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Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe. In 1993, ITV launched a series of television movies based on Bernard Cornwell's novels about a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Sean Bean starred as Richard Sharpe, a sergeant who is promoted to lieutenant after he saves the life of the Duke of Wellington. Du read more

Three Enchanting Ladies It’s that day of the year again: August 29 or Ingrid Bergman’s birthday (and unfortunately, also her 36th death anniversary). For the occasion, I’m, once again, hosting my Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon via my main blog The Wonderful World Of Cinema. But I decided read more

The Password Is Courage Directed by Andrew L. Stone Written by Andrew L. Stone based on a biography of Charles Coward by John Castle 1962/UK Andrew L. Stone Productions First viewing/YouTube Comparisons to other prisoner-of-war escape movies are inevitable.  Unfortunately, despite the presence of read more

Stephen Crane’s seminal Civil War novel was made to be gripping film material and although my knowledge of the particulars is limited John Huston’s story while streamlined and truncated feels like a fairly faithful adaptation that even takes some effort to pull passages directly from the read more

Stephen Crane’s seminal Civil War novel was made to be gripping film material and although my knowledge of the particulars is limited John Huston’s story while streamlined and truncated feels like a fairly faithful adaptation that even takes some effort to pull passages directly from the read more

It's easy to think that art doesn't matter in the face of fear and oppression, but sometimes art can change the world, whether for better or for worse. Charles Dickens secured the future of Christmas with A Christmas Carol, while Leni Riefenstahl shored up Hitler's regime. Uncle Tom's Cabin helped t read more

It's easy to think that art doesn't matter in the face of fear and oppression, but sometimes art can change the world, whether for better or for worse. Charles Dickens secured the future of Christmas with A Christmas Carol, while Leni Riefenstahl shored up Hitler's regime. Uncle Tom's Cabin helped t read more

The Red Badge of Courage Directed by John Huston Written by John Huston and adapted by Albert Band from the novel by Stephen Crane 1951/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant This adaptation of the classic novel is the simple story of a raw young soldier’s coming of age.  We read more

Gelett Burgess 1866 - 1951 Gaze upon the features of the man who gave us Goops, and How to Be Them, plus sequels, A Classic Dictionary of Words You Have Always Needed, such as "blurb", and The Purple Cow.  I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd read more

William S. Hart hangs up his cowboy hat in this cops-and-robbers tale of post-War San Francisco. Hart is a veteran and ex-crook who comes back from his doughboy stint a changed man. The robber is now a cop and he is forced to investigate his old friends and his own family. Good enough but no class read more

Silent movie animated GIF taken from the 1920 film The Cradle of Courage. Gertrude Claire is ready to take on William S. Hart. I love this lady! Dedicated to tough grannies everywhere. read more

Ann Little tries to warn William S. Hart not to join the police force, his old friends will kill him. However, one of the cardinal rules of silent cinema is Do Not Mess With William S. Hart. Taken from The Cradle of Courage, 1920, one of Hart’s rare non-Westerns. read more

William S. Hart trades his Stetson for a blue policeman’s hat in this gangland drama. Hart is a safecracker turned cop who finds himself at odds with his larcenous family and targeted by a former business partner. But as we all know, Hart is not someone to be trifled with. The safe-cracker an read more

John Huston: Courage and Art Jeffrey Meyers Random House/ Crown Archetype 2011 John gets bored easily. He needs new people to feed on all the time. The desert is littered with their bones. –wartime colleague Jules Buck For Huston, life was a big game and he played it to the fullest. -ex-wif read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. John Huston: Courage and Art by Jeffrey Meyers 9780307590671 Hardcover Crown Archetype - Random House September 2011 496 pages John Huston was an admirer of high art but he didn't think f read more

John Huston: Courage and Art by Jeffrey Meyers 9780307590671 Hardcover Crown Archetype - Random House September 2011 496 pages John Huston was an admirer of high art but he didn't think film fit into that category. He thought film was just another way to showcase the art he admired. Huston had a gr read more