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Tag Archives: Maureen O’Hara
FLIX PIX (1302): “SPENCER’S MOUNTAIN Was The Waltons Before The Waltons”
SPENCER’S MOUNTAIN (directed by Delmer Daves, 1963) ****+ (out of 5) . > Aw! Gosh! Golly. Shucks! . I was well into this family-friendly drama before I realized what I was watching: The clear, obvious inspiration for Earl Hamner Jr.’s TV … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (1285): “Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith and Jimmy Stewart Drive THE RARE BREED”
THE RARE BREED (directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, 1966) ****+ (out of 5) . > I guess I’m a sucker for old Jimmy Stewart westerns. . Even more so if they feature Maureen O’Hara at her fiery best and Brian Keith … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew V. McLaglen, art, Brian Keith, cattle, cinema, cowboys, criticism, drama, entertainment, films, ideas, Jack Elam, James Stewart, Juliet Mills, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Maureen O’Hara, movies, opinion, reviews, The Rare Breed, westerns
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FLIX PIX (469): “Hitchcock is Hollywood Bound After JAMAICA INN”
JAMAICA INN (directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1939) ***+ (out of 5) . > A big box set of old Hitchcock films came into my possession recently, and I discovered two notable titles- perhaps the last two Hitchcock ‘talkies’ I had yet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, art, Charles Laughton, cinema, criticism, Daphne De Maurier, films, ideas, Jamaica Inn, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Maureen O’Hara, movies, opinion, period pieces, reviews, Robert Newton
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FLIX PIX (326): Haley Mills and Haley Mills Spring THE PARENT TRAP”
THE PARENT TRAP (directed by David Swift, 1961) ***** (out of 5) . > Haley Mills and Haley Mills! As a child, I was doubly smitten. . Pretty sure she was my first screen crush- although I do remember being strangely … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Keith, criticism, David Swift, Disney, families, films, Haley Mills, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Maureen O’Hara, movies, opinion, reviews, The Parent Trap
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KPK on the CINEMA (102): The Films of August 2020
. AUGUST 2020: A sombre time, but a great crop of movies! So many 4-and-a half and five-star films! Oh, the bounty, amid all the horror! Just pinch me. (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (65): The Films of JULY 2017
. Lots of very fine films to take a quick look at this month- a slew of four-and-a-half star flicks. That’s some bounty! Good times continue for the film industry, as the tools of the art become cheaper and more … Continue reading
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