4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 8, 2019

In many ways, it seems short stories are the best sources for feature-length films because they allow the narrative to take the spark of an idea and extrapolate and mold it into something new and hopefully ingenious in its own right. Author James Thurber didn’t seem to think that was the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 15, 2015

Shadows & Satin and Speakeasy are hosting The 1947 Blogathon featuring posts on some of the greatest films that were released in 1947. Be sure to head on over to their sites to read about all the great '47 films. But don't hurry there just yet! First, read our review...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 15, 2015

Shadows & Satin and Speakeasy are hosting The 1947 Blogathon featuring posts on some of the greatest films that were released in 1947. Be sure to head on over to their sites to read about all the great '47 films. But don't hurry there just yet! First, read our review...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 15, 2015

Shadows & Satin and Speakeasy are hosting The 1947 Blogathon featuring posts on some of the greatest films that were released in 1947. Be sure to head on over to their sites to read about all the great '47 films. But don't hurry there just yet! First, read our review...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on October 8, 2013

Walter Mitty is one of the most iconic characters in literary history.  He’s become a character type who has been used to described countless other characters in popular culture since his invention by James Thurber.  But the actual short story is rather tiny (only two pages in most print editions)   read more