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Gone With The Wind (2)
Family Friendly Reviews Posted by Chris on May 31, 2013
Family-Friendly Rating: “Highly Recommended” piece of film history but could be boring for members of the family who aren’t prepared for this long, romantic drama that runs almost 4 hours. It should probably be watched over two nights with a break at the film’s intermission read more
Review: The Wind (1928)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Oubah O. on May 17, 2013
Perhaps one of the best films ever made, The Wind from director Victor Sjöström is both a cinematically ripe work of art and a great story told in the simplest of ways. Lillian Gish plays the central role of Letty Mason, a hopeful young woman traveling from Sweet Water Virginia to live with her read more
Fun Size Review: The Wind (1928)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 8, 2013
Letty’s grip on sanity becomes tenuous. Lillian Gish is a Virginia belle who moves to Texas and slowly begins to lose her mind due to, you guessed it, the wind. Gish delivers the finest performance of her illustrious career as a woman whose fragile sanity is under constant attack. Lars Hanson read more
From Hollywood to Raleigh: the biggest collection of Gone with the Wind memorabillia
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 7, 2013
It started when James Tumblin, saw a dress from “Gone with the Wind” lying on the floor at Universal Studios in 1962. It was the dress Scarlett O’Hara wore while riding through the shanty town in the 1939 film. Found on the floor about to be thrown away, this was the first item in Tumblin’s read more
Inherit the Wind (1960)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 5, 2013
Starring two battling greats in Spencer Tracy and Frederic March, with Gene Kelly as well, the film chronicles a fictitious version of the controversial Scopes Monkey Trial which acted as an allegory for the McCarthy era. March is the prestigious prosecutor on the side of Creationism and Tracy is read more
Inherit the Wind (1960)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 5, 2013
Starring two battling greats in Spencer Tracy and Frederic March, with Gene Kelly as well, the film chronicles a fictitious version of the controversial Scopes Monkey Trial which acted as an allegory for the McCarthy era. March is the prestigious prosecutor on the side of Creationism and Tracy is read more
The Wind (1928) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Feb 3, 2013
Miss Gish plays an innocent girl thrust into the harsh elements of the American West. The unceasing wind batters the landscape and begins to unravel her sanity. Silent cinema at its finest. For goodness sake, see it! In the interest of full disclosure: before starting this review, I should probably read more
Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Gone With The Wind (Today’s Entry Task…)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Dec 29, 2012
Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Gone With The Wind Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) The Question (TWEET your answer): The film Gone With The Wind read more
Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Gone With The Wind (Today's Entry Task…)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Dec 16, 2012
Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Gone With The Wind Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank Question: One of The Carol Burnett Show’s read more
Written on the Wind
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Nov 16, 2012
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956)
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley
marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who
in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
Influencing some of the most respected directors (Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, T read more
The Wind (1928)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Aug 16, 2012
Letty (Lillian Gish) leaves her life in Virginia behind to live on her cousin Beverly’s (Edward Earle) ranch in Sweet Water, Texas. While on the train to Texas, she meets Wirt Roddy (Montagu Love), who lives near Beverly’s ranch. All the wind in Texas is making Letty very nervous and read more
Vento e Areia / The Wind (1928)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Aug 15, 2012
Vento e Areia / The Wind (1928) Lillian Gish estava no fim de sua carreira como queridinha do cinema mudo quando veio esta colaboração com o diretor sueco Victor Sjöström. Ainda há um quê de melodrama, talvez não à moda Griffith, mas ainda assim muito bem interpretado por Lillian. Na read more
Vento e Areia / The Wind (1928)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Aug 15, 2012
Vento e Areia / The Wind (1928) Lillian Gish estava no fim de sua carreira como queridinha do cinema mudo quando veio esta colaboração com o diretor sueco Victor Sjöström. Ainda há um quê de melodrama, talvez não à moda Griffith, mas ainda assim muito bem interpretado por Lillian. Na read more
Written On the Wind (1956) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Jul 6, 2012
Written On the Wind is my first foray into the world of director Douglas Sirk. I know generally the go-to Sirkian melodrama is Imitation of Life (a film on my Netflix) but I went with this because it stars my girl Lauren Bacall! Not only was this my first Sirk film, WOTW marks my first Rock Hudson read more
Gone With The Wind(1939).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 3, 2012
Mitchell the author first titled the book, "Tomorrow is Another Day", from the last line. Some of the other titles included: Bugles Sang True, Not in Our Stars and Tote the Weary Load. The title Mitchell finally chose is from the first line of the third stanza of the poem, "Non Sum Qualis Era read more
Gone With The Wind: Part Deux or Get Over it Already!!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 20, 2012
Beware! This post may offend. It's all in good fun, but if you are offended, well, you were warned!
I have often pondered what happened to Scarlett, Rhett and the gang on Peachtree Street and the outlying areas. I am aware that there was a faux sequel, but I found it to be rather unsatisfacto read more
The Window (1949).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 27, 2012
The Window(1949). Film noir, based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The film was directed by Ted Tetzlaff, who worked as a cinematographer on another suspense film, Alfred Hitchcock's, Notorious (1946). Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman an read more
The Wind
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 15, 2012
The Wind (Victor Sjöström, 1928) Only by being on Mediafilm's masterpiece list, this Silent film masterpiece was one of the film I deeply desired to watch since many years. Moreover, it is from one of the most notable Silent Film directors Victor Sjöström or as credited in the film Seastrom. Sjöstr read more
Written on the Wind (1956) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 6, 2012
Written on the Wind (1956): 3/5
Douglas Sirk is the king of the 1950s melodrama, and also one of my favorite directors. Pair that with Lauren Bacall, who I delusionally but lovingly refer to as the queen of the world, and Rock Hudson, the king of pretty 1950s men, and you’ve got some pretty hi read more
On The Set: “Gone With The Wind”
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jan 12, 2012
On the set of “Gone With The Wind” (1939).
“Gone with the Wind” is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenpl read more