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

Anyone who knows even a smidgeon about historical dates knows what the big to-do with 1588 is. If anything, 1588 automatically means the sinking of the Spanish Armada by Queen Elizabeth’s forces. So when a film opens in Spain in 1585 we already have a good idea of where we...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 6, 2019

I’m always delighted to watch Errol Flynn in any kind of movie, but like many film fans, I find him most irresistible in his swashbucklers. There’s a lightness to him in these roles; partly because of his easy athleticism, but also because he never seems to be taking things too...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 11, 2016

Fridays with Flynn moves from the plains of the heartland to the high seas with a retread of a film Flynn made five years earlier. Swashbucklers don’t necessarily thrill me, but even I couldn’t resist the breathless excitement that came from watching Flynn in Captain Blood (1935). By the   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 11, 2016

Fridays with Flynn moves from the plains of the heartland to the high seas with a retread of a film Flynn made five years earlier. Swashbucklers don’t necessarily thrill me, but even I couldn’t resist the breathless excitement that came from watching Flynn in Captain Blood (1935). By the   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on November 7, 2015

This is my contribution to the Swashathon! blogathon hosted by moviessilently.com. When you hear the word "swashbuckler", what is the first thing that comes to your mind? I'm sure some of you might say Douglas Fairbanks Jr., but for most folks it would be Errol Flynn. Flynn is to the...   read more

Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on March 29, 2015

Film festival attending can be a mixture of working the crowd, finding what you want to see, and having to make decisions when items are crossed booked.  There are no bad decisions if you attend an event such is what is happening with us at the 2015 TURNER CLASSIC FILM...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on March 8, 2014

The Sea Hawk Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Howard Koch and Seton I. Miller 1940/USA Warner Bros. First viewing?/Netflix rental I thought this highly rated Errol Flynn adventure was only OK.  Then again, I was distracted. In 15th Century England, dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn)   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on December 9, 2013

The New World doesn’t have a monopoly on piracy, as this film shows. Starts out as an Elizabethan romance and then takes a wild turn toward Algeria and the Barbary pirates. Milton Sills owns the hyper-masculine lead role, Wallace Beery chews scenery as an unscrupulous skipper and Enid Bennet   read more