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The Five Acts of Diego León Alex Espinoza LARB Libros, 2019 (originally published 2013) I’m a fan of fiction set in the classic age of Hollywood, and The Five Acts of Diego León, a 2013 novel which was recently re-released in paperback somewhat scratches that itch. This story of a Mexican imm read more

A page from my movie log Do you keep a record of the movies you watch? Should you? A movie log is a great way to keep track of your viewing over time, and it can be a helpful memory jogger when you're trying to think about which Oscar contenders you saw as soon as they came out and what year you fi read more

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy. read more

Fred Flintstone faz um filme / Fred Flintstone makes a movie “Os Flintstones” é uma série de animação revolucionária. Ela durou seis temporadas e foi a primeira animação a ser exibida no horário nobre da TV norte-americana – ou melhor, a primeira série animada com read more

There's all sorts of Carole Lombard memorabilia out there, and today, we've uncovered another item. It has to do with her 1931 Paramount film "Up Pops the Devil," co-starring Norman Foster (shown above)...and the item is something that I've never heard of before.What is it, you ask? Well, here's wha read more

Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (Ingmar Bergman gör en film) Directed by Vilgot Sjöman 1963/Sweden Sveriges Radio First viewing/Netflix rental   Anyone who has an interest in the filmmaking process or in Bergman owes it to himself to see this film. The movie in question is Winter Light (1963). read more

Today, I'm writing about the old Hollywood versions of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The photo above shows Fredric March as a gruesome Mr. Hyde in the 1931 film. This article is part of the Movie Scientist Blogathon hosted by Christina Wehner and Silver Screening read more

Need More Road Stephen Jared Solstice Publishing, 2016 I went into Need More Road feeling sure of the path it would take, almost anticipating the climax of what seemed like a familiar film noir plot of crime, a femme fatale and deception. While it begins with all the familiar traits of the genre, t read more

Watching a film like Man with a Movie Camera makes me disappointed that there are not more films like it, because what it does, along with the most historically significant films of our times, is transport us to a different time and place we can never fully know or comprehend. Dziga Vertov does that read more

Watching a film like Man with a Movie Camera makes me disappointed that there are not more films like it, because what it does, along with the most historically significant films of our times, is transport us to a different time and place we can never fully know or comprehend. Dziga Vertov does that read more

Amélie (2001) – A Movie Gift to You Blogathon 16 Wednesday Dec 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 2000s, Animation, Award, Blogathon, Cinema, Comedy, France, Romance ≈ 7 Comments Tags2000s, Blogathon, Comedy, Movies with read more

Dennis Lehane’s 2012 novel Live By Night is the author’s second tale of the Coughlin family, following 2008’s The Given Day. But don’t be mistaken: this isn’t a sequel. It follows Joe Coughlin, the youngest member of the Coughlin family (and only a minor side character read more

This post is part of the blogathon hosted by Movies Silently and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Thanks to both for such a great event! Click here to see the wonderful entries of the other participants: Wizardry. It’s the word that jumps at you while viewing Man with a Movie Camera, the celebrated docu read more

This post is part of the blogathon hosted by Movies Silently and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Thanks to both for such a great event! Click here to see the wonderful entries of the other participants: Wizardry. It’s the word that jumps at you while viewing Man with a Movie Camera, the celebrated docu read more

Minnie Hamilton, a librarian working in the public library of a Michigan resort town, is followed home by a cat one day. Unable to get rid of her little shadow, she decides to take him in, and she names him Eddie. Eddie’s got an adventurous spirit, and on the first day that Minnie is set to op read more

  In the first thirty days of autumn in October of 1916, a bright and shining movie debut happened, Around the World in 80 Days, starring Henry Garrick, Frank Bowers, Victor Sanders and Vivian Nichols;[1] the production cost about $250,000.[2] Obviously, this was a large sum for a film budget read more

  In the first thirty days of autumn in October of 1916, a bright and shining movie debut happened, Around the World in 80 Days, starring Henry Garrick, Frank Bowers, Victor Sanders and Vivian Nichols;[1] the production cost about $250,000.[2] Obviously, this was a large sum for a film budget read more

  In the first thirty days of autumn in October of 1916, a bright and shining movie debut happened, Around the World in 80 Days, starring Henry Garrick, Frank Bowers, Victor Sanders and Vivian Nichols;[1] the production cost about $250,000.[2] Obviously, this was a large sum for a film budget read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s a double feature, with #008 on the list,  Dziga Vertov‘s Man With a Movie Camera and #011, Sergei Eisenstein‘s Battleship Potemkin. For a longer introduction to this series an read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s a double feature, with #008 on the list,  Dziga Vertov‘s Man With a Movie Camera and #011, Sergei Eisenstein‘s Battleship Potemkin. For a longer introduction to this series an read more