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Demetrius and The Gladiators–Episode 6
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 9, 2014
While Demetrius has his face buried in the robe he suddenly feels what feels like a hand –a small hand – lightly touching the top of his head. Demetrius raises his head and looks into Lucia’s eyes. For the first time since the attack there is life in her eyes. She recalls having a read more
TCM & Me–A World without Turner Classic Movies
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 8, 2014
When I blog about a specific film I try my utmost not to interrupt the sequence of posts. The Old Movie House has been on-line since July 2011, and I’ve only interrupted a sequence of posts a couple of times. But this time is the most important thus far. Turner Broadcasting has announce read more
Demetrius and The Gladiators–episode 5
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 7, 2014
When Demetrius proclaims “Hail Caesar” Caligula elevates him from slave to a Roman guard in the Praetorian Guard with the rank of tribune. Messalina asks that he accompany her to her summer villa. Meanwhile at the palace Caligula graduates from barking mad to plain crazy. He summons Clau read more
Demetrius and The Gladiators–Episode 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 6, 2014
After Demetrius is out of the clutches of halfwits who want to cure him by almost killing him he is allowed to heal. When he starts to resemble his old self he is summoned to the house of Claudius and Messalina. Claudius questions Demetrius about Christianity and the whereabouts of the robe. Demetri read more
Demetrius and The Gladiators - episode 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 5, 2014
Having just arrived at the Claudius Gladiator school Demetrius looks around, and far from thrilled at what he sees. It’s here we get our first look at William Marshall, who plays a Nubian king named Glycon. Richard Egan plays a gladiator named Dardinius. Glycon is rather good with a swor read more
Demetrius and The Gladiators–Episode 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 3, 2014
You can watch The Robe and then Demetrius and The Gladiators as I did, or you can watch them separately. They both stand up, and are excellent films. Although there was only a break of about three weeks between the two films all that had been decided was there should be a sequel to The Robe. read more
Demetrius and the Gladiators – Episode 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Sep 26, 2014
This is one the first films I ever saw. I liked when I was a little kid, and I still like it as I near the slope of geezerhood. It’s about a man who has a crisis of faith, abandons one faith for another, becomes a person he once despised, and returns to the abandoned faith through the love of read more
People you probably didn’t know were in The Robe
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Sep 11, 2014
Habits, we all have them. Sometimes it’s watching a particular film at Christmas time. Or maybe it’s watching a certain number of films at Easter. For me I’ve watched The Ten Commandments every year since I was 12. Sometimes it was with beer and pizza, but most of the read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–Episode 12
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Sep 5, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk The Allies are starting to gain the upper hand. But Jews are still being rounded up like cattle. Everyone gathers in the attic area of their hiding place to watch comrades, friends, and total strangers marche read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–Episode 11
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Aug 31, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk With German soldiers literally feet away everybody is still and quiet. Everybody human that is. Mouchi, the cat, is licking an old can and creating an unholy racket. The cat gnaws at the lid to get every port read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–episode 10
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Aug 28, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Ok, we’re half way through the film. But instead of writing another 9 separate blogs about the second half I’ll try to shorten things up. The tension is starting to take its toll. Everybody is sta read more
The Diary Of Anne Frank – episode 9
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Aug 19, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk After Mr. Dussell has told everybody of the conditions that exist outside the attic, their spirits, which were on the rise existed prior to his arrival, have crashed to the ground. Everybody is concerne read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–Episode 8
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Aug 14, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk While Mrs. van Daan is telling Anne about her girlhood she shows off her legs. Mr. van Daan is less than pleased, and Peter registers his embarrassment at his mothers conduct. Mr. van Daan quickly shif read more
The Diary of Anne Frank – Episode 7
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Aug 1, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Mothers. Everyone's got one. Sometimes we don’t know who she is, but most of the time we do. She does some pretty miraculous things. Sometimes when you ask her about it she responds “it simply com read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–episode 6
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 29, 2014
All dialog in brown text is taken from the movie script at www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Mr. Frank explains the basic rules for life in the attic when suddenly a siren is heard. It seems to be getting closer and everybody is overcome with terror. Mrs. van Daan is convinced somebody has turned the read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–Episode 5a
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 26, 2014
Ok. You may be wondering why this episode is called “5a”. I originally posted a very short review that was called episode 5. For over a month my left wrist was in a splint (I can finally take it off), and I got some most unpleasant news. So episode 5 was pretty negative. Some time has pa read more
The Diary of Anne Frank – Episode 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 14, 2014
It Never Fails… Sometimes, no matter what you do, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, or how good you are, your dad checks up on you. He may be trying to pull your leg, he may even say it’s part of being a parent. But there’s always the chance he may just find out that y read more
The Diary of Anne Frank – Episode 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 10, 2014
The set for the film wasn’t the most complicated, but it was certainly one of the more difficult. George Stevens wanted to replicate the hiding place, but he also wanted to replicate the entire building. Getting the plans from the city of Amsterdam was not an easy task. Used to getting his way read more
The Diary of Anne Frank–Episode 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 6, 2014
George Stevens, as a civilian, was the director/producer of film, as well as an actor, writer, and cinematographer. But it was the experience he gained as Lieutenant Colonel George Stevens that allowed him to see things in a way that would later allow him to make Shane, A Place In The Sun, Th read more
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)–Episode 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 5, 2014
I did not like this film at first. I never read the book. I thought is was a “girls book” – a phrase I learned in primary school. Last week I borrowed the fiftieth anniversary DVD from the library, and I was pleasantly surprised. Not just at the story presented on the screen, but a read more