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“Unflinching” is a word that can be used to describe quite a few of the film releases of late 2014/early 2015, and Selma is among them. This early ’60s period film, focused the march for black voting rights from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery, brings to life the read more

  From Frazer to Fairbanks to Flynn – Robin Hood in Film As recently as 2010, the character of Robin Hood appeared on the silver screen to steal from the rich, give to the poor, and chase Prince John from his usurped throne. While these recent incarnations might spring to mind when we thi read more

Ben Model fell in love with silent movies as a kid.  It was only natural then that he should enroll in New York University years later to study filmmaking.  It was during his time as a student at NYU that he noticed and was bothered by the fact that the silent films shown in his classes bombed read more

Pre-Internet Classic Film Research. How'd You Do It? Ansley Grove Library in Woodbridge, Ontario (SOURCE) In the days before the Internet, life was pretty bleak. Those of us who craved social interaction either had to pick up the phone - a land line, mind you - and dial a friend or we neede read more

I said to myself, the other day, that it would be intelligent to write a review of my favourite movie of all times. So, there it is, my Some Like it Hot‘s review, a movie that I can watch over and over always with a great pleasure. Before I saw this film, I had a feeling, just by seeing the t read more

When talking about the differences between films of today and films of the studio era one that’s always brought up is how studios conveyed so much through subtlety. With the implementation of the Hollywood Production Code, studios had to censor themselves, and get creative, with how they shoul read more

Classic Cartoon Film, Television and Book Characters with Stars on the Walk of Fame .... Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny : Cartoon Costumes Consider the stars in Hollywood Walk of Fame. As of the writing of this page the only cartoon/animated characters with stars on the Hollyw read more

One year, one film: 1926 The film: The Scarlet Letter, dir. Victor Sjostrom (credited as Victor Seastrom) starring Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via moviegoods.com) A wonderful contribution to the Gish Sisters Blog read more

Knitting on screen, behind the scenes Knitting for pleasure, relaxation, for necessity, for victory! Famous knitters Shirley Mason included Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell. Cary Grant had a knitting scene in Mr. Lucky. What others can you name?  June 2015 will mark the 10th read more

Yesterday, I had the chance to see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen at The Cinémathèque Québécoise which is a film conservatory based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where I live. I have seen The Gold Rush many times before, but seeing it on big screen was a completely new a wonderfu read more

The night sky was clear and the air a bit chilly on Friday, January 9, typical early winter weather in San Francisco. But the evening would be unusual for reasons other than the climate. It was the night that, at 8 pm, the San Francisco Symphony would premiere Francis Coppola's The Godfather (1972) read more

The night sky was clear and the air a bit chilly on Friday, January 9, typical early winter weather in San Francisco. But the evening would be unusual for reasons other than the climate. It was the night that, at 8 pm, the San Francisco Symphony would premiere Francis Coppola's The Godfather (1972) read more

The night sky was clear and the air a bit chilly on Friday, January 9, typical early winter weather in San Francisco. But the evening would be unusual for reasons other than the climate. It was the night that, at 8 pm, the San Francisco Symphony would premiere Francis Coppola's The Godfather (1972) read more

A note from Lindsey: Welcome to the first installment of “One year, one film,” a new series in which I’ll be highlighting one film that I love from each year over a 40-year period, 1925 through 1965! I’ll also talk a bit about whether my pick ranked highly with contemporary v read more

Dido (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is the daughter of Sir John Lindsay, a captain of the British Royal Navy. Her mother is an African woman enslaved in the West Indies. When her mother dies, Dido is brought to England by her father. He asks his aunt and uncle, Lady (Emily Watson) and Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkins read more

  Chariot Races and Copyright Infringement: A Tale of Ben Hur In 1907, the state of the American film industry was rather poor and was still, largely, in its infancy. D.W. Griffith had just joined the industry as an actor, but he wouldn’t make his directorial debut until 1908. The Essanay compa read more

“What would Lubitsch do?” a sign in Billy Wilder’s office famously read. It was both a testament to Wilder’s respect for the German-born director (for whom he co-wrote two films) and a tribute to Ernst Lubitsch’s ability to balance light comedy with resonant humanity. If you love classic film, read more

It’s rare that I post a short here and play the essential card. Surrealism works differently on different people. Not everyone will react identically to all films, much less this one. However, the first, boldest attempt to have film function as a dream is worth making note of and studying. Enj read more

Very recently, I finished a little Olivia de Havilland’s film marathon. Olivia de Havilland is my 12th favourite actress. The first objective of this marathon was to see more of her films, because I liked her very much in the only two movies with her I had seen before the marathon, but I felt read more

I suppose many Stanwyck fans have wondered what would “On Golden Pond” be like if Stanwyck had played Katharine Hepburn’s role as Ethel Thayer. That could have easily happened. When it was announced that Henry Fonda was to play the role of Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond”, Barbara knew read more