Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lancaster, Curtis and La Lollo under the Big Top in ‘Trapeze’

Posted on July 20, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett One year before Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis made cynical music together in Alexander Mackendrick’s “Sweet Smell of Success”, they spent some time flying through the air for Carol Reed in “Trapeze”. The 1956 circus picture is … Continue reading →

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The Doors’ ‘screaming’ explosion

Posted on July 14, 2012 by admin

From Google Archives. Cobo Hall is in downtown Detroit across the river from Windsor. This review was written right after the concert that was recorded for “Live In Detroit” on the night of May 8, 1970. By Ray Bennett | … Continue reading →

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Video earns 50% of film revenues, says the BVA

Posted on July 13, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett The British Video Association has produced a report called “Ready To Face The Future” with case studies of titles such as “Paul”, “Senna” and “The Inbetweeners Movie” that show one half of feature film revenue comes from … Continue reading →

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Two jovial madcaps taking over Detroit

Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett Jimmy Edwards sauntered into the Detroit hotel lobby an inch or two behind a magnificent white moustache, cane in hand and a Moss. Bros. light brown bowler atop his portly frame. “I wouldn’t be seen dead looking … Continue reading →

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Why Andy Griffith could never be ‘A Face In The Crowd’

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett Andy Griffith made his big screen debut in Elia Kazan’s 1957 drama “A Face In The Crowd” as a charismatic media sensation named Lonesome Rhodes who exploits his sudden popularity for political gain. In the second excerpt … Continue reading →

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Andy Griffith regrets a change in ‘No Time For Sergeants’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett Andy Griffith didn’t do a great many interviews but I spent most of the afternoon of March 18, 1986 with him, just the two of us in an otherwise empty dining room at what I seem to … Continue reading →

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