Playing Around

The Seventh Veil 1945 Directed by Compton Bennett. THIS is a melodrama. Before Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd) was a suicidal patient under [...]

Merle Oberon These Three 1936 Based on Lillian Hellman’s play The Children’s Hour. Directed by William Wyler. School friends Karen [...]

Political “History” – All on Amazon Prime unless otherwise indicated. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Directed [...]

Alas, there are so many fewer male cabaret performers than female. Here’s some worthy listening – CD or Spotify or… Mark [...]

Greer Garson Goodbye Mr. Chips 1939 Based on the novella by James Hilton. Directed by Sam Wood. A romantic drama with nuanced performances [...]

Wag the Dog 1997 Loosely adapted from Larry Beinhart’s novel American Hero. Directed by Barry Levinson. The blackest of comedies and [...]

Vivien Leigh St. Martin’s Lane/The Sidewalks of London 1938 Directed by Tim Whelan. Bittersweet film about characters of London’s [...]

Week 25 is dedicated to operatic masterpieces and visionary, groundbreaking composers of the 20th century and beyond. The nightly opera [...]