Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 11, 2013

Feodor and Vera are in a bind but love of a dysfunctional nature is in the air. Cecil B. DeMille directs a movie about the Russian Revolution. That could  be my entire review. Boatman: William Boyd. Princess: Elinor Fair. Aristocratic Rival: Victor Varconi. Boyd leads a revolt and revolts the...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on January 31, 2013

He’s a Bolshevik. She’s a princess. Can they find love? Riding roughshod over historical accuracy and narrative logic, The Volga Boatman still manages to be a rollicking (if air-headed) good time. Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1956 Russian classic The Forty-First. Click here to s   read more