TCMFF 2021: The Getaway (1972)
In the grand tradition of TCM Film Festivals past I didn’t stick around for the opening night film. No offense to West Side Story (1961), but I’ve seen it plenty … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: The Getaway (1972)
Kim’s Top 5: Favorite ‘Airplane in Trouble’ Movies
I have a confession… And it isn’t very “studious film scholar of me”. Okay, here it goes, I enjoy disaster movies, particularly of the ‘Airplane in Trouble’ variety. Perhaps it … Continue Reading Kim’s Top 5: Favorite ‘Airplane in Trouble’ Movies
Underwater! (1955)
Having watched my fair share of classic films by now, and knowing the fixtures of certain producers, I should have known what I was getting into with Underwater! (Yes, there … Continue Reading Underwater! (1955)
TCMFF Review: Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Tarzan is an ubiquitous character in film history, becoming a franchise that dominated the 1930s into the ’50s and making Johnny Weissmuller an unconventional star. I say all this having … Continue Reading TCMFF Review: Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Zorro is one of those characters I’m aware of, but have never actively watched any of the myriad films or television shows featuring him and his feared “Z” mark. Best … Continue Reading The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) / Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
An unwitting franchise of sorts, the Support Your Local… series acts as simultaneous send-up and loving tribute to the dying Western. Released just three months before Sam Peckinpah shot the … Continue Reading Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) / Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Fridays With Errol Flynn: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Originally published February 12th, 2014 Comedy Wednesday continues after a week’s absence with Michael Curtiz’s 1938 action/adventure romp, The Adventures of Robin Hood. My professor appears to have good taste … Continue Reading Fridays With Errol Flynn: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Fridays With Errol Flynn: The Sea Hawk (1940)
Fridays with Flynn moves from the plains of the heartland to the high seas with a retread of a film Flynn made five years earlier. Swashbucklers don’t necessarily thrill me, … Continue Reading Fridays With Errol Flynn: The Sea Hawk (1940)
Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)
Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient … Continue Reading Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)
Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Speedy (1928)
We’ve reached the halfway point with our continued adventures with silent film comedian Harold Lloyd, and as we move forward in Lloyd’s filmography the films just ain’t what they used … Continue Reading Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Speedy (1928)
The Young Lions (1958)
Originally published September 4, 2015 Cinematic misfires can happen in Hollywood. Cleopatra is a great example. Take A-list stars, add an exorbitant budget and you’ll have an instant hit, right? … Continue Reading The Young Lions (1958)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Director Sam Peckinpah was well-known for his violently graphic and introspective films, as well as his incredibly difficult nature that ended up dooming his career. By the mid-1970s Peckinpah struggled … Continue Reading The Killer Elite (1975)
The Great Race (1965)
Director Blake Edwards wanted to craft a tribute to Laurel and Hardy films, turning out the 1965 road movie, The Great Race. It fits the “road movie” moniker in two … Continue Reading The Great Race (1965)
Star Wars (1977)
My admission that I’ve never watched any episodes in the Star Wars franchise couldn’t have come at a worse time. I’m not sure if you know this, but there’s a … Continue Reading Star Wars (1977)
Brannigan (1975)
What does a fading cowboy do when the West is won? By the 1970s John Wayne’s days riding the range were coming to an end as audiences turned away from … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
We’re jumping ahead a few decades more than the average review on this site in honor of the 1984-a-Thon Blogathon. I did, however, focus on a film with classic era … Continue Reading Romancing the Stone (1984)
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