Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 3, 2019

It is always interesting to discover the hobbies that actors have outside of their film and theatrical work. Adrienne Corri, who is perhaps best known for portraying the sensuous red-haired Valerie in Jean Renoir's The River ( 1953 ), had a most interesting passion: Thomas Gainsborough. The Scottish   read more

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

Any knowledge of director Fred Zinnemann only aids in informing The Search. Formerly living in a Jewish family in Austria, he would immigrate to the bright lights of Hollywood in the 1930s only to have both his parents killed in the Holocaust. So if you think he had no stake...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on June 25, 2015

John Ford Monument Valley Sister Celluloid presents the “…And Scene!” Blogathon running June 25 - 28. Click here for the memorable scenes that continually fascinate these movie bloggers. The scene that deeply touches me with every viewing is from John Ford's 1956 masterpiece,   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 13, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #007 on the list, John Ford‘s The Searchers. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 13, 2014

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #007 on the list, John Ford‘s The Searchers. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 9, 2014

THE SEARCHERS, directed by John Ford, happens to be one of my favorite films of all time. So I was certainly interested in reading the book THE SEARCHERS--The Making of an American Legend, written by Glenn Frankel. This is more than the usual "making of" volume--it is really two different...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 9, 2014

THE SEARCHERS, directed by John Ford, happens to be one of my favorite films of all time. So I was certainly interested in reading the book THE SEARCHERS--The Making of an American Legend, written by Glenn Frankel. This is more than the usual "making of" volume--it is really two different...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 19, 2014

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 19, 2014

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 19, 2014

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on April 26, 2013

(Image: IMDb) Dr. Morey Bernstein (Louis Hayward) has taken an interest in hypnosis. After learning how powerful it can be, he decides to continue studying it… by using his friends and their wives as test subjects. Ruth Simmons (Teresa Wright), wife of Morey’s best friend Rex (Kenneth To   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on December 17, 2012

On Friday, the IFC Center in New York City kicked off a week-long festival of road movies selected by Walter Salles, director of the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s ON THE ROAD. I saw three of the iconic films presented this weekend: John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS (1956); Michelangelo A   read more