4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 4, 2014

1. Spartacus 2. Paths of Glory 3. Ace in the Hole 4. The Bad and The Beautiful 5. A Letter to Three Wives 6. Out of the Past 7. Seven Days in May 8. Lonely are the Brave 9. Champion 10. Detective Story 11. Lust for Life 12. 20,000 Leagues...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 4, 2014

1. Spartacus 2. Paths of Glory 3. Ace in the Hole 4. The Bad and The Beautiful 5. Champion 6. Out of the Past 7. Seven Days in May 8. Lonely are the Brave 9. A Letter to Three Wives 10. Detective Story 11. Lust for Life 12. 20,000 Leagues Under...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

In the wake of other Sci-Fi smashes like Star Wars (1977) and Close Encounter of the Third Kind (1977), Alien was a radically different film, since it lacked the same sentiment of its precursors. One would wager a guess that this core variance stems from director Ridley Scott who certainly...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

Directed by Wim Wenders, this German film has almost a stream of consciousness feel. It opens over the skies of West Berlin where a couple angels watch over the humans as unseen and unheard guardians. They pay attention to the thoughts, desires, joys, and fears of a plethora of folks...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

Elaine May garnered fame in the early 1960s as the female half of the comedy duo alongside Mike Nichols, who later directed such classics as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate. This was May’s film debut, and she did everything; directing, writing, and of course acting as He   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

In the wake of other Sci-Fi smashes like Star Wars (1977) and Close Encounter of the Third Kind (1977), Alien was a radically different film, since it lacked the same sentiment of its precursors. One would wager a guess that this core variance stems from director Ridley Scott who certainly...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

Directed by Wim Wenders, this German film has almost a stream of consciousness feel. It opens over the skies of West Berlin where a couple angels watch over the humans as unseen and unheard guardians. They pay attention to the thoughts, desires, joys, and fears of a plethora of folks...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 3, 2014

Elaine May garnered fame in the early 1960s as the female half of the comedy duo alongside Mike Nichols, who later directed such classics as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate. This was May’s film debut, and she did everything; directing, writing, and of course acting as He   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 2, 2014

They offer us the weirdest, oddest, and down right hilarious revisionist parody of King Arthur’s legend.  I use the term plot loosely because The Holy Grail follows no strict set of parameters or plot points. The quest for the Grail by Arthur and his right-hand man Patsy is purely an...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 2, 2014

They offer us the weirdest, oddest, and downright hilarious revisionist parody of King Arthur’s legend.  I use the term plot loosely because The Holy Grail follows no strict set of parameters or plot points. The quest for the Grail by Arthur and his right-hand man Patsy is purely an excuse...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2014

1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2. Unforgiven 3. Dirty Harry 4. Million Dollar Baby 5. Letters from Iwo Jima 6. Mystic River 7. A Fistful of Dollars 8. The Outlaw Josey Wales 9. For a Few Dollars More 10. High Plains Drifter 11. In the Line of...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2014

1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2. Unforgiven 3. Dirty Harry 4. Million Dollar Baby 5. Letters from Iwo Jima 6. Mystic River 7. A Fistful of Dollars 8. The Outlaw Josey Wales 9. For a Few Dollars More 10. High Plains Drifter 11. In the Line of...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 31, 2014

I came into Night of the Living Dead expecting a whole lot of zombies and some gore and a few deaths. There was most definitely some of that to be sure, but that was far from the whole picture. First off, it must be acknowledged that George Romero’s picture is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 31, 2014

I came into Night of the Living Dead expecting a whole lot of zombies and some gore and a few deaths. There was most definitely some of that to be sure, but that was far from the whole picture. First off, it must be acknowledged that George Romero’s picture is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 29, 2014

In this precursor to other gritty Boston crime films like The Departed, Eddie “Fingers” Royle (Robert Mitchum) is a middle-aged truck driver who does some gun running on the side for the mob. On one occasion he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and it meant two...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 29, 2014

In this precursor to other gritty Boston crime films like The Departed, Eddie “Fingers” Royle (Robert Mitchum) is a middle-aged truck driver who does some gun running on the side for the mob. On one occasion he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and it meant two...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 27, 2014

I must admit I am partial to Hawk’s original Rio Bravo and I have yet to see Rio Lobo, but I did really enjoy these characters. Wayne and Mitchum seem to play against type, because at times they are quite comical. Mitchum is not a tough P.I. or ruthless villain,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 27, 2014

I must admit I am partial to Hawk’s original Rio Bravo and I have yet to see Rio Lobo, but I did really enjoy these characters. Wayne and Mitchum seem to play against type because at times they are quite comical. Mitchum is not a tough P.I. or ruthless villain, but...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 25, 2014

Directed by Louis Maille and starring Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory playing characters named after themselves, this interesting film has a relatively simple, albeit, unique premise. A writer who lives in New York goes to a dinner engagement with a man who he used to know well.  However, he approa   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 25, 2014

Out of the many titans of French film I found a personal favorite in Jean-Pierre Melville. Aside from changing his name in honor of the American author who wrote about the great white whale, Melville was also a member of the French Resistance during WWII. Thus, he seems to be...   read more