Category Archives: Films

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: Metropolis (1927)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Lea Stans

A Closer Look At: Metropolis (1927) By the mid-1920s, cinema had reached incredible heights. Lighting and cinematography had evolved into fine art. The camera itself was liberated from the stagnant wooden tripods, made to float along elaborate tracks and swing … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Transformative Drag in Some Like It Hot (1959)

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

Transformative Drag in Some Like It Hot (1959) Some Like It Hot (1959) is widely celebrated as one of classic Hollywood’s greatest comedies, even though its cross-dressing plot roused conservative ire and caused the movie to be released without Hays … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About New York Confidential (1955)

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Five Things I Love About New York Confidential (1955) I can’t recall how or when I first came across New York Confidential (1955), but I clearly remember being sucked into the film from practically the opening scene and counting it … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Ghost Goes West (1935)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Ghost Goes West (1935) Supernatural romance and comedy are unique but often overlapping subgenres with some truly outstanding movies among their ranks, from Topper (1937), Blithe Spirit (1945), and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) to … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Heaven Can Wait (1943) While you might expect a movie about the balance of a man’s life being judged at the gates of Hell to be heavy existential stuff, Ernst Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait (1943) serves it … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Joe Kidd

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Joe Kidd (1972) It may be hard to believe, given my love for Westerns, but up to this point the only Clint Eastwood Western I’d seen was his early film Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958), which I reviewed here close to two … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948)

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948) I always say that a splashy Technicolor musical is the best remedy for the dreary days of winter, and The Pirate (1948) certainly makes waves with its lively comedy and energetic dance numbers, even … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Ripped From the Headlines – While the City Sleeps (1956)

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Ripped From the Headlines – While the City Sleeps (1956) Most classic movie fans are well acquainted with the Barrymore acting clan, which began with Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, and continued down the line to Drew Barrymore. Sandwiched somewhere … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Storms and Silence in The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Storms and Silence in The Spiral Staircase (1946) Gothic atmosphere churns tempestuously in Robert Siodmak’s 1946 mystery, The Spiral Staircase, with a terrific storm in the natural world that mirrors the psychological turbulence experienced by both heroine … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Laura Grieve

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) This month it’s back to Tombstone with a look at Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a first-time watch for me, part of my ongoing series of reviews of Wyatt Earp … Continue reading →

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