Clara Bow in 'Wings' Wow! I’ve just written a posting about all the Wellman goodies coming out on DVD – and now comes the news from the wonderful Classicflix blog that his silent masterpiece Wings (1927) (winner of the first Oscar for best film) is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray read more
When Bonnie Lee’s (Jean Arthur) boat docks in Barranca, she gets off the boat thinking she’ll just be in town for the night. But when she meets American pilots Joe (Noah Beery, Jr.) and Les (Allyn Joslyn), she’s happy to meet some fellow Americans and starts spending the evening read more
Wings (1927), Silent film about World War I fighter pilots, directed by William A. It was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and the only silent film ever to win Best Picture. Cast: Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen. Gary Cooper appears in a scene which hel read more
Mary Preston (Clara Bow): Do you know what you can do when you see a shooting star?
Jack Powell(Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers): No, what?
Mary Preston(Clara Bow): You can kiss the girl you love.
WINGS Theatrical Poster
Wings (Paramount Pictures 1927) is a silent film set during WWI. Wings read more
The Sword in the Stone’s Archimedes the Owl is awesome and underrated. He’s absolutely hilarious: dry, ironic, grumpy, and sarcastic. Everything we need in a sidekick for a bumbling wizard. The Sword in the Stone (1963) is Disney does Medieval almost like Terry Pratchett (Merlin is som read more
After seeing two earlier Howard Hawks movies about flying, The Dawn Patrol and Ceiling Zero, I couldn’t resist watching his most famous airborne drama. Not surprisingly, I loved this one too. I’ve now watched it twice and am sure I’ll be returning to it in the future. Cary Grant Hawks wrote read more
