A Whiff of Smiff (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... Miracle On 34th Street. For me though, the ones that totally make this movie so fabulous are Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester . These two were such great actors with great chemistry, but, it’s no wonder cause they were married in real life, in spite of the fact that Laughton was gay. They both got Oscar nominations for their performances as Sir Wilfred and Miss Plimsoll....
Execupundit.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
They don't make them like this any more: Charles Laughton knows how to make an entrance in Hobson's Choice .
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Ben Greenman of the New Yorker presents his list of the five scariest movies of all time. They are: 1. “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Tobe Hooper (1974) 2. “The Silence of the Lambs,” Jonathan Demme (1991) 3. “The Body Snatcher,” Robert Wise (1945) 4. “Night of the Hunter,” Charles Laughton (1955) 5. “Mulholland Drive,” David Lynch (2001) David Lynch is the master of the eerie, which has...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... of the Lambs Jonathan Demme (1991) The Body Snatcher Robert Wise (1945) Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton (1955) Mulholland Drive David Lynch (2001) I haven't seen The Body Snatcher or Night of the Hunter but personally I don't think the other three are all that scary. I ask the question in the headline, What Do You Think are the Scariest Movies of All-time? , because I want to...
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
... plus Steven Spielberg’s “ Close Encounters of the Third Kind ,” David Lynch’s “ Blue Velvet ,” Charles Laughton’s “ Night of the Hunter ,” and Todd Haynes’ “ Safe ” as among those that have impacted his work. 4. Crewdson remembers “almost exclusively” through images. He has said that he has a very difficult time thinking linearly: “That is why I would make a truly terrible film-maker....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
No 30: Charles Laughton 1899-1962
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... in my own body felt, indeed, that I was hideous to look at. Not for nothing was my hero Charles Laughton, Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame, my role model, with Jos Ferrer as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge as a close second. Had we then known about the Elephant Man, he would certainly have joined the pantheon. And of course I was always falling in love with the most perfect...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... business people as portrayed by the inimitable Arthur Blake (he does Louella Parsons, Bette Davis, Charles Laughton, Noel Coward and Tallulah Bankhead). Check the Cool Wax graciously posted this with a download so you can listen.
digitallyOBSESSED.com DVD Reviews (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... debut of Burgess Meredith; apparently producer Irving Allen initially was at the helm, but star Charles Laughton disliked him so much that he insisted Meredith be allowed to direct, or he would walk off the picture. Despite Meredith not having any directorial experience, this is an impressively moody debut that has a good deal to recommend it, not to mention some sparking performances...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
... of Rome’s greatest emperors. I, Claudius is not new to the screen. It was produced in 1937 with Charles Laughton and on BBC in 1976 with Sian Phillips. Related Posts “I, Claudius” Headed to the Big Screen The fight over the rights to Robert Graves’ 1934 novel, I, Claudius, has finally come to a conclusio… Home Theater: dnp SuperNova Screen Serious home theater, involving a projector...
Dispatches from Zembla (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
... Ann Todd). But my favourite is ''Hobson's Choice'', an adaptation of the same play with a great Charles Laughton performance. It's also evocative of Victorian London to a degree greater than the Dickens' films. His other films are fascinating as well.
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... was adapted into the 1937 film of the same name, directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton. But it is best known as the basis for the 1976 BBC miniseries, "I, Claudius," that starred Derek Jacobi as the stuttering Claudius, Sian Phillips as the scheming Livia and John Hurt as the dissolute Caligula.
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... was adapted into the 1937 film of the same name, directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton. But it is best known as the basis for the 1976 BBC miniseries, , that starred Derek Jacobi as the stuttering Claudius, Sian Phillips as the scheming Livia and John Hurt as the dissolute Caligula.The tale of Claudius has intrigued talent and execs for decades, and last year...
Edith Abeyta (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
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Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... I missed hearing the main speaker, my old chum Simon Callow, who has written on fellow thespians Charles Laughton and Orson Welles. However, I did get a chance to have a good reminiscence with him (mainly about Laughton’s next-door-neighbour in Santa Monica, Christopher Isherwood, whose biography I wrote). And as a penance for missing Simon’s speech, I promised that I will...
