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Favourite Film Stars: Why I Love Cary Grant
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jul 23, 2013
Hitchcock thought of James Stewart as a cinematic image of the best possible version of his own self; he saw in Jimmy his greatest qualities, and related enormously to the American actor, so the story goes. But Cary Grant, the man whom the words urbane and debonair could’ve been invented to ca read more
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jul 18, 2013
This film may be one of the most lovely things I have ever seen. Sunrise has that elusive quality; it captures the viewer from its opening moments, and continues to enthral throughout, right until the final frame. Seeing Sunrise for the first time, I felt something akin to watching Citizen Kane for read more
Perfecting the Dramedy: The Kid
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jul 17, 2013
Amidst a sea of personal and professional struggles, Charlie Chaplin created his ‘six reels of joy’ —The Kid 1921. The long-awaited film was spectacularly received, and, as Chaplin’s first full-length feature, is also remembered as his first directorial masterpiece. Viewers flocke read more
Favourite Film Stars: Why I Love Charlie Chaplin
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jul 12, 2013
I was, at first, a little reluctant to write a piece on Chaplin’s talents as an actor. We do, after all, see him as the the director too, as well as the producer, the writer, the editor, and even the composer, all rolled up into this other-worldly smidge of genius. The more I thought about it read more
Exploring a Trio: Sophie’s Choice
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jul 5, 2013
Prior to viewing Sophie’s Choice, it’s terribly easy to assume the film is the tale of one woman, the eponymous Sophie Zawistowska. (Indeed, the incontestable talents of a young Meryl Streep do nothing to refute this assumption.) Upon further inspection however, it is not one, but three read more
A Life Through A Lens: The Keys of the Kingdom
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jun 15, 2013
Pious. In today’s vernacular, the term has come to describe those with a platitudinous zeal for religion, usually with more than a twinge of a negative connotation. The word “pious” itself however stems from the Latin “pius”, which can be roughly translated as devoted. read more
Romance in the Movies
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jun 5, 2013
Cinema, like most art forms, has always been fascinated with the idea of love. Here’s a little montage I cut together —a collection of the finest romantic moments to have ever graced the silver screen. “Here’s looking at you, kid” -Rick Blaine read more
Austen Reimagined: Sense & Sensibility
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jun 1, 2013
Sense and Sensibility conjures up different ideas for different people. For most, it is the lush critical and commercial success of 1995, a staple of the rich profusion of heritage dramas that captivated us in the final years of the 20th century. Often, it is also labelled as the first cinematic Aus read more
Why We Love the Movie Musical
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on May 10, 2013
I loved musicals as a kid, that much was obvious. In fact, I actually spent an entire holiday watching our entire musical collection again and again; literally it was Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, The King and I [insert pretty much every other singing- dancing -Technicolor extravaganza] read more
A Tale of the Australian Outback: The Sundowners
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Apr 17, 2013
Jack Warner was quite set on filming the new Aussie tale in Arizona; Australia was a long way away and production would undoubtedly be costly. Besides, he had said, ship in a couple kangaroos — really, who would know the difference? Zinnemann held his ground though, and shooting began shortly after read more
When History Meets the Movies: The Young Victoria
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Apr 10, 2013
The Young Victoria is another movie in the long line of limey biopics that raged through the previous decade; (not that I’m complaining in the least!). While it isn’t the first dramatization of the monarch’s reign, the film certainly is a refreshing take on the subject. Further, read more
90 Years With WB: Mildred Pierce
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Apr 3, 2013
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Warner Brothers, I thought I would write about Mildred Pierce 1945. An exhilarating blend of noir and woman’s picture, the film is, in some ways, the quintessential Warner movie. Historically too, the film marks the welcome of Joan Crawford to the WB lot. F read more
Remembering Rouge 胭脂扣
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Mar 31, 2013
Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui. Two names which have been synonymous with Hong Kong popular culture for as long as I can remember. As a little kid growing up in HK, I guess I did not ever really know them, and yet I was enveloped in a great affection for these two lost stars, a fascination that seems read more
When Literature Meets the Movies: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Mar 24, 2013
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is one of those movies I now realise I should have seen a long time ago. Like the girls of the film, I too attend an all-girls senior school in Edinburgh, Scotland. In fact, I believe the real ‘Jean Brodie’ taught at my school for quite some time. Moreover, read more
The Definition of a Movie Star
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Mar 18, 2013
While cinema has always been the director’s medium, it is not the painter, but the so-called ‘paint’ that makes people flock; in other words, it has always been the actor that lured an audience into the movie theatre. And of course, it’s never just any ordinary actor, but, of read more
Brooks ain’t no bug. He’s just… just institutionalised.
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Mar 10, 2013
I must confess that I had actually avoided seeing The Shawshank Redemption for quite some time. Somehow, a Stephen King prison tale brought to the screen did not seem to appeal to my uppity cinematic radar. And I certainly wasn’t alone; during the film’s original ten-week run, it made ju read more
Minnelli’s forgotten masterpiece: Tea and Sympathy
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Mar 3, 2013
Over the years, Tea and Sympathy (and the memory of its original Broadway production) seem to have fallen from the dizzying heights of groundbreaking success to a benchmark for campy classicism. Well, maybe that’s not quite true, but the fact remains that this film is not nearly as well regard read more
Jezebel -A Fascinating Classic
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Feb 9, 2013
Jezebel, as I’m sure you’re probably aware, is often written off as a lesser version of Gone With the Wind, or alternatively, a peace offering from Warner to Bette Davis. After some pondering though, I have come to the conclusion that it is most definitely neither of those things… well, maybe read more
The Beginning of a Journey… Roman Holiday
Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on Jan 27, 2013
Roman Holiday is probably the film that I attribute to the start of my love for the movies. I was about nine years old, somewhat eloquacious and bored out of my mind on a rainy day. While snooping around my parents’ movie collection (I believe I had exhausted my own pile of forgettable tween f read more