4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 10, 2014

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4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 10, 2014

Sir Thomas More had the misfortune of getting in the way of perhaps one of the most notorious kings in history, and it proved costly. It is the early 1500s in England, and the Reformation has shaken the world but Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) has his own plans for the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 10, 2014

Looking back a year later… The moment Aimee Finicky appears onscreen is perhaps the most remarkable instant out of many great moments in this film. The light must have been exactly perfect and everything seems calm and serene. The only thing we focus on is the initial meeting between two...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 9, 2014

The year is 1183 and the castle of King Henry II is a dark and dank place during the winter months. You would not think so by the opening moments where an energetic King (Peter O’Toole) duels his young boy John (Nigel Terry). His mistress takes in the scene from...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 9, 2014

The year is 1183 and the castle of King Henry II is a dark and dank place during the winter months. You would not think so by the opening moments where an energetic King (Peter O’Toole) duels his young boy John (Nigel Terry). His mistress takes in the scene from...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

Then, you we are fed a casual bit of narration that quickly throws us into the story of western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), as he heads to Vienna to meet his old school chum Harry Lime (to be revealed later!). It seems safe to say that World War II...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

Starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Harry Morgan, Anthony Quinn, and many more, the film begins with two drifters (Fonda and Morgan) who enter a small western town. Soon it gets around that a man is dead and some of his cattle were also stolen. Hurriedly, a posse is put together...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

This film opens with the Tramp in all his glory sleeping on a statue during its public unveiling. He is rudely awakened and shooed off on his way. He drifts down the boulevards finally meeting a lowly flower girl, showing her kindness before moving on. Although I am partial to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

Then, you we are fed a casual bit of narration that quickly throws us into the story of western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), as he heads to Vienna to meet his old school chum Harry Lime (to be revealed later!). It seems safe to say that World War II...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

This film opens with the Tramp in all his glory sleeping on a statue during its public unveiling. He is rudely awakened and shooed off on his way. He drifts down the boulevards finally meeting a lowly flower girl, showing her kindness before moving on. Although I am partial to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

Starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Harry Morgan, Anthony Quinn, and many more, the film begins with two drifters (Fonda and Morgan) who enter a small western town. Soon it gets around that a man is dead and some of his cattle were also stolen. Hurriedly, a posse is put together...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

This film opens with the Tramp in all his glory sleeping on a statue during its public unveiling. He is rudely awakened and shooed off on his way. He drifts down the boulevards finally meeting a lowly flower girl, showing her kindness before moving on. Although I am partial to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2014

Then, we are fed a casual bit of narration that quickly throws us into the story of western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), as he heads to Vienna to meet his old school chum Harry Lime (to be revealed later!). It seems safe to say that World War II was...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 7, 2014

Going into this film I must admit that despite hearing good things, I had zero expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this Minnelli musical, because it was a deft and often beautiful production. Channeling the same vein as Singin’ in the Rain and The Red Shoes, this...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 7, 2014

Going into this film I must admit that despite hearing good things, I had zero expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this Minnelli musical because it was a deft and often beautiful production. Channeling the same vein as Singin’ in the Rain and The Red Shoes, this film...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2014

Modern Times: A story of industry, individual enterprise, humanity crusading in the pursuit of happiness With those words Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times opens with the final installment of The Little Tramp. Clocking in at a little under 90 minutes, Chaplin is still able to do so much, because   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2014

Modern Times: A story of industry, individual enterprise, humanity crusading in the pursuit of happiness With those words Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times opens with the final installment of The Little Tramp. Clocking in at a little under 90 minutes, Chaplin is still able to do so much, because   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2014

This is a solid romantic comedy which pairs the legendary Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman one last time. Bergman is a well-known actress who has success, but has never experienced true love. Then she meets Philip Adams, a man who literally walks up to her door since he is a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2014

This was the last screen performance of legendary actor Cary Grant and for once he is not the one getting the girl. This time he is the matchmaker in this adaption of the earlier classic The More the Merrier. Grant’s character finds himself in Tokyo during the 1964 Olympics and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 6, 2014

Modern Times: A story of industry, individual enterprise, humanity crusading in the pursuit of happiness With those words, Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times opens with the final installment of The Little Tramp. Clocking in at a little under 90 minutes, Chaplin is still able to do so much, because   read more