Humphrey Bogart: The man, the legend and the falcon.
I have enjoyed watching classic movies from the golden age of Hollywood for a long time now, often at aContinue Reading
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Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Jane Russell’s faux-Marilyn scene in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ (1953).
1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical comedy, directed by Howard Hawks and taken from the musical stage hit byContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: The Best Actresses of the 2010s.
The following list of the best actresses of the 2010s was always going to be a subjective choice on myContinue Reading
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
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
Rearview Mirror 