Since last week’s selection was a little artsier than I expected, I decided to clear my palette with total fluff. I went with a small handful of superhero films from Hong Kong. (Quick note, for the sake of this post[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really need to start doing this more, but it’s a case of having to spend more time for research. So let’s start where we first began, with George Gershwin. I found this one completely by accident, but it’s well worth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s selection started with an interesting thread. First I was trying to take another crack at magical realism a topic I always enjoy but have trouble finding good examples. This led me to the first film on today’s list Time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’d heard about the character Harry Palmer played by Micheal Caine for the first time last year but put off watching any of the films since I’d done spy stuff recently. Harry Palmer first appeared in a series of novels[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once again a very happy two hundred and ninth birthday to Mr. Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln! I apologize that once again I forgot about this until the last minute and ended up using the same old art.
This week I decided to do another batch of con artist films. The first on my list was Irvin Kershner’s The Film-Flam Man with George C Scott and Michael Sarrazin. Sarazan plays Curley an army deserter who is in hiding in Kentucky,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkaaUuQwRZYMy parents have been doing a movie night with some friends in their neighborhood and based on what they were watching last week and a film I had put off watching for a very long time I decided to take[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For this weeks selection, I went back to one of my favorite genres, swashbuckling pirates, but decided to go way back with the vintage stuff. And when I say that I’m talking the real vintage stuff like the stuff that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been a fan of the Youtube channel History Buffs and have been pointed towards several good movies by it. Most recently I was pointed towards a new film about a great naval battle against incredible odds. From there I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I decided to clear my palette a bit with some Japanese science fiction, or more accurately live action, kaiju free science fiction. Regrettably, I kind of rushed into the idea without enough research leaving me with films where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
