4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 14, 2019

I’ve been trying to help people out who might just be getting started with classic movies. It can be admittedly overwhelming to know what to watch so here are 4 films to aid you in your quest. The man of the hour is none other than Jimmy Stewart. First things...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 7, 2019

I’m back at it again with a new Beginner’s Guide where we take a famous person and make their lengthy career manageable by picking 4 films to watch in order to get your feet wet. Here’s a jumping-off point for Katharine Hepburn. I make a point of not quantifying actors by...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 22, 2019

We follow up last week’s guide to classic film noir of the 1940s by continuing into the 1950s with 4 more entries. With the new decade came new progressions in realism, location shooting, and heightened character psychology. As Paul Schrader wrote, the noir hero started to “go bananas.&#   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 15, 2019

In our ongoing series to help budding classic movie fans know where to start with the classics, I thought it would be fitting time to offer up 4 movies to try and summarize the film noir movement. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it’s literally the French term for “black”   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 9, 2019

Here is my latest installment in my beginner’s guide to classic movies where I look to profile a Hollywood star by highlighting 4 of their films and getting sidetracked by a few others too good to pass up. This week we’ll be talking about none other than Princess Grace of...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 2, 2019

It’s that time again to profile a classic Hollywood star by briefly looking at 4 of their films. Today’s centerpiece is Archibald Leach more commonly remembered as Cary Grant, the suave, debonair, screwball extraordinaire who groomed himself into one of Hollywood’s preeminent leadi   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 26, 2019

I wanted to continue with my series of classic movie beginner’s guides. The idea is to make learning about old movies more manageable by providing bite-sized chunks to watch. In other words, 4 films to begin with. Here’s our latest list on Audrey Hepburn, one of the most beloved and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 19, 2019

This series is meant to help fledgling classic movie fans grab hold of a few titles they should watch. Instead of trying to be comprehensive, I want to try and make the discovery manageable with only 4 films. Let’s begin with one of the most universally beloved directors of all...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 12, 2019

We want to try something a bit different at 4 Star Films. Most of what we put out are film reviews. As the years have gone by, they’ve gotten quite hefty. Frankly, they’re what I get the most joy out of writing. But I thought it would be a welcomed...   read more