Recent content by Matt Hough

The Snoop Sisters is a lot of fun and a light mystery series in the same way as McMillan & Wife. Mildred Natwick won an Emmy for her performance in the series that year (Helen Hayes was nominated as well), and they're both delightful, whether befuddling Art Carney or Lou Antonio.

I'm sure many people like or even love it (James Caan is very endearing), but it wasn't for me.

I've watched Dark Passage so many times over the years that I doubt I'll rewatch it tomorrow, but I'll tune in for Eddie's comments. Even if he repeats the script he's used before, he's bound to add (or subtract) something, so it's worth tuning in just for that. I'm certainly a fan of the film...

I read in one of the Gone With the Wind making-of books that the 1954 re-release did crop to 1.66:1 so it could be advertised "now in widescreen!" I saw that 1967 70mm blow-up, but not being familiar with the original framing, I can't remember now thinking that anything was amiss in that...

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I agree. I loved every minute of it, but it did seem to cram A LOT of stories into 20 minutes.

Because the framing story is so unrelentingly grim, the buoyant, spectacular musical numbers (each one in a different style from the others matching the vintage and varied songbook used in their creation) are such a contrast that they make the story seem even more desperately tragic than it...

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I'm certain they've merely ported over the old commentary, but I don't have the DVD in order to make any kind of comparison.

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I watched The Big Knife at lunchtime. I enjoyed it, and it certainly painted a black portrait of Hollywood behind-the-scenes. But it was very talky and very writery with dialogue containing metaphorical allusions that very few people in real life would use to express themselves. Palance got a...

I watched Fox's 14 Hours last night. Hadn't seen it in ages, and I was reminded how strong the performances were especially by Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, and Barbara Bel Geddes. I didn't even remember Grace Kelly was in it, but there she was along with stalwarts like Agnes Moorehead, Robert...

Yes, and Burt was no lovelier as a woman in The List of Adrian Messenger though there he was playing more of a bag lady there.

I'm looking forward to it, too. Great cast and a fine director not often given credit for his accomplishments.

I attended a Zoom chat this afternoon for internet reviewers and podcasters of Warner Archive product that featured George Feltenstein as guest speaker. He was most enthusiastic about this release as the original film hasn't been seen intact since 1956 until this restoration which puts back in a...