Falcon and the Snowman, The (1985): Schlesinger’s Fact-Based Spy Drama, Starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn
John Schlesinger directed The Falcon and the Snowman, a spy drama film penned by Steven Zaillian, based on the 1979 book “The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey.” The Falcon and the Snowman Theatrical release poster Grade: B The film tells the true story of two […]
Man with a Cloak, The (1951): Historical Film Noir, Starring Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, and Leslie Caron
Directed by Fletcher Markle, The Man with a Cloak, starring Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, and Leslie Caron, is based on John Dickson Carr’s story, “The Gentleman from Paris.”
Relic: Horror Movie from Australia’s Natalie Erika James
Natalie Erika James directed The Relic, a scary and original horror film, based on a script by her and Christian White, starring Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella Heathcote. Relic Official promotional poster Relic world-premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Fest, and was released on July 3, 2020 in the US by IFC Midnight When […]
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979): Irwin Allen’s Trashy Sequel
Irwin Allen directed Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, an action-adventure disaster movie, a sequel to the 1972 The Poseidon Adventure, and starring Michael Caine and Sally Field.
Cinema 1943: You Must Remember This….Events, Trends, Movies, Stars
Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know About 1943 as a Movie Year
Riptide (1934): Goulding’s Pre-Code Romantic Melodrama, Starring Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery,Herbert Marshall
Edmund Goulding directed Riptide, a pre-Code romantic drama, starring Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery and Herbert Marshall.
Movie Stars: Tracy, Spencer
When asked if he’d ever heard of ladies first, he replied: “This is a movie, not a lifeboat!”
Cinema 1942: You Must Remember This……Events, Trends, Movies, Stars
Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know about 1942 as Movie Year: Top Grossing Films; Events; Popular Movie Stars….
Malcolm & Marie: Sam Levinson’s Dramedy, Starring Zendaya and John David Washington
Sam Levinson wrote and directed Malcolm & Marie, a powerfully acted emotional dramedy, starring Zendaya and John David Washington. Malcolm & Marie Malcolm & Marie will be released in select theaters in January 2021, and then digitally on February 5, 2021, by Netflix. A filmmaker (Washington) returns home with his girlfriend (Zendaya) following a celebratory […]
Witness to Murder (1954): Roy Rowland’s Noir Crimer, Elevated by Stanwyck’s Acting an John Alton’s Imagery
John Alton’s remarkable cinematography elevated Witness to Murder, Roy Rowland’s otherwise conventional noir crimer, starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, and Gary Merrill.