Bell, Book & Candle
When Shep Henderson (James Stewart) takes his fiancée Merle (Janice Rule) to join his new neighbor Gil Holroyd (Kim Novak) and her aunt Queenie (Elsa Lanchester) at the Zodiac Club… Read more »
Tag: James Stewart
Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation (1962) was a staple of my childhood. It became a sort of unspoken tradition that this was the movie we’d watch when we got home… Read more »
The Naked Spur
This short piece about Janet Leigh was originally written and published in 2010. Let’s talk about Janet Leigh’s character Lina in Anthony Mann’s film The Naked Spur (1953). Though her social… Read more »
It’s A Wonderful Life
Frank Capra is arguably the quintessential American director of the thirties and forties. His films, particularly those he made with James Stewart, succeed in presenting a superficial environment reminiscent of… Read more »
