the passionate moviegoer

a fan's notes by joe baltake devoted to movies neglected and mostly misunderstood

Thursday, August 27, 2015

fantasy remake: "Born Free" with Julia and George

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  Roberts and Clooney on the cover of the December, 2001 Esquire A favorite parlor game - at least among movie geeks - is the fantasy rem...
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Friday, August 21, 2015

i'm sick of it already

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CBS's relentless promotion of its "Modern Family" wannabe personifies the adage, "Familiarity breeds contempt. " ...
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

the summer of '62

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credit © 1962 Bert Stern Marilyn Monroe in late June 1962, six weeks before her death, as photographed by Bert Stern for Vogue magazin...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

façade: gary cooper (and his brothers)

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It's a given.  Extroverts have always been well-liked, admired, even celebrated, while introverts remain unpopular and, quite often, s...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015

cinema obscura: The Director's Cut of Colin Higgins' "Best Little Whorehouse..." (1982)

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Back in the day, I interviewed Burt Reynolds on the Charlotte, N.C. set of what would become (arguably) one of his lesser films, "...
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