Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 30, 2019

Although the title leads one to think this is going to be a riff on Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (adapted as one of my all-time favorite movies, Jack Clayton’s 1961 The Innocents, with Deborah Kerr), in reality, beyond the basic setup — young governess in remote house,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on August 4, 2019

THE KEY is a 1934 drama produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The movie is set in 1920 Dublin, during the Irish "troubles", and it stars William Powell and Colin Clive. Powell plays British Army officer Captain Bill Tennant, who, at the beginning of the story, has...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on August 5, 2018

"London, the biggest city in the world... and it's all yours" Three women are being released from Holloway Prison on the same morning. They come from vastly different backgrounds and each has plans for what they want to do on their first day of freedom, but they have all agreed...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on August 27, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on August 27, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Life lessons from the people of silent film. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any consequences you might suffer from actually following this advice. So you are a princess and the peasants are revolting (and they’re reb   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on January 28, 2014

UK / 100 minutes / color / Kastner–Ladd–Kanter, Anglo–EMI, KLK Dir: Michael Tuchner Pr: Alan Ladd Jr., Jay Kanter Scr: Robert Carrington Story: Fear is the Key (1961) by Alistair MacLean Cine: Alex Thomson Cast: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet, Ben Kingsley, Ray McAnally, Peter   read more

Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on June 15, 2013

Pious. In today’s vernacular, the term has come to describe those with a platitudinous zeal for religion, usually with more than a twinge of a negative connotation. The word “pious” itself however stems from the Latin “pius”, which can be roughly translated as devoted.   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 23, 2013

The cover of my copy. This book review is my contribution to Comet Over Hollywood’s Children in Films Blogathon. Be sure to check out the other great posts that will be offered over the course of this event! If you are a fan of classic films, you have probably seen...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 9, 2013

From Time to time when a book should happen to overlap into the realm of film in some way I will take occasion to review it if recommended. I’m not one who is usually prone to reading memoirs. However, when doing research for a personal writing project, the very same...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on July 11, 2012

"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." Of all the actors who appeared in movies during the 1930s, Monroe Owsley (1900-37) was certainly one of them. In various films, he appeared opposite the likes of Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Kay Francis, Barbara Stanwyck and Margaret Sullavan, lead   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on July 11, 2012

"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." Of all the actors who appeared in movies during the 1930s, Monroe Owsley (1900-37) was certainly one of them. In various films, he appeared opposite the likes of Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Kay Francis, Barbara Stanwyck and Margaret Sullavan, lead   read more