Caftan Woman Posted by on May 22, 2021

Cinematic Catharsis and Realweegiemidget Reviews present The Christopher Lee Blogathon, May 21-23, 2021. Thank you, Barry and Gill. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3When the auspicious 20-year run of Gunsmoke came to an end, executive producer Toronto-born John Mantley, his star James Arness, and his writing a   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on February 8, 2021

James Stewart and Carroll Baker.The words “epic” and “”sprawling” are typically used to describe MGM’s 164-minute, 1962 all-star Western. At the risk of sounding mundane, that’s still an apt description. Filmed in the widescreen process Cinerama, How the Wes   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 19, 2017

How the West Was Won Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall Written by James R. Webb 1962/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Cinerama Productions Co. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The big Cinerama moments are the parts I remember from my childhood.  They are still the best thing about t   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on December 11, 2010

Do kids still play Cowboys and Indians today?  I’m guessing that game was at it’s peak around the early sixties with the abundance of Westerns in theaters throughout the fifties.  From what I remember, the game was basically the Indians making a bunch of noise and throwing pretend arrows or...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 27, 2009

How The West Was Won: Three-Disc Special Edition This is hardly breaking news, since How The West Was Won has been out on DVD for several years, but the special three-disc edition is just under a year old. As a huge fan of this film, I had the DVD version...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 27, 2009

How The West Was Won: Three-Disc Special Edition This is hardly breaking news, since How The West Was Won has been out on DVD for several years, but the special three-disc edition is just under a year old. As a huge fan of this film, I had the DVD version...   read more