4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 13, 2017

“Nicole, you’re sleeping…” I admire a film that is able to linger and I’ve read enough scripts to know that there is a difference between filling up scenes with mindless dialogue and slowing the action down in a way that’s inherently more lifelike. In fact, I now   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 10, 2017

Okay, here we go with the next installment in the series of my favorite films. But, in case you missed #21-#25 and have a passing fancy to see what I fancy,  check them out Here… Otherwise, enjoy part II! 16. Back to the Future (1985) Doc Brown and Marty McFly....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 10, 2017

Okay, here we go with the next installment in the series of my favorite films. But, in case you missed #21-#25 and have a passing fancy to see what I fancy,  check them out Here… Otherwise, enjoy part II! 16. Back to the Future (1985) Doc Brown and Marty McFly....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2017

“You’re silk on one side and sandpaper on the other.” – Richard Widmark as Jed Powers For a film so short, Don’t Bother Knocking is overflowing with wonderful talent from Richard Widmark to Anne Bancroft to a haunting performance from Marilyn Monroe. Then Elisha Cook Jr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2017

“You’re silk on one side and sandpaper on the other.” – Richard Widmark as Jed Powers For a film so short, Don’t Bother Knocking is overflowing with wonderful talent from Richard Widmark to Anne Bancroft to a haunting performance from Marilyn Monroe. Then Elisha Cook Jr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 2, 2017

Lou Gossett Jr. What a performance. He imprints himself on our brains just like the new recruits he berates, pushes, and toughens on a daily basis. He’s inscrutable. We want to hate him. We want him to get his comeuppance.  Yet in the end, we cannot help but appreciate him....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 2, 2017

Lou Gossett Jr. What a performance. He imprints himself on our brains just like the new recruits he berates, pushes, and toughens on a daily basis. He’s inscrutable. We want to hate him. We want him to get his come uppance.  Yet in the end, we cannot help but appreciate...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 31, 2017

Glynis Johns (1923-) Whether it’s a blessing or a curse (I consider it a blessing), Glynis Johns will forever be immortalized as Mrs. Banks the woman suffragette in Mary Poppins (1964) bringing a certain amount of energy and personality to Disney’s musical classic. However, she also make   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 31, 2017

Glynis Johns (1923-) Whether it’s a blessing or a curse (I consider it a blessing), Glynis Johns will forever be immortalized as Mrs. Banks the woman suffragette in Mary Poppins (1964) bringing a certain amount of energy and personality to Disney’s musical classic. However, she also make   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 30, 2017

Irene Dunne still remains one of the most underrated actresses of the 20th century. She was both a lively comedienne, an impressive singer, and performed in melodrama better than most. Pair her with Cary Grant and director George Stevens and you have an impressive bulwark to build a film out...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 30, 2017

Irene Dunne still remains one of the most underrated actresses of the 20th century. She was both a lively comedienne, an impressive singer, and performed in melodrama better than most. Pair her with Cary Grant and director George Stevens and you have an impressive bulwark to build a film out...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 28, 2017

Richard Donner (Superman) has an understanding of the balance of grand spectacle and more subtle moments. The opening aerial shot and the tenuous desert rendezvous with a helicopter churning up sand capture our attention. But it’s the little bits of humor and vulnerability that make the showma   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 28, 2017

Richard Donner (Superman) has an understanding of the balance of grand spectacle and more subtle moments. The opening aerial shot and the tenuous desert rendezvous with a helicopter churning up sand capture our attention. But it’s the little bits of humor and vulnerability that make the showma   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 26, 2017

“I can be smart when it’s important, but most men don’t like it.” ~ Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell together. It’s a crackerjack combination and Howard Hawks milks it for all its worth. There’s streetwise Dorothy  (Jane Russell) wooing al   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 26, 2017

“I can be smart when it’s important, but most men don’t like it.” ~ Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell together. It’s a crackerjack combination and Howard Hawks milks it for all its worth. There’s streetwise Dorothy  (Jane Russell) wooing al   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 24, 2017

There is a lineage of psychological dramas most notably including the likes of Shock Corridor and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. But one of their primary predecessors was The Snake Pit which is a haunting, inscrutable and thought-provoking film in its own right. But rather than trying to sum...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 24, 2017

There is a lineage of psychological dramas most notably including the likes of Shock Corridor and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. But one of their primary predecessors was The Snake Pit which is a haunting, inscrutable and thought-provoking film in its own right. But rather than trying to sum...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 22, 2017

For my ongoing series of living legends, I chose 5 individuals actually who in some way had an impact on the film industry as we know it today. Without further ado, here are a handful of living legends. Gene Reynolds (1923-): So Gene Reynolds began as a child actor back in...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 22, 2017

For my ongoing series of living legends, I chose 5 individuals actually who in some way had an impact on the film industry as we know it today. Without further ado, here are a handful of living legends. Gene Reynolds (1923-): So Gene Reynolds began as a child actor back in...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 20, 2017

One of the reasons film is so engaging and fascinating is the discussion that it evokes from all people. Every person, no matter their age or knowledge, can have their own subjective opinion on a film and why they liked it, or better yet why they hated it so much...   read more