From the 1990s: Mr. and Mrs. Bridge

1990 Family Drama

From Miramax

Directed by James Ivory

Starring

Paul Newman

Joanne Woodward

Blythe Danner

Kyra Sedgwick

Robert Sean Leonard

Margaret Welsh

Simon Callow

Saundra McClain

Austin Pendleton

The Directors: Rudolph Maté

I was aware of Rudolph Maté early in my moviegoing because I seemed to constantly see the movies he directed.  His specialties and mine were aligned... westerns and film noir.  Additionally both of those genres tended to be B films and B's were also my specialty, particularly back in the days of double (and sometimes triple) bills.

From the 1960s: The Prize

1963 Mystery Drama

From Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Directed by Mark Robson

Starring

Paul Newman

Edward G. Robinson

Elke Sommer

Diane Baker

Micheline Presle

Gérard Oury

Sergio Fantoni

Kevin McCarthy

Leo G. Carroll

Sacha Pitoëff

Don Dubbins

John Wengraf

Jacqueline Beer

Happy 100th, Janis Paige

Regrets?  I've had a few.  Damn few actually.  But one of them is that I never saw or met Janis Paige.  I've met or seen more than my fair share of famous folks but I'd trade in a couple of them to have had a chance to meet this multi-talented, effervescent lady.  Oh, how I liked her.  I know there will be many who would say who's Janis Paige?  Of course most of that crowd would not be reading this blog in the first place.

From the 1970s: Buck and the Preacher

1972 Western

From Columbia Pictures

Directed by Sidney Poitier

Starring

Sidney Poitier

Harry Belafonte

Ruby Dee

Cameron Mitchell

Denny Miller

Nita Talbot

John Kelly

James McEachin

Clarence Muse

Enrique Lucero

Julie Robinson

Lynn Hamilton

Tony Brubaker

From the 1960s: Paris Blues

1961 Drama

From United Artists

Directed by Martin Ritt

Starring

Paul Newman

Joanne Woodward

Sidney Poitier

Diahann Carroll

Louis Armstrong

Barbara Laage

Serge Reggiani