Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on September 30, 2024

The hills are alive with the smell of heather and the sounds of bagpipes during the week of the Highland Games in Braemar, Scotland. This British Pathé newsreel shows footage of the event from the 1969 games. The annual Scottish sport ceremony was sponsored by the Royal Highland Society and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 19, 2024

On a superficial even subliminal level, La Piscine (The Swimming Pool in English) shares some nominal similarities with The Swimmer and The Graduate. Certainly, drawing the connections isn’t too difficult. It’s a mood and a feeling as much as it is subject matter. We open on a rural vill   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 31, 2024

During World War II, Londoners not only had to contend with German bombers destroying the streets and homes of their fair city but with a new kind of ballistic missile as well. It was known as the "V2" and was developed by Wernher von Braun, whom the United States government...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on November 27, 2023

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Oh! What...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on September 24, 2023

It’s not a secret for anyone familiar with The Wonderful World of Cinema that I love British films, especially the classic ones. They have a unique charm, especially with the actors and dialogue delivery that you don’t find in Hollywood films (and I’m not necessarily thinking of t   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on August 19, 2023

"A fortune in treasure....waiting to be discovered!"Walt Disney Studios made a number of television movies in the 1960s and 1970s to air on their television series The Wonderful World of Disney...most of which have been forgotten now except among Disney fans. Secrets of the Pirate's Inn is one such   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on November 24, 2022

“It would give me great pleasure to see you do something foolish.” The private detective struggled to find footing in the swinging sixties. The occupation, as far Hollywood was concerned, almost went extinct in the decade prior (save for a few exceptions: Kiss Me Deadly being the most   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 24, 2022

“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” There’s no beating around the bush when it comes to Easy Rider. It remains a cultural landmark not only of the counterculture of the ’60s, but it also stands tall as one of the Great American Road movies,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 16, 2020

Big, colorful musicals are my favorite antidote to troubled times. As much as I enjoy the black-and-white productions of the 30s, there's just something about a bright, splashy palette that makes everything else in a musical seem more cheerful. That's certainly the case with Hello, Dolly! (1969), wh   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 10, 2020

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Sweet Charity (1969)...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 1, 2020

I went into the western thriller The Stalking Moon (1969) knowing nothing about it and came out the other side feeling unsettled. It is of its time in the deep certainty it shows in its morals, which can make it a difficult watch. The film recently made its Blu-ray debut...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 3, 2020

Midnight Cowboy Directed by John Schlesinger Written by Waldo Salt from a novel by James Leo Herily 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have always loved this movie.  Somehow I came out of it exhilarated rather than depressed, making...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 2, 2020

Take the Money and Run Directed by Woody Allen Written by Woody Allen and Mickey Rose 1969/US IMDb link First viewing/Netflix rental Way before he was sophisticated, Woody Allen was ridiculous … and hilarious.  This, his directorial debut, is classic early Allen. The film takes the form of a   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 1, 2020

Kes Directed by Ken Loach Written by Barry Hines, Tony Garnett and Ken Loach from a novel by Hines 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die My heart in hiding/ Stirred for a bird,—the achieve of, the mastery of the thing!...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 28, 2020

The Italian Job Directed by Peter Collinson Written by Troy Kennedy Martin 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel This was a very fun caper flick, absolutely perfect for Lock Down. Charismatic Cockney criminal Charlie Coker (Michael Caine) is released from prison.  He is immediately on th   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 27, 2020

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (Du bei dao wang) Directed by Cheh Chang Written by Cheh Chang Hong Kong/1969 IMDb link First viewing/Amazon Prime Just a fun wuxia movie to distract nicely from Lockdown. This is a sequel to The One-Armed Swordsman (1967).  At the end of that film, our...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 25, 2020

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Directed by Peter R. Hunt Written by Richard Maibaum and Simon Raven from a novel by Ian Fleming 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Amazon Prime Well Diana Rigg is the ultimate Bond girl so there is that, plus pretty Alpine scenery and some good action....   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 23, 2020

The Wild Bunch Directed by Sam Peckinpah Written by Walon Green, Sam Peckinpah, and Roy N. Sickner 1969/US First viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This bloody, violent Western holds out little hope for humanity.  Maybe not the thing for the disgusted during Lockdo   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 19, 2020

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest Directed by William Klein Written by William Klein 1969/France IMDb link First viewing/YouTube The only time I watched boxing in my life was when Muhammad Ali fought.  I just loved to watch him dance around the ring.  So this was nostalgia and thus perfect for Lockdown.   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 18, 2020

True Grit Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by Marguerite Roberts from a novel by Charles Portis 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime John Wayne certainly did have true grit until the end.  Just what we all need during Lockdown. The story takes place in the 19th Century Old West.  Mattie...   read more