How a reshoot of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ gave rise to one of Cinema’s Greatest Scenes.
When I heard Gareth Edwards was going to direct a new Star Wars movie in the mid 2010s, I thoughtContinue Reading
Category: Cinemas Greatest Scenes
“I’ve killed the boss, you think they won’t fire me for that?: The “9 to 5” misadventures of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton.
Music and film buffs the world over have been celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of the late Dolly Parton.Continue Reading
Cinema’s Greatest Scenes: Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’.
For those interested in Jane Russell, I have dedicated an article in this series on her faux-Marilyn courtroom scene whereContinue Reading
Cinema’s Greatest Scenes: The Night Before Christmas (1905).
In its infancy, motion pictures were marked by a lot of groundbreaking firsts. For instance, the first ever motion pictureContinue Reading
Cinema’s Greatest Scenes: “Because he doesn’t know how to love.” – Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 (1963).
The spellbinding Italian actress Claudia Cardinale of The Leopard, 8 1/2 and Once Upon a Time in the West, andContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: De Niro vs. Stallone: “I offered you a chance to be a cop and you blew it!” (Cop Land, 1997).
This is not the first entry that sees a Sylvester Stallone film here in my series. That honour went toContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Heretic’s Monopoly Monologue.
I don’t care what movie Hugh Grant is in, he always manages to put a smile on my face. TheContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Burning Sanitary Napkin Scene from ‘To Sir, With Love’ (1967).
Sidney Poitier was well known for choosing roles in which his characters embodied virtues of dignity and strength. Interestingly, manyContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Bette Davis slaps Errol Flynn in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939).
The climatic scene in question from Michael Curtiz’s The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex comes very early in theContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: It Happened One Night (1934) – ‘The Walls of Jericho’ Scene.
A greatest films list without Frank Capra is an injustice to the great director who made films like Mr. SmithContinue Reading
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