Film Freaks Forever

19/09/2025

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19/09/2025

FILM FREAK FRIDAY


NOUVELLE VAGUE (2025)
I was fortunate enough to see Richard Linklater's loving tribute to French New Wave cinema at the Atlantic International Film Festival. It is shot in black and white and in 4:3 aspect ratio. The story of Jean-Luc Godard filming BREATHLESS on the streets of Paris. A marvel to behold! It will be released in November. Don't miss it!

19/09/2025

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THE ODD COUPLE (1968)
Neil Simon's play gets a gold-plated adaptation, directed by Gene Saks and starring Walter Matthau (from the original Broadway cast) and Jack Lemmon. With an unforgettably catchy score by Neil Hefti. Highly recommended.

18/09/2025

THEATER THURSDAY


MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is a South Korean musical with lyrics written by Hue Park, music composed by Will Aronson, and book written by both Park and Aronson.
A Broadway production opened in 2024. It received ten nominations at the 78th Tony Awards and won six, including Best Musical.

18/09/2025

Tonight on TCM

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
My favorite American film. Brilliantly directed by the great William Wyler; screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood, based on a story by MacKinley Kantor. With heartbreaking performances by Fredric March, Harold Russell, Dana Andrews and Myra Loy. We discuss this and more of our favorite films in the 39th installment of our FILM FREAK FOREVER podcast.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-39-the-film-freaks-favorite-five/id1364992353?i=1000607155140

17/09/2025

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ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)
One of my favorite romantic comedies. Directed by William Wyler and co-written by the blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. Audrey Hepburn is incandescent in her first leading role. Gregory Peck and Eddie Albert shine. Essential viewing.

16/09/2025

ROBERT REDFORD (1936-2025)
The one & only - a truly talented actor & director. R.I.P.

16/09/2025

THE ADVENTURER (1917)
A terrific Chaplin short with brilliant physical comedy bits. Also love the opening scenes shot in Malibu before PCH.

Adventurer is an American short comedy film made in 1917 written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and is the la...

15/09/2025

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DR STRANGLOVE (1964)
Terry Southern's wild black comic adaptation of Peter George's novel RED ALERT. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers and Sterling Hayden. Essential viewing.

14/09/2025

SUPPORTING ACTOR SUNDAY


MARIA OUSPENSKAYA (1876-1949)
A remarkable figure — one of those character actors whose presence lingers long after the movie ends. Born in Russia, she studied under Konstantin Stanislavski and became a respected actress at the Moscow Art Theatre. When she emigrated to the U.S., she founded the School of Dramatic Art in New York, helping bring Stanislavski’s methods to American actors.
Though she was often cast in supporting roles, she had an aura that dominated the screen. She earned two Oscar nominations (DODSWORTH in 1936 and LOVE AFFAIR in 1939). To most movie fans, she’s unforgettable as the old Gypsy woman, Maleva, who warns Lon Chaney Jr. in THE WOLF MAN (1941)
Ouspenskaya is remembered both as a great teacher and a scene-stealing actress.

13/09/2025

TCM

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
This masterpiece was written and directed by John Huston, from the novel by B. Traven. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston give career-making performances in this tale of the poisonous effect of greed on three men. Essential viewing.

12/09/2025

FILM FREAK FRIDAY


AT THE PLACE OF GHOSTS (Sk+te'kmujue'katik) --2025--
I was fortunate enough to see the independent film at the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The film stars Forrest Goodluck and Blake Alec Miranda two Mi'kmaq brothers who become haunted by a malevolent spirit and must reunite and journey into Skite’kmujuekati’k, the Place of Ghosts, to face their demons and heal. If you get the chance to see this film, made by First Nation Canadians, by all means do!