Tag Archives: Gloria Grahame

By Robert J. Avrech | February 14, 2013

Twenty Greatest Movies of the 1950s: Shane, The Big Heat, Ugetsu

Tweet We continue our survey of the twenty greatest movies of the 1950s. For a complete listing of the greatest movies of the 20, 30s and 40s, click here. 7. Shane, 1953. The gunshots in Shane are unlike any other gunshots in Hollywood history. They are heart-stopping thunderbolts, from either heaven or hell. Shane, a […]

Posted in Great Movies, Greatest Movies of the 1950s, Hollywood, Movies | Also tagged Alan Ladd, Brandon deWilde, Fritz Lang, George Stevens, Glenn Ford, Kenji Mizoguchi, Lee Marvin, Machiko Kyo, Shane, The Big Heat, Ugetsu, Yoshikata Yoda | 34 Responses

By Robert J. Avrech | December 26, 2012

Stalked: Girl Without A Gun

Tweet I am republishing this true life story from 2007 for the same reason I republished Jew Without a Gun, my nightmarish report of being trapped with my family, unarmed and defenseless, in the 1992 L.A. Riots. This is another cautionary tale — not about the riots — but about one frightened and helpless young […]

Posted in Gun Control, Obamacare, Second Amendment, Weapons | Also tagged Jane Greer, Jean Arthur, Pacifists turn to guns, Sandy Hook Massacre, Self-Defense for Women, Tuesday Weld, Violence Against Women, Women who are stalked | 22 Responses

By Robert J. Avrech | February 23, 2012

The Wisdom of Hollywood Screenwriters

Tweet From where do we draw wisdom? First and foremost, Seraphic Secret relies on Torah, on the lessons of 3,000 years of Jewish history and on the common sense advice of my wife Karen. And then there are the movies, a moral landscape of immeasurable power where searing images and razor-sharp dialogue deliver lessons in human character […]

Posted in Hollywood, Screenwriting, Wisdom of Hollywood Screenwriters | Also tagged Andrew Solt, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ben Hecht, Celia Johnson, David Lean, Ginger Rogers, Humphrey Bogart, Noel Coward, Nunnally Johnson, Ronald Neame, Rupert Hughes, Souls For Sale | 8 Responses

By Robert J. Avrech | June 26, 2007

Stalked

Tweet “Thing is, he’s going to kill me.” “Have you gone to the police?” “Yes, of course I have.” “And what happened?” She shakes her head from side to side, wraps her arms protectively around her chest. “I got a restraining order against Ned, that’s my ex. But you know what good that is, don’t […]