My personal favorite “disaster film” is 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure. This ensemble drama whose cast includes Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, and Stella Stevens (among many others), was adapted from Paul Gallico’s novel of the same name….
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We don’t need to tell you what a legend Humphrey Bogart is. By merely starring in Casablanca — a film many believe to be the best ever made — he gained immortality through his work. Never one to rest on…
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Good morning! Hopefully you all are rested and refreshed after that extra hour of sleep. If not, we’re going to let Rodgers and Hammerstein give you some Monday morning adrenaline in the form of the rousing “Oh, What a Beautiful…
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“Moonlight and love songs, never out of date.” Add Casablanca to that list of eternal things featured in the lyrics of “As Time Goes By,” for this is the most beloved of all motion pictures. The star-crossed relationship between club…
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In this post, Jim Brymer serves up his thoughts on Jonathan Demme‘s multiple Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs. A serial killer is on the loose. Known by the FBI as “Buffalo Bill”, he has the habit of kidnapping…
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With songs like “The Day After Forever,” “Swinging on a Star,” and the title track, Going My Way quickly established itself as a musical masterpiece upon its release in May of 1944. (It went on to be the year’s most…
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Wow. That’s pretty much the only word we can use to describe this week’s DVD and Blu-ray new releases. There’s a stunning amount of Hollywood heavy hitters that are now available, and if these weren’t exciting enough, other offerings include…
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As we wind down today’s celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of mankind’s arrival on the moon, we wanted to share with you five other notable films about America’s race to space in the 1960s. Each of these efforts focuse on…
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Bradley Cooper co-wrote, directed, and stars in the acclaimed third updating of William Wellman’s 1937 drama A Star Is Born. Gifted aspiring singer/songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) gets a much-deserved shot at stardom when she’s discovered by seasoned and successful musician…
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Cabaret started out as a Broadway show. Actually it started out as a series of stories written by Christopher Isherwood about life in Berlin, post WWI, just before and immediately after the coming of the Nazi party. The original play…
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