All the best in 2007!Saturday, December 30, 2006
Happy New Year!
Get out there and party! (or do as I do and stay home & enjoy a good movie)
All the best in 2007!
All the best in 2007!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Footsteps in the Fog
What's a Christmas without a fee movie related gifts! One in particular I'm paging through now is Footsteps in the Fog by Jeff Kraft and Aaron Leventhal. It's a look at Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco. The book is a nice change of pace in that it's not a rehash of Hitchcock information and mental analysis. It's a look at the films made in the Frisco area and Hitch's connections to the area.
A pleasant surprise, which I'm reading now, is a chapter on Shadow of a Doubt. It never clicked with me that Santa Rosa was north of Frisco.
The book goes into great depth on the buildings used in the film, what they look like today, maps, etc. The Newton home, at 904 McDonald Avenue, is still there. What really impressed me were photos from the film with prominent Santa Rosa landmarks in the background, compared to today. Also neat tidbits on filming at night during the war, the Til-Two Bar, Edna May Wonacott, and KSRO ("...with studios in Vallejo and Santa Rosa").
The book also touches on Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, and even a bit on Rebecca (yes, you heard that right). Check out the information on Hitch's ranch in Scotts Valley too.
A pleasant surprise, which I'm reading now, is a chapter on Shadow of a Doubt. It never clicked with me that Santa Rosa was north of Frisco.
The book goes into great depth on the buildings used in the film, what they look like today, maps, etc. The Newton home, at 904 McDonald Avenue, is still there. What really impressed me were photos from the film with prominent Santa Rosa landmarks in the background, compared to today. Also neat tidbits on filming at night during the war, the Til-Two Bar, Edna May Wonacott, and KSRO ("...with studios in Vallejo and Santa Rosa").
The book also touches on Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, and even a bit on Rebecca (yes, you heard that right). Check out the information on Hitch's ranch in Scotts Valley too.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
January TCM Bob Schedule
There are zero Robert Montgomery movies on in January on TCM. They must be celebrating the one year anniversary of their January 2006 "Star of the Month."
So, in honor of that, everyone's favorite TCM Now Playing cover:
So, in honor of that, everyone's favorite TCM Now Playing cover:
Friday, December 22, 2006
Merry Christmas
And Happy Holidays! Here's a few Christmas themed radio shows to help with the season.
It's a A Wonderful Life - Lux Radio Theater, 3/10/47, Jimmy & Donna
(My last mention of the film this year!)
MP3 - 9 MB
Twas the Night Before Christmas - Suspense, Greer Garson, 12/21/51
MP3 - 7 MB
It's a A Wonderful Life - Lux Radio Theater, 3/10/47, Jimmy & Donna
(My last mention of the film this year!)
MP3 - 9 MB
Twas the Night Before Christmas - Suspense, Greer Garson, 12/21/51
MP3 - 7 MB
Fox Files For Sale
It sounds like 20th Century Fox is going to auction off it's archive of star contracts, letters, and internal documents for charity (good for them). Names mentioned include Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Elvis, Fay Wray, and many more. Save your money - the auction will be held January 25 by Swann Galleries.
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