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October 23, 2012 By iluvcinema 22 Comments

Tuesday’s Overlooked Film: The Uninvited (1944)

It is about that time of year when we are reminded of things that go “bump” in the night – may I submit for your approval this 1944 suspenseful, romantic gem from director Lewis Allen.

This is an old-fashioned English ghost story where brother and sister (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) purchase a lovely home on the Cornish coast. They are more than happy when they discover the rock-bottom price for the home – what could possibly be wrong with it?

Enter Gail Russell, daughter of the seller (Donald Crisp), an ethereal beauty who has an equally seemingly otherworldly attachment to the house …

 

There is no mistaking, this film is beautifully shot – apparently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought so too. Cinematographer Charles Lang received an Oscar nod for his black and white camera work.

Check out the trailer below:

If you love good old fashioned ghost stories, especially those with an English touch.

Filed Under: Overlooked Films Tagged With: gail russell, horror film, ray milland, ruth hussey, the uninvited

October 22, 2012 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday Joan Fontaine!

One of my favorite actresses hit the big 9-5 today. In honor of her birthday, I decided to take a look back into my blog archives to find a collection of articles featuring her films over the past five years – enjoy!

 

SUSPICION

ISLAND IN THE SUN

LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: happy birthday, joan fontaine

October 19, 2012 By iluvcinema 2 Comments

Happy Friday Everyone!

Happy Friday Everyone!

The countdown begins … one week from now, I will have just finished Skyfall in London!

As you can imagine, plans for my (now annual) forthcoming hop across the pond got me thinking about creative travel related tie-ins that have not been previously posted in my 5 years in the blogosphere.

Well I found a new one – courtesy of the Londontown website. This go-around, I am staying in a hotel in central London – which got me thinking … how many hotels have been featured in famous movies? I am not saying that this list, London Hotels in Films is the most comprehensive, but I think that it is a fun piece of trivia for folks (like myself) who are into that sort of thing.

As for this weekend and going to the movies in particular, it looks like another weekend for me to continue the seemingly never-ending DVR-catchup/Netflix Game. Perhaps, in honor of [WARNING: DOWNTON SPOILER]

Spoiler Inside SelectShow
the dearly departed Lady Sybil Crawley (Jessica Brown Findlay), I will finally finish a film co-starring her and Felicity Jones, Albatross.

 

How about you? Any  movie-related plans …

 

Alex Cross

 

Paranormal 4

 

Holy Motors
(word is that this one is a bizarre gem of a film)

 

The Sessions


Comment below and have a lovely weekend!


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: london, skyfall, weekend viewing

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