Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier are the leading men of this 1961 romantic drama that follows the professional and personal struggles of two aspiring American musicians trying to make it in France. The film, which is less "laugh out loud" than it is a deep sigh, stirred controversy for its p...
Hollywood loves making movies about movies, and Sunset Boulevard—often labeled with that elusive descriptor critics hate to use, perfect—just might be the best meta motion picture in existence. Following an aging silent film star who’s ready for her comeback, it’s satire shrouded in madness...
Fast Review:Eyes in the Night- 1942. Edward Arnold is one of the great "shouters" in classic Hollywood, able to wield belligerent but sharp dialogue at a high decibel, often accompanied by arm and face gesticulations that makes everyone else in the cast look like they're not moving (o...
Wealthy John Barrabee (Hall) is discouraged that his daughter Jennie (Evans) has “left the prairie for Park Avenue,” especially now that she’s engaged to snooty Rollo Bingham (Eldridge). Barrabee leaves New York City to head back out west to Nevada. During the flight, the plane makes ...
Conclusion Beyond Classic Hollywood / Beyond Buffoonish Masculinity 191 A comedian at the Oscars / The saddest man of all / Your movies may make millions / But your name they'll never call / I guess you don't like laughter / And a smile brings you down / A comedian at the Oscars / ...
First, I depart once again from my focus on Golden Age Hollywood to share my story“The Sensible Christmas Wish”, first published here in 2016. That first year’s introduction can be found by clickinghereif you’re interested in knowing what I said then — or, if you’d rather, just ...
Leftist bias is pervasive in Hollywood, and for anything to be funded and produced, some agenda has to be followed, socialist propaganda promulgated, and often enough it includes outright and offensive anti-American and anti-Catholic diatribes! Yes, the movie panders to the Muslims but it’s...
Leftist bias is pervasive in Hollywood, and for anything to be funded and produced, some agenda has to be followed, socialist propaganda promulgated, and often enough it includes outright and offensive anti-American and anti-Catholic diatribes! Yes, the movie panders to the Muslims but it’s...
The end of the movie is partially historically accurate and partially Hollywood predictable. Those who have seen “Gladiator,” a non-stop, action-packed drama, may find this film a bit too slow for their fast-pace, modern taste. Nevertheless, “The Fall of the Roman Empire” is also a ...
As she embraced her stardom, her name was linked with several of Hollywood’s leading men--John Gilbert, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne. She had a major relationship with novelist Erich Maria Remarque, author of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” He patterned the character Joan...