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We all know the iconic music cue. In fact, you can probably hear the sweeping, majestic bit of musical delightfulness in your own head right now. With the passage of … Continue Reading 20th Century Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio (Review)
Originally published October 20th, 2012 Got another review for you today and another from the Universal classic monsters series. A bit of back story before we begin: I love the … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021:The Mummy (1932)
Originally published December 2nd, 2014 The Lion in Winter was an eleventh-hour addition to the list simply because I wanted one more Christmas movie I’ve never seen. I would say … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Lion in Winter (1968)
This post is in conjunction with Film Forum’s Burt Lancaster tribute. Find out more and purchase tickets here. There are certain real-world events Hollywood is quick to capitalize on and … Continue Reading Judgment at Nuremberg (1963)
Twilight Time could never have predicted the recent passing of Omar Sharif, star of their latest Blu-ray release, The Night of the Generals. Directed by Anatole Litvak, this WWII murder … Continue Reading The Night of the Generals (1967)
The first person to cross the finish line wins, a rule that Hollywood endorses no matter what. When revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara died in 1967 Hollywood scrambled to present his … Continue Reading Che! (1969)
A bad film presentation is like ordering a crappy meal; you’ll consume it in the moment but wonder if you caught it on an off day…sadly, the experience ever prevents … Continue Reading Kitty (1945)
**This is reposted in honor of the My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, hosted by the Classic Film and TV Cafe.** Genevieve Bujold crafted a strong body of work in the … Continue Reading Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
It’s always a bad idea for me to watch a Tudor drama. My rampant love and overabundance of knowledge has the tendency to color my perspective of any Hollywood attempt … Continue Reading Mary of Scotland (1936)
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know of my love for Tudor dramas. The only one I reviewed prior to this is Cate Blanchett‘s Elizabeth. How funny then … Continue Reading The Virgin Queen (1955)
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in the decade or so after the release of Gone With the Wind, we saw a slew of epic-scale Hollywood attempts to … Continue Reading Forever Amber (1947)
Regulars to the site know of my tendency to discuss the roles of women in cinema, and the classic film era simultaneously marginalized and provided opportunities for women in Hollywood. … Continue Reading Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
Movies about the persecution of oppressed peoples cover all ethnicities and religions since time immemorial, and with Christianity at an all-time high in the 1920s/1930s it’s easy to figure out … Continue Reading The Sign of the Cross (1932)
I’m a little late to the party; I hadn’t seen To Kill a Mockingbird before. I read the book in high school, but missed the day we watched the film … Continue Reading To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Molly Maguires aspires to lift the veil and provide social commentary about a little-known act of ecoterrorism through the eyes of a period piece (which makes sense considering the … Continue Reading The Molly Maguires (1970)
Cary Grant did a few war pictures, as did practically every male star who wasn’t drafted into service, and Destination Tokyo is the one selected for this week’s tribute … Continue Reading Destination Tokyo (1943)
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