Bitches and Blaggards: James Mason and Jane Greer

This is the fourth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.Jane GreerThis was one femme fatale with a heart of cracked ice. Her performance as Kathie Moffat in 1947's "Out of the Past" puts her in the Bitch Hall of Fame....

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Gone With The Wind: Part Deux or Get Over it Already!!

Beware! This post may offend. It's all in good fun, but if you are offended, well, you were warned!I have often pondered what happened to Scarlett, Rhett and the gang on Peachtree Street and the outlying areas. I am aware that there was a faux sequel, but I found it to be rather unsatisfactory.Could the story have continued like this? Let's catch up with our favorite characters.Rhett ButlerRhett returns to Charleston. However, he soon becomes...

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Reconsidering: On the Waterfront

This post is dedicated to Renee H., who gently persuaded me that this film is worth giving a second chance."On the Waterfront" is one of those movies that I did not not love at first sight. Once upon a time I had an aversion to: Marlon Brando, 1950s black and white movies with jarring, jazzy scores, and movies that are relentlessly downbeat and ultra-ugly-real. So, you can see how I might not have been enchanted with this film.And then there is Elia...

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Loving Film With an Open Heart

I have a dilemma. I profess to love movies. Many interests in my life have come and gone with varying degrees of passion, but my love of film has never wavered. It crept into my heart at an early age and remains strong to this day. But I have this little problem....Richard Haydn - one of my favorite cinematic snobs - am I like him?When it comes to creativity and movies, I've always considered myself to be democratic. I figure that a lot of people...

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Three on a Match: The Original Sex and the City

Once upon a time there were three (later four) girlfriends who lived in the big city. One was fun-loving, but good-hearted, one was career minded (and not man-minded), and one was the rich girl who thought all she wanted to do was get married, but learned later that all she really wanted to do was have sex, drink booze and do drugs.In the new millennium, this could be Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York/Samantha Jones of "Sex...

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