Travis Simpkins: November 2019

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense. Film Director. Blackmail. by Travis Simpkins

Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense. Film Director. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sir Alfred Hitchcock

( 1899 - 1980 )

"The Master of Suspense"

Film Director and Producer

Regarded as one of the Most Influential

Directors in the History of Cinema

Created over 50 feature films

in a career spanning six decades

by Travis Simpkins

Alfred Hitchcock interview

Alfred Hitchcock documentary

Alfred Hitchcock Lifetime Achievement Award

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/AlfredHitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense. Film Director. Blackmail. by Travis Simpkins

Ingrid Bergman. Hollywood Actress. Casablanca. by Travis Simpkins

Ingrid Bergman. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Ingrid Bergman

( 1915 - 1982 )

Swedish Actress

Three-time Academy Award Winner

Best remembered as

Ilsa Lund in Casablanca (1942)

by Travis Simpkins

Ingrid Bergman - Interview

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/IngridBergman

Ingrid Bergman. Hollywood Actress. Casablanca. by Travis Simpkins

Catherine Deneuve. French Actress and Model. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Catherine Deneuve

born Catherine Fabienne Dorleac

French Actress

Model, Singer and Film Producer

by Travis Simpkins

Catherine Deneuve

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/CatherineDeneuve

Catherine Deneuve. French Actress and Model. The Hunger. by Travis Simpkins

Rita Hayworth. Hollywood Actress. Gilda. by Travis Simpkins

Rita Hayworth. 1918-1987. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Rita Hayworth

Margarita Carmen Cansino

( 1918 - 1987 )

Hollywood Actress

Professional Dancer

"The Love Goddess"

The most popular pin-up girl during World War II

by Travis Simpkins

Rita Hayworth - Put the Blame on Mame

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/RitaHayworth

Rita Hayworth. 1918-1987. Hollywood Actress. Gilda. by Travis Simpkins

Sophia Loren. Italian Film Actress. Academy Award Winner. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sophia Loren

Sofia Villani Scicolone

Dame of the Grand Cross, OMRI

Italian Film Actress

Academy Award Winner

former Beauty Queen & Singer

by Travis Simpkins

Sophia Loren

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/SophiaLoren

Sophia Loren. Italian Film Actress. The Millionairess. by Travis Simpkins

Josephine Baker. Entertainer and Activist. Siren of the Tropics. by Travis Simpkins

Josephine Baker. Entertainer, Activist and WWII French Resistance Agent. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Josephine Baker

born Freda Josephine McDonald

( 1906 - 1975 )

American-born French Entertainer

Singer, Dancer, Actress

WWII French Resistance Agent

Civil Rights Activist

by Travis Simpkins

Josephine Baker

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/JosephineBaker

Josephine Baker. Entertainer and Activist. Siren of the Tropics. by Travis Simpkins

Lillian Gish. Silent Film Actress. The First Lady of American Cinema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Lillian Gish

( 1893 - 1993 )

Actress of Stage and Screen

The First Lady of American Cinema

Her Career spanned 75 years (1912 - 1987)

She is credited with pioneering fundamental

early film performing techniques

by Travis Simpkins

Lillian Gish - Honorary Academy Award

Lillian Gish - Interview

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/LillianGish

Lillian Gish. Silent Film Actress. Intolerance. D.W. Griffith. by Travis Simpkins

Grace Kelly. Princess of Monaco. Hollywood Actress. High Society. by Travis Simpkins

Grace Kelly. Hollywood Actress. Princess of Monaco. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Grace Kelly

Princess of Monaco

( 1929 - 1982 )

Actress of Stage and Screen

Retired from acting at age 26

to marry Prince Rainier III

by Travis Simpkins

Grace Kelly - Royal Wedding

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/GraceKelly

Grace Kelly. Hollywood Actress. Princess of Monaco. High Society. by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney. Hollywood Actress. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Gene Eliza Tierney

( 1920 - 1991 )

Hollywood Actress

Academy Award Nominee

by Travis Simpkins

Gene Tierney - Interview

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/GeneTierney

Gene Tierney. 1920-1991. Hollywood Actress. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. by Travis Simpkins

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Pandora

19th Century

Neo-Classical Sculpture

Marble

Collection of the

Tate Gallery, London

by Travis Simpkins

The Myth of Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Sarah Lee Guthrie. Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician. The Guthrie Family. by Travis Simpkins

Sarah Lee Guthrie. Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician. Guthrie Family. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sarah Lee Guthrie

Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician

The Guthrie Family

daughter of Arlo Guthrie

granddaughter of Woody Guthrie

performs as a duet

with her husband, Johnny Irion

by Travis Simpkins

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - Holdin' Back

For more info, please visit:

sarahleeandjohnny.com

Sarah Lee Guthrie. Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician. Johnny Irion. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Rush. Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician. No Regrets. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Tom Rush

Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician

Composer of

No Regrets and other classics

by Travis Simpkins

Tom Rush - No Regrets

For more info, please visit:

tomrush.com

Tom Rush. Singer, Songwriter, Folk Musician. The Circle Game. by Travis Simpkins

Go West (1925): Buster Keaton

Written, directed by and starring Buster Keaton, Go West (1925) sets his familiar character as a man named "Friendless", who heads West to find posterity and becomes an awkward Cowboy, with hilarious results. Keaton's physical humor is in fine form and the scenes of the cattle stampede through the streets of Los Angeles are classic. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, whose career was in shambles at the time following a murder scandal, has an uncredited role, dressed in drag as a woman in a department store.

Go West. 1925: Buster Keaton

a scene from "Go West" (1925)

Go West. 1925: Buster Keaton

The Wild Bunch (1969): Sam Peckinpah, William Holden and Ernest Borgnine

Directed by Sam Peckinpah, The Wild Bunch (1969) is ranked on both the Best Western list as well as the AFI's Top 100 Films of All Time. The story concerns a group of aging outlaws, struggling to cope with the end of the Old West era in 1913, and looking for one last score. Innovative in it's structure and realism (particularly in regard to violence), the film is still quite relevant and influential. The cast is wonderful, including William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien and Ben Johnson.

The Wild Bunch. 1969: William Holden and Ernest Borgnine

The Wild Bunch. 1969

The Wild Bunch. 1969: William Holden and Ernest Borgnine

The Wild Bunch. 1969

The Wild Bunch. 1969: William Holden and Ernest Borgnine

The Wild Bunch. 1969: William Holden

The Wild Bunch. 1969

"The Wild Bunch"- movie trailer

Appaloosa (2008): Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Renee Zellweger

Co-written, starring and directed by Ed Harris, based on the 2005 novel by Robert B. Parker, Appaloosa (2008) is a superb Western film that contains many story elements from old genre classics combined with modern grittiness and graphic violence. The plot concerns a terrorized town that hires a rough lawman and his fearless deputy to stand up to the brutal rancher that causes so much misery. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are great as the good guys. Jeremy Irons is fantastic as the bad guy. Renee Zellweger is sexy as the promiscuous love interest, appearing nude in a distant shot. The supporting cast is good as well, including Lance Hendriksen.