I spent the afternoon of the last day of 2012 the same way I spent the afternoon of the last day of 2011: watching a classic film at a theater in Tokyo that specializes in screening classic films. Last year it was the Astaire-Rogers lighthearted romp The Gay Divorcee. This year it was a rather more [...]
I’ve really been enjoying Bette Davis movies lately, and I finally got around to seeing one of her most famous films of the ‘40s, Dark Victory. I almost gave up on this when I saw Ronald Regan’s name in the opening credits. But this is Bette’s party, and I wasn’t about to let Ronnie ruin [...]
Actor: Henry Travers
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
I spent the afternoon of the last day of 2012 the same way I spent the afternoon of the last day of 2011: watching a classic film at a theater in Tokyo that specializes in screening classic films. Last year it was the Astaire-Rogers lighthearted romp The Gay Divorcee. This year it was a rather more [...]
Dark Victory (1939)
I’ve really been enjoying Bette Davis movies lately, and I finally got around to seeing one of her most famous films of the ‘40s, Dark Victory. I almost gave up on this when I saw Ronald Regan’s name in the opening credits. But this is Bette’s party, and I wasn’t about to let Ronnie ruin [...]