Celebrating the Beauty of Classic Films and Their Continuing Ability to Influence and Inspire

This blog is a guide from screwball comedies to film noir; auteur visions from Alfred Hitchcock to Martin Scorsese; devotion to craft from Bette Davis to Robert De Niro. It’s a mingling of the classic films from The Golden Age of Hollywood to those who stand on their shoulders, reaching for their own stars. It’s a Tinseltown party. And you’re invited!

Pranking The Production Code: 3 Film Noir Clips Perfect for April Fool’s Day

Here, Private Det., Phillip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) and his rich client’s pretty, eldest daughter, Vivian Rutledge (Lauren Bacall) size each other up and exchange double entendres in The Big Sleep (1946).

Private Det. Phillip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) and his rich client’s pretty, eldest daughter, Vivian Rutledge (Lauren Bacall) size each other up and exchange double-entendres to die for in The Big Sleep (1946). The Production Code. Love it, hate it, or have fun mocking it, but there’s no getting around it. It spurred Hollywood to produce films...

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