Spotlight on Anita Ekberg.
One of the reasons why Anita Ekberg has been on my mind lately is because I recently sat down toContinue Reading
Tag: Movies
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Anita Ekberg kisses Jerry Lewis in Hollywood or Bust.
Long before I first really noticed Anita Ekberg through ‘adult eyes’, I saw her in a rerun of Hollywood or Bust (1956)Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Dr. Shirley helps Tony write a letter to his wife.
The critics and the Academy a few years ago had nothing but praise for Green Book. It was controversially awarded BestContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!”
The heyday of gangster movies in the 1930s brought the best out of all the studios big stars and theContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: The Essential John Ford Films.
Hollywood film director John Ford was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on February 1st 1894 and died on August 31stContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Ivy’s steely protector.
The beating heart of M.Night Shyamalan most underrated masterpiece The Village (2004) is the love story between Ivy and LuciusContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Medusa sequence in Clash of the Titans (1981).
To bring any Greek myth fantasy to the big screen can be problematic. Do you stay true to the originalContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Searchers Doorway Scene.
John Ford’s The Searchers has been described as one of the greatest Westerns of all time – with its marvelousContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Wonder Woman in No Man’s Land.
The appeal of superhero characters with initiative, purpose and heart found itself in unchartered new territory in recent years withContinue Reading
Put On A Happy Face: My 2020 Oscar Predictions.
I couldn’t think of a better time at the beginning of the new decade, to start playing the Oscar predictionsContinue Reading
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