Ida Lupino

"Louisa Creed: I hate the dark. It frightens me. Sister Theresa: It shouldn't, my dear. Don't you believe we're watched over? Louisa Creed: Oh yes. But I'm never quite sure who's watching us. Ellen Creed: Hell is like the kingdom of Heaven. It's within." - Edward Percy & Reginald Denham, (LADIES IN RETIREMENT,1941). "Based on a famous murder which actually took place at the end of the last century, this play has become one of the most successful and most frequently performed in the modern repertoire. An eerie atmosphere of mystery is evoked in a dark, lonely house on the marshes of the Thames ... Read Full Story

With Warner Archive titles coming out twice a month now, I thought I’d do bimonthly posts discussing them. Green Mansions (1959, Mel Ferrer) Widescreen release of the Audrey Hepburn/Anthony Perkins soap. At least I think it’s a soap. I’ve never seen it. It’s pre- Psycho Perkins, so it might be interesting, though I’ve never seen a good Ferrer film. To be fair, I think the only one I’ve seen is the second Peyton Place , which is unwatchable but because of a terrible script. TCM has played (does play) this one OAR. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972, Brian De Palma) An early Brian ... Read Full Story

And 2 pics from the movie "Devotion" one with Ida Lupino and Olivia De Havilland and another with Olivia de Havilland, Nancy Coleman and Ida Lupino Read Full Story

Somehow it is a lot more fun to write about older films or modern oddities than current releases where my brain feels saturated with other critics' reactions. That these films that I choose remain relatively unknown and/or hard to come by is a definite part of their appeal. I viewed this one originally on television some years back and took a copy or it would join so many other worthwhile films which were never widely available on video and which certainly haven't surfaced on DVD. I should like to add here that certain DVD producers, especially those with studio affiliations, would do better to ... Read Full Story

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