Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Marilyn Monroe performing “That Old Black Magic” in Bus Stop (1956).
Marilyn Monroe famously sang the widely popular song, ‘That Old Black Magic’ in the movie, Bus Stop (1956). What audiencesContinue Reading
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My 10 Favourite Performances of 2022.
With the awards season kicking off shortly, I will have more to say about the films that I enjoyed andContinue Reading
I have a soft spot for Steve Martin’s ‘Father of the Bride’ (1991). There, I said it!
“Hey…Pussycat, pussycat, I love you…Indeed I do…Yes I do! Hey, what do you think? Bought it in ’75 and itContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
By the late 1990s with the exception of Cop Land (1997) and later Creed (2015), Sylvester Stallone was resigned to crankingContinue Reading
The Double Feature Series: Captain Blood (1935) and The Sea Hawk (1940).
The double feature was a motion picture industry phenomenon which began during the depression as a way to get audiencesContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The ‘Funny How?’ scene from Goodfellas (1990).
The recent passing of Ray Liotta stirred a lot of fond memories of the actor and the many memorable filmsContinue Reading
My Sight and Sound List.
Held every ten years since 1952 to select the 100 greatest films of all time, Sight and Sound film magazineContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: I’m Shocked!
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca will go down in Warner’s history as arguably its quintessential picture, encapsulating the spirit of great romance, patriotism, intrigueContinue Reading
Joaquin Phoenix: Best actor of the 2010s.
Joaquin Phoenix extraordinary talent as an actor has never ever been in doubt. For over the last 20+ years, heContinue Reading
My 2022 Oscar Predictions.
This year’s Oscars are set to unfold on Sunday (March 27) and strangely I’m a little more excited by whoContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 