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Mar 2 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron are joined by JD and Brendan from InSession Film Podcast to discuss the world of film podcasting. We talk about what led us to this new medium, how the community embraces and enhances it, and how much of an impact it has on our lives. We compare it to the te read more

Mar 2 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron are joined by JD and Brendan from InSession Film Podcast to discuss the world of film podcasting. We talk about what led us to this new medium, how the community embraces and enhances it, and how much of an impact it has on our lives. We compare it to the te read more

vt The Wayne Murder Case US / 60 minutes / bw / Chadwick, Monogram Dir: Phil Whitman Pr: I.E. Chadwick Scr: Lee Chadwick, Hampton Del Ruth Story: Arthur Hoerl Cine: Leon Shamroy Cast: Regis Toomey, June Clyde, Lucille La Verne, Jason Robards Sr, William V. Mong, Eddie Phillips, Dwight Frye, Nadine D read more

Mar 2 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron are joined by JD and Brendan from InSession Film Podcast to discuss the world of film podcasting. We talk about what led us to this new medium, how the community embraces and enhances it, and how much of an impact it has on our lives. We compare it to the te read more

Today, I'm commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death a bit early (it's April 23) with a look at Laurence Olivier's film noir-inspired take on the bard's great tragedy, Hamlet. This article is part of the In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb Blogathon hosted by MovieMovieBlogBl read more

Elizabeth Taylor: A Private Life for Public Consumption Ellis Cashmore Bloomsbury Academic, 2016 Most people go to the movies to watch characters do things they could never dream of doing themselves, let alone living with the consequences. Elizabeth Taylor behaved that way in real life; the drama s read more

Spartacus (1960), starring Kirk Douglas, is one of the old Hollywood favorites airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is wrapping up the 31 Days of Oscar with great movies featuring Rita Hayworth, Emma Thompson, and Kirk Douglas. Plus, they are celebrating great stars like Jean Harlow, John Gar read more

I Bury the Living (1958) – In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb Blogathon 27 Saturday Feb 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1950s, Blogathon, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Philosophy, Romance ≈ 1 Comment Tags1950s, read more

A Most Wanted Man gained some notability as one of the last works of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and it must be acknowledged that he gives a truly worthwhile performance. He’s Gunther Bachmann, the German head of a covert team that is looking to undermine potential threats from Islamic terrorist o read more

A Most Wanted Man gained some notability as one of the last works of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and it must be acknowledged that he gives a truly worthwhile performance. No surprise there. He’s Gunther Bachmann, the German head of a covert team that is looking to undermine potential threats from read more

If you know me, you know I enjoy writing about obscure old movies most people have never even heard of, let alone want to read about. While this strategy has done nothing to reduce my high-interest credit card debt, it has allowed me to collaborate on some fun projects and make some IRL friends (alw read more

Yeah yeah, I know the Oscar controversy ( #0SCARSOWHAT? ) but I’m grateful for seeing the good performances that were nominated. Here are two of them:   SYLVESTER STALLONE                                    SAOIRSE RONAN Michael B. Jordan did a fantastic job in the         You read more

We’re already at week 3 of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon. Wow! Time is flying! This week theme’s is “The crafts”. Participants will explore stuff such as costumes, music, special effects cinematography, etc. On my side, as an ex-screenwriting student, I’ve decided to read more

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki) Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita Written by Keisuke Kinoshita fram a novel by Sachio Ito 1955/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Hulu   This is a picturesque rural romance featuring Kinoshita’s standard buckets of tears. An read more

Unless the world learns the lessons these pictures teach, night will fall, but by God's grace we who live will learn. In 1945, army cameramen documented the liberation of Nazi concentration camps across Germany and areas of Poland that were annexed by the Germans during World War II. Their mission read more

The record-breaking frigid temperatures are behind us, but the freezing and drizzling precipitation is here.  Music helps to bring the sunshine to the grey days and I find lots of sunshine in movie music.  Here are three indelible movie themes that never fail to make me feel the warm sun o read more

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES…BLACK MAN AHEAD! Why did director George A. Romero do this. Was it some type of allegorical political statement? Was it something more akin to, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. I’ll have to do more research on that score. All I know for now, for this piece is, Romero read more

Today, as it is Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love. Our love of each others, our love for our family, friends, wife/husband, boyfriend/girlfriend. But the cinephiles also celebrate their love for film and love in films. To do so, Second Sight Cinema is hosting the You Must Remember this… read more

Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent! 2/14/2016 0 Comments   This is the first silent film Mountie review on Phantom Empires,  I'm pleased to report.  There are apparently qui read more

Nomads of the North (1920) A James Oliver Curwood Mountie Silent! 2/14/2016 0 Comments   This is the first silent film Mountie review on Phantom Empires,  I'm pleased to report.  There are apparently qui read more