Tag Archives: Humphrey Bogart

Bogart + Bacall’s Rarely Seen Final Team-up – And Where to Watch It

Posted on August 14, 2014 by willmckinley

Turner Classic Movies announced today that they will preempt scheduled programming on September 15 and 16 for a 24-hour marathon honoring the life and career of Lauren Bacall, who died on August 12 at age 89. Following Robert Osborne’s delightfully … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Falcon Sells for $3.5 Million at TCM Auction

Posted on November 26, 2013 by willmckinley

“This is genuine coin of the realm,” Kasper Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet) says to Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) while haggling over the value of the Maltese Falcon in the 1941 film of the same name. He wasn’t kidding. Today at Bonhams … Continue reading →

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Half-Time at “The Complete Howard Hawks”

Posted on October 18, 2013 by willmckinley

I had to wear a sweater today, and I’m not happy about it. But, just like a loyal friend who cheers you up when you’re feelin’ blue, the Museum of the Moving Image is extending my warm weather moviegoing mania … Continue reading →

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CASABLANCA vs. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

Posted on September 11, 2013 by willmckinley

Is Howard Hawks’ TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) a better film than Michael Curtiz’s CASABLANCA (1942)? Filmmaker and critic Dan Sallitt thinks so. “You will probably feel the CASABLANCA presence hanging over the movie. For a long time, that … Continue reading →

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