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I found the first Sin City to be a quirky, highly stylized little thriller, though I also know quite a few people who didn’t like it for the exact same reasons I did. Either way, if this trailer is any indication, you’ll already know whether you want to spend more time there, because the read more

Just a quick note for fans of my Old Time Radio Thursday posts. Obviously, when I first put up the posts I make sure that the links in them all work. However, as time goes by, various things happen, and some of the videos disappear. Also, it seems lately that one of the most prolific uploaders of th read more

Why LITTLE WOMEN (1933) is a very big deal Labels: Andrew Britton, Anne Edwards, Charlotte Chandler, George Cukor, Joan Bennett, Little Women (1934), Me (autobiography) “There’s one thing George and I agree on. Actually, we agree on almost everything. I don’t kno read more

12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a New York State-born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery. He worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve years before his release. Based on Solomon NorthupR read more

According to J.E. Luebering of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a roman à clef ("novel with a key") is a work of fiction that has "the extraliterary interest of portraying well-known real people more or less thinly disguised as fictional characters." This tradition apparently began in 17th-century Franc read more

According to J.E. Luebering of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a roman à clef ("novel with a key") is a work of fiction that has "the extraliterary interest of portraying well-known real people more or less thinly disguised as fictional characters." This tradition apparently began in 17th-century Franc read more

Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more

Born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen on Friday, December 10th, 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Victor McLaglen (a former boxer) was an adventurer at heart, never satisfied with the norm, and in some way seeking fodder for future stories that he might relay to friends, family and ac read more

Why? Really, just… why? Why try to spin a TV show out of a hit comedy film like Blazing Saddles when you can’t use any of the elements that made to film so original and funny? And why am I sharing it with you now? I’ll admit, most of the time I would file this kind of thing under t read more

Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006) The film is a tribute to the director's parents and is divided into two parts, with the characters and dialogue in the second half essentially the same as the first, but the settings and outcome of the stories different. The first part is read more

    Autumn Leaves is a Soaper, not a frilly or floral soap but more in the lines of a deep cleaning-cleanser made for grimy, greasy hands; this is a quintessential Joan Crawford vehicle, affording her many strong scenes, and allowing ample room for her larger than life personality. I assume many read more

    Autumn Leaves is a Soaper, not a frilly or floral soap but more in the lines of a deep cleaning-cleanser made for grimy, greasy hands; this is a quintessential Joan Crawford vehicle, affording her many strong scenes, and allowing ample room for her larger than life personality. I assume many read more

Com a palavra, os vencedores A noite da entrega do Oscar cria novas estrelas, alavanca a carreira de outras e sempre acaba cheia de momentos memoráveis. Quando o vencedor é anunciado, ele geralmente corre emocionado até o palco, segura as lágrimas e agradece a todos, desde à mãe até o read more

Before the man with the mustache was Ron Burgundy and even before the Tramp was associated with a dog in a Disney flick, there was another. It has been a century since Charlie Chaplin first developed his Tramp character who is arguably one of the most well-known cultural icons of all time. His perso read more

Before the man with the mustache was Ron Burgundy and even before the Tramp was associated with a dog in a Disney flick, there was another. It has been a century since Charlie Chaplin first developed his Tramp character who is arguably one of the most well-known cultural icons of all time. His perso read more

I just wanted to send out a quick update for those who follow the blog by e-mail and may have clicked through earlier to check out today’s Old Time Radio Thursday post on The Story Lady. Unfortunately, it appears that in the time that I originally wrote that post and today the videos that I ha read more

Our Good Ship Lollipop girl has passed leaving a legacy of sweetness, wholesomeness and joy for generations to come. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Miss Temple started off with numerous short films[1], getting her first feature film roles in 1932 with R read more

Classic Film Aficionados Our Good Ship Lollipop girl has passed leaving a legacy of sweetness, wholesomeness and joy for generations to come. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Miss Temple started off with numerous short films[1], getting her first feature read more

Our Good Ship Lollipop girl has passed leaving a legacy of sweetness, wholesomeness and joy for generations to come. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Miss Temple started off with numerous short films[1], getting her first feature film roles in 1932 with R read more

Classic Film Aficionados Our Good Ship Lollipop girl has passed leaving a legacy of sweetness, wholesomeness and joy for generations to come. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Miss Temple started off with numerous short films[1], getting her first feature read more