42nd Street (1933): The Musical That Doesn’t Miss a Step.
Samantha Pinter-Thompson wrote a featured article a few years ago on musical theatre. One of the things she said thatContinue Reading
Category: Film
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Wizard of Oz – ‘Over The Rainbow’ song sequence.
Film fairy tales often need a special quality and ingredient to help them stand the test of time, if theyContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Death of Sergeant Elias.
When I first saw the movie poster for Platoon in 1986, with Sgt. Elias’ arms raised in the air, I wasContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Grapes of Wrath – I’ll Be There speech.
John Ford’s own understanding and fondness of the American people and their history is no more evident than in hisContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Cinema Paradiso’s Kissing Montage.
Cinema Paradiso to my mind is one of the most heartwarming and nostalgic foreign language films ever produced. It beginsContinue Reading
The Public Enemy (1931): The film that made James Cagney a star.
It was during the early years of the Great Depression, a time when Americans were cynical and jaded about theirContinue Reading
The Jazz Singer (1927): “You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet.”
It was in the early days of cinema that four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner arrived in HollywoodContinue Reading
Han shoots first! Solo: A Star Wars Story fan review.
SPOILER WARNING: Read at your own peril. There is a general discussion of the film’s content in the following review.Continue Reading
If Bogie weren’t an actor, he might have cut it as a professional chess aficionado!
Humphrey Bogart is one of the silver screen’s classic icons. Regarded by many as the best screen actor of allContinue Reading
Film Review: Molly’s Game.
I managed to catch Molly’s Game late in its release last weekend, and as usual I was blown away byContinue Reading
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