Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Big Sleep’s Acme Bookshop Scene.
While many film enthusiasts might (and rightly so) point out the sensual chemistry shared between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren BacallContinue Reading
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Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Lauren Bacall’s Whistle Scene.
I’m not sure which film marked my introduction to Hollywood goddess Lauren Bacall, it’s been far too long to honestyContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Breakfast at Tiffany’s opening scene.
So much has been said about the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (the beloved 1961 film adaptation of TrumanContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Garbo talks!
Swedish actress Greta Garbo was one of the most dazzling stars to arrive in Hollywood in the mid 1920’s. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer securedContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Some Like It Hot’s perfect ending.
Over the years director Billy Wilder’s hilarious Some Like It Hot (1959) has been lauded as a triumph of cinema andContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Casablanca’s most iconic moment.
There is nothing new that I can honestly add in the praise of arguably one of the greatest films ever made.Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Ben-Hur first meets Jesus.
There had been nothing like it before with its scale, sweeping scope and spectacle. It smashed box office records andContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The French Connection’s Car Chase.
The Library of Congress wasn’t wrong to include The French Connection into its registry as being “culturally, historically or aestheticallyContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Jane Russell’s faux-Marilyn scene in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ (1953).
In 1984, Madonna was the hottest female music artist around, with her hit singles Like A Virgin and Material Girl racing up the charts.Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: “I think I got it. Is it swordfish?” Groucho and Chico Marx’s password scene.
In 2000, the American Film Institute saw fit to add Horse Feathers as number 65 on their prestigious list of the 100Continue Reading
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