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The Stunt Man (1980): The Show Must Go On!
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 19, 2021
From its initiation in the opening shots, The Stunt Man is built out of a comic serendipity allowing it to execute its own sense of narrative rhythm. It leans into coincidence, cinematic logic, and what really necessitates reality. Consequently, all these themes lay the bedrock for what the film is read more
Frasier (1993) s01e16 – The Show Where Lilith Comes Back
The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 25, 2020
Bebe Neuwirth’s visit to the new show, coming in the back nine of the first season, is everything it could and should be. Writers Ken Levine and Davis Isaacs craft this perfect plot, which showcases Neuwirth and gives her a relationship—active or not—with all the regulars, then still manages to read more
On DVD/Blu-Ray: Ann Dvorak Steals the Show in Out of the Blue (1947)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 3, 2019
Director Leigh Jason’s Out of the Blue (1947) aims for screwball comedy, but doesn’t have the pace or cast to fit the bill. Instead, it is an offbeat ensemble piece with a few plot points that haven’t aged well and a supremely silly performance by Ann Dvorak.
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The Man I Love (1947): Ida Lupino Steals The Show
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 21, 2019
It feels like we might have the courtesy of a bit of Gershwin masquerading under the cloak of noir. We find ourselves at a hole-in-the-wall jazz joint after hours. Club 39 feels free and easy with an intimate jam sesh. Petey Brown (Ida Lupino) is having fun with a rendition of “The Man I Love. read more
Musical Monday: On with the Show! (1929)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 18, 2019
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: On With The Show! (1929) read more
Musical Monday: Meet Me After the Show (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 26, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Meet Me After the Show” read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SHOW (1927)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 8, 2014
Horror maestro Tod Browning is in familiar territory in The Show (1927), which takes place in a community of Budapest carnival performers. Although much of the movie falls more into the category of melodrama, Browning revels in the opportunity to stage images of the disturbing, the extraordinary, an read more
The Show (1927)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 25, 2014
The Show, Tod Browning’s 1927 semi-salicious silent drama starring John Gilbert, is both a great bit of fun as well as a great example of Browning’s skill in visual storytelling. It’s a gorgeously shot film with plenty of the offbeat elements that have made Browning a lasting figur read more
A Night in the Show (1915) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 8, 2013
Charlie Chaplin was already wildly popular when he made this short for Essanay. Adapted from one of his pre-Hollywood comedy acts, this short has Chaplin play two disruptive and rowdy theater-goers: Mr. Pest, a drunken crumb from the upper crust, and Mr. Rowdy, an equally sloshed rough on the balco read more
Short Film Saturday: The Show (1922)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 11, 2013
There are a few interesting things to note about The Show. Firstly, this is a silent and solo appearance by Oliver Hardy. I know both he and Stan Laurel both worked in the silent era, but they only truly excelled with one another and after the inception of sound. Hardy does fine but is not nearly as read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Show of Shows"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 3, 2013
Like most people who love old movies, I can't watch them without thinking about what was going on in the world at the time. And to me, "The Show of Shows," released in 1929, is more than a movie. It's actually more like a stage revue, and its variety of acts makes it a kind of time capsule of pre-de read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Show of Shows"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 3, 2013
Like most people who love old movies, I can't watch them without thinking about what was going on in the world at the time. And to me, "The Show of Shows," released in 1929, is more than a movie. It's actually more like a stage revue, and its variety of acts makes it a kind of time capsule of pre-de read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Memories of going to the “show.” (1)
True Classics Posted by Brandie on May 28, 2012
by Donette Lee While I cannot describe my first trip to the movies, I do remember that, when I was in preschool, Mother or Daddy would ask the other: “Do you want to go to the S-H-O-W?” But soon I began to answer, “I want to go, too!” and they had to quit spelling the questio read more
My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Jan 7, 2012
I recently saw My Week with Marilyn, the film that inspired my Month with Marilyn and the movie tells of the squabbles and difficulties associated with filming The Prince and the Showgirl. My review of My Week with Marilyn will run in a couple of days but it’s fun to watch this movie, the fin read more
“The Show- Off”(1926)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jan 9, 2011
“The Show- Off”(1926) is a silent comedy drama starring Ford Sterling, Lois Wilson, and Louise Brooks. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, this is the first of the four film adaptations of the George Kelly play. The story begins with Aubrey Piper, played by Ford Sterling, posing as a railr read more