Tag: Classic films
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Marilyn just wants to be loved by you.
Behind the scenes of one of cinemas greatest comedies, Some Like It Hot, its star Marilyn Monroe and her erratic […]
Top Ten Lists: The Essential Marilyn Monroe Films
The world would truly be a dull place without the extraordinary charisma and talent of American actress and model Marilyn […]
Classic movie of the week: The Searchers (1956).
John Ford’s The Searchers has been described as one of the greatest Westerns of all time – with its marvelous […]
Classic movie of the week: Bus Stop (1956).
Marilyn Monroe has been on my mind of late, especially with the anniversary of her death approaching next month. So, […]
John Ford’s revered masterpiece ‘How Green Was My Valley’ (1941).
If you have read the novel How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn, you will instantly realise what a grim […]
Classic movie of the week: My Darling Clementine (1946).
The inclusion of John Ford’s My Darling Clementine as my classic movie of the week is more nostalgic in choice than anything else. I […]
A selected film-by-film history of Warner Bros. Pictures: Strangers On A Train (1951)
At the end of his illustrious career, Alfred Hitchcock, had directed over 50 feature films. It’s truly an astonishing achievement […]
A selected film-by-film history of Warner Bros. Pictures: Mildred Pierce (1945).
Up until about a year ago, I had never seen a Joan Crawford film. Probably an astonishing remark for someone […]
A selected film-by-film history of Warner Bros. Pictures: Casablanca (1942).
There is nothing new that I can honestly add in the praise of Casablanca, arguably one of the greatest films ever made. […]
A selected film-by-film history of Warner Bros. Pictures: The Maltese Falcon (1941).
The early history of Warner Bros could have so easily turned into a Humphrey Bogart tribute with so many significant and […]
