The Eagle (1925)

The Eagle (1925) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Clarence Brown and produced by John W. Considine Jr..

The Eagle and The Hawk (1933): March The WWI Flying Ace

There are two elements in the opening of The Eagle and The Hawk that might catch some viewers off guard. First, is the matter of a plane landing upside down. Second, being the fact the pilot is an uncharacteristically abrasive Cary Grant. He’s still playing support to our true lead Fredric Mar... Read full article

Silent Sunday – The Eagle (1925)

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 full article

The Eagle Has Landed

Michael Caine as Kurt Steiner. Toward the end of World War II, Hitler commissions a "feasibility study" to determine the plausibility of kidnapping Winston Churchill. Initially, Colonel Max Radl (Robert Duvall) thinks the study is a waste of time. But as he gathers and analyzes intelligence data, R... Read full article

Pre-Code Crazy: The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

If you tune in to The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) on March 24th because you’re a huge Carole Lombard fan, let me give you a tip. Lombard is in the film, but her role is small; she?s on screen less than 10 minutes, tops. ?But if you want to see a riveting pre-Code starring two first-rate actors n... Read full article

Eddie the Eagle (2016, Dexter Fletcher)

Eddie the Eagle is charming. It’s assured–great script from Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton–and a wonderful sense of time and place (eighties UK and Europe, then Canada) from director Fletcher. Fletcher’s got some problems I’ll get to in a bit but Eddie’s got a phe... Read full article