The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on February 6, 2022

The 1970 historical epic film WATERLOO is still considered by many to be an expensive flop, but I've long maintained that it has one of the greatest cinematic battle sequences of all time. Bear Manor Media has recently published WATERLOO--MAKING AN EPIC, a massive tome written by Simon Lewis that...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 13, 2022

We’re always told that teen culture was an invention of the 1950s and the post-war boon. To a certain extent this is true and yet watching something like Wild Boys is eye-opening. We open at the Sophomore Frolic. It suggests there were elements of this lifestyle generations before. Dances, gi   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 31, 2021

One immediate takeaway from Luchino Visconti’s Italian epic Rocco and His Brothers is its gorgeous, swoon-worthy black & white that’s absolutely magnificent. It shares hallowed ground with films such as The Grapes of Wrath or The Godfather where the palette does yeoman’s work   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on September 24, 2021

(1924) Written and directed by Captain John Noel; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***** “To us Everest was but a mountain – a thing of rock and ice and snow. To the Tibetans she was more – she was what they named her, ‘Chomolungma,’ ‘Goddess Mother of the   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 16, 2021

The opening of Edward Dmytryk’s The Young Lions, based on Irvin Shaw’s titular novel, could be plucked out of an earlier picture like The Mortal Storm. It’s New Year’s Eve 1938 in Bavaria, Germany. Young lovers ski and frolic in the snow as locals make merry indoors. Marlon   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 17, 2021

His close friends call him "Chuck". But to filmgoers all over the world he is known as Charlton Heston, a six-foot two-inch giant of a man and the star of such mighty epics as The Greatest Show on Earth, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, and El-Cid. Heston was recently asked why...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on November 29, 2020

Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential ComposerWe have 8 Books to Giveaway this Month! “Gracefully written, this sympathetic portrait captures the prodigious composer’s personality and documents his many milestone achievements, from King Kong to Casablanca   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 1, 2020

Akira Kurosawa is obviously known for samurai pictures — the famed jidaigeki genre  — and Yasjiro Ozu is most sedulous when it comes to the relational bonds between parents and children in Japanese society. However, in some sense, of the so-called “Big-Three,” it is Kenji Miz   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 28, 2020

In the opening scenes of TCM’s new 14-episode documentary series Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema, narrator Tilda Swinton says that “most of the so-called movie classics have been directed by men.” Each episode includes this in the introduction, acknowledging an exc   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 5, 2018

Let’s talk a bit about music, ok? “But this is supposed to be a movie blog!” I know, but it’s important sometimes to go out of your comfort zone! Steve from Movie Movie Blog Blog is hosting The Favourite Foursome Blogathon. The participants are writing either about a real or...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 3, 2017

I get chills thinking about the way time plays with our perception. This was very much on my mind while viewing The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916), which I saw this morning at SIFF Uptown Theater for the 43rd Seattle International Film Festival. Here is a story set in the...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on August 14, 2016

So a “featurette” focusing largely on the chariot race has been released to promote the upcoming Ben-Hur movie. I’ll admit I’m looking forward to this, largely because I’m curious how Hollywood is going to handle this kind of epic historical film today. Of course, a bi   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on February 25, 2016

Entertainment-wise, there are just some things I can't see to get over. For example, Lucy and Desi's divorce. Growing up with Lucy and Ricky, I mean Desi, they seemed a lock to be in love forever. Ricky said "I Love Lucy," right? And we all knew Ricky and Desi were...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 14, 2015

“Ready When You Are CB” and “Head ‘Em Off at the Pass” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for our Facebook/Blog Contest We’re ready for our next contest! This time we’ll be giving away ONE COPY EACH of J. M. Harrison’s Ready When You Are, C.B.!: 98 Epic Films You Need To Watch and Head `Em...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 5, 2015

“Ready When You Are CB” and “Head ‘Em Off at the Pass” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest Yes, it’s May, and time for another contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES EACH of J. M. Harrison’s Ready When You Are, C.B.!: 98 Epic Films   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 9, 2014

Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic Cecilia de Mille Presley and Mark A. Vieira Running Press, 2014 Put him opposite two actors in an intimate scene, and Cecil B. DeMille didn't know what to do. Give him a cast of thousands on a magnificent set, and he...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on October 7, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on October 7, 2014 in Video Okay, I couldn’t resist. The Roundhay Garden Scene is the earliest known surviving film sequence. That’s pretty amazing. And it lasts… 2 seconds. That’s where the fun really comes in. Put on your best know-it-all voice and procla   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on June 1, 2014

Owing to a long day of movies yesterday plus a 2 AM blog post, followed by a 4 AM wake up call by my yowling cat and my actual alarm at 7, suffice it to say that I went into today’s movies feeling massively sleep-deprived. Fueled only by my enthusiasm (and...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 24, 2014

J'Accuse (1919) Directed by: Abel Gance Starring: Séverin Mars, Romuald Joubé, Maryse Dauvray, Maxime Desjardins, Angèle Guys …war is futile. Ten or twenty years afterward, one reflects that millions have died and all for nothing. One has found friends among one's old enemies, and enemies amo   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on March 9, 2014

The match everyone was talking about was back and forth and produced one of the best finishes in the tourney yet. After Ann-Margret jumped out to an early lead over Barbra Streisand on day one, Babs fought her way back. She pretty much trailed the whole match until late Sunday...   read more