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Noirvember Day 24: John Seitz — The Light and Dark of It All
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2024
One of the many distinctive factors about Double Indemnity is the look of the film. It’s brought to you courtesy of cinematographer John Seitz. Today’s post shines the light on this talented and innovative cameraman. Seitz was born in Chicago in 1892 and started his career as a lab assistant at read more
From the Archives: The Light Touch (1951)
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 20, 2024
George Sanders is looking as affable as ever in this still from the 1951 thriller The Light Touch starring Stewart Granger and Pier Angeli. Pier looks like she is falling in love with Stewart..which is a shame because the film's poster foretells: "If she knew what he was, she'd never give him her yo read more
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 4, 2019
What’s not clear about Blinded by the Light is how much of the film’s success is because of lead Viveik Kalra or because about ninety straight minutes of soundtrack consists of The Best of Bruce Springsteen. The film, based on an actual British Pakistani Springsteen stan, is about teenager Kalra read more
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 4, 2019
What’s not clear about Blinded by the Light is how much of the film’s success is because of lead Viveik Kalra or because about ninety straight minutes of soundtrack consists of The Best of Bruce Springsteen. The film, based on an actual British Pakistani Springsteen stan, is about teenager Kalra read more
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 4, 2019
What’s not clear about Blinded by the Light is how much of the film’s success is because of lead Viveik Kalra or because about ninety straight minutes of soundtrack consists of The Best of Bruce Springsteen. The film, based on an actual British Pakistani Springsteen stan, is about teenager Kalra read more
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 4, 2019
What’s not clear about Blinded by the Light is how much of the film’s success is because of lead Viveik Kalra or because about ninety straight minutes of soundtrack consists of The Best of Bruce Springsteen. The film, based on an actual British Pakistani Springsteen stan, is about teenager Kalra read more
Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind Finally Sees the Light of Day
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 13, 2018
What would Orson Welles have thought of his meticulously crafted final flick The Other Side of the Wind making its debut on Netflix? That’s been on my mind ever since the streaming service announced that the long anticipated film would finally be making its debut on the platform, over forty ye read more
Christmas Musical Monday: By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 18, 2017
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: By the Light of the Silvery read more
Warner Archive: The Lighter Side of Kay Francis in The Feminine Touch (1941)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 11, 2015
After all melodrama I sniffled through in the pair of Francis flicks I reviewed earlier in the week, I needed something lighter, and I got it with The Feminine Touch. Francis takes a supporting role in this comedy about jealousy in romantic relationships now available on DVD from Warner Archive.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) with Errol Flynn
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jan 25, 2014
Share This! Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns,” he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. —opening of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson read more
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 2, 2013
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Michael Jacoby and Rowland Leigh inspired by the poem by Tennyson
1936/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing The war film is not a favorite genre of mine, but there is no question that this is an expertly made film of some power. read more
The Light That Failed (William A Wellman, 1939)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Feb 8, 2012
Made the same year as Wellman’s great Beau Geste, this lesser-known drama, sadly not on DVD as yet, is another wildly noble and compelling period melodrama adapted from a novel by an imperialist author, Kipling. There was clearly a demand for such films in 1939, in the early days of the Secon read more