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
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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
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1: ‘The Hanging Tree’ song scene.
When identifying some of Jennifer Lawrence’s finest performances of the past decade the best place to often start is Winter’sContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Anita Ekberg kisses Jerry Lewis in Hollywood or Bust.
Long before I first really noticed Anita Ekberg through ‘adult eyes’, I saw her in a rerun of Hollywood or Bust (1956)Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Dr. Shirley helps Tony write a letter to his wife.
The critics and the Academy a few years ago had nothing but praise for Green Book. It was controversially awarded BestContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!”
The heyday of gangster movies in the 1930s brought the best out of all the studios big stars and theContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Ivy’s steely protector.
The beating heart of M.Night Shyamalan most underrated masterpiece The Village (2004) is the love story between Ivy and LuciusContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Medusa sequence in Clash of the Titans (1981).
To bring any Greek myth fantasy to the big screen can be problematic. Do you stay true to the originalContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Searchers Doorway Scene.
John Ford’s The Searchers has been described as one of the greatest Westerns of all time – with its marvelousContinue Reading
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