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The Film Music of Laurie Johnson

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 9, 2016

Most people are familiar with one particular piece of music that Laurie Johnson wrote, even if they do not recognize his name - The Theme to The Avengers, the ultra-cool British spy show of the 1960s. It's unique bongo beating beginning leads us into the tinkling of champagne glasses before the real read more

The Film Music of Laurie Johnson

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 9, 2016

Most people are familiar with one particular piece of music that Laurie Johnson wrote, even if they do not recognize his name - The Theme to The Avengers, the ultra-cool British spy show of the 1960s. It's unique bongo beating beginning leads us into the tinkling of champagne glasses before the real read more

The Film Music of Laurie Johnson

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 9, 2016

Most people are familiar with one particular piece of music that Laurie Johnson wrote, even if they do not recognize his name - The Theme to The Avengers, the ultra-cool British spy show of the 1960s. It's unique bongo beating beginning leads us into the tinkling of champagne glasses before the real read more

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver ( 1960 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 5, 2016

Producer Charles Schneer and special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen teamed up in the late 1950s and early 1960s to create a series of adventure films mixing live-action with stop-motion animation. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ( 1958 ), Jason and the Argonauts ( 1964 ), and First Men in the Moon ( read more

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver ( 1960 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 5, 2016

Producer Charles Schneer and special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen teamed up in the late 1950s and early 1960s to create a series of adventure films mixing live-action with stop-motion animation. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ( 1958 ), Jason and the Argonauts ( 1964 ), and First Men in the Moon ( read more

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver ( 1960 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 5, 2016

Producer Charles Schneer and special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen teamed up in the late 1950s and early 1960s to create a series of adventure films mixing live-action with stop-motion animation. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ( 1958 ), Jason and the Argonauts ( 1964 ), and First Men in the Moon ( read more

Irene : A Designer from the Golden Age of Hollywood - Book Review

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 4, 2016

Edith Head and Adrian have always been the super-stars among costume designers, and their names are recognizable even to non-classic film fans, but there were so many talented designers in Hollywood during the 1930s-1960s that are not nearly as famous. Frank Billecci and Lauranne B. Fisher teamed up read more

Irene : A Designer from the Golden Age of Hollywood - Book Review

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 4, 2016

Edith Head and Adrian have always been the super-stars among costume designers, and their names are recognizable even to non-classic film fans, but there were so many talented designers in Hollywood during the 1930s-1960s that are not nearly as famous. Frank Billecci and Lauranne B. Fisher teamed up read more

Irene : A Designer from the Golden Age of Hollywood - Book Review

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 4, 2016

Edith Head and Adrian have always been the super-stars among costume designers, and their names are recognizable even to non-classic film fans, but there were so many talented designers in Hollywood during the 1930s-1960s that are not nearly as famous. Frank Billecci and Lauranne B. Fisher teamed up read more

Island at the Top of the World ( 1974 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 29, 2016

" Where the whales go to die. All those great creatures from every sea, lying there, from the beginning of time. " Island at the Top of the World, an adventure film from Walt Disney Studios, has fallen into oblivion just like the burial grounds of the whales that the heroes of the picture are search read more

Island at the Top of the World ( 1974 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 29, 2016

" Where the whales go to die. All those great creatures from every sea, lying there, from the beginning of time. " Island at the Top of the World, an adventure film from Walt Disney Studios, has fallen into oblivion just like the burial grounds of the whales that the heroes of the picture are search read more

Island at the Top of the World ( 1974 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 29, 2016

" Where the whales go to die. All those great creatures from every sea, lying there, from the beginning of time. " Island at the Top of the World, an adventure film from Walt Disney Studios, has fallen into oblivion just like the burial grounds of the whales that the heroes of the picture are search read more

How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The read more

How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The read more

How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016

There were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The read more

The Oscars Snubs Blogathon Has Arrived!

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 27, 2016

The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be taking place this Sunday night and, like most years, when they announce the winners for the coveted golden statuette there will be mixed feelings of whether the Academy awarded the Oscar to the right recipient.  Film fans often disagree on who deserved Os read more

The Oscars Snubs Blogathon Has Arrived!

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 27, 2016

The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be taking place this Sunday night and, like most years, when they announce the winners for the coveted golden statuette there will be mixed feelings of whether the Academy awarded the Oscar to the right recipient.  Film fans often disagree on who deserved Os read more

The Oscars Snubs Blogathon Has Arrived!

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 26, 2016

The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be taking place this Sunday night and, like most years, when they announce the winners for the coveted golden statuette there will be mixed feelings of whether the Academy awarded the Oscar to the right recipient.  Film fans often disagree on who deserved Os read more

Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( 1964 ) - An Oscar Snub

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 25, 2016

"I Ain't Down Yet!" Molly Brown hollered and bucked like a wild bronco anxious to jump the rural fence and prance into Denver society, but she was constantly being reined in by discouraging circumstances. She lost a fortune, lost her friends, lost her husband, and finally found herself sailing on t read more

Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( 1964 ) - An Oscar Snub

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 25, 2016

"I Ain't Down Yet!" Molly Brown hollered and bucked like a wild bronco anxious to jump the rural fence and prance into Denver society, but she was constantly being reined in by discouraging circumstances. She lost a fortune, lost her friends, lost her husband, and finally found herself sailing on t read more
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