.

Golden Agers Still Going Strong – Second Wave

1 Aug, 2015 in Film tagged Danielle Darrieux / Eva Marie Saint / Film / Golden Age / Jeanne Moreau / Kim Novak / Machiko Kyô / Peggy Cummins / Setsuko Hara / Sidney Poitier / Tatsuya Nakadai / Vera Miles by Bas van Stratum