Classic and James Bond films unite
Ready for some more movies from our Bond actors in which they play everything but Bond? Of course you are! For the wonderful contributions from our first day of the Blogathon, please click here. Sean Connery as a dragon you say? Classics and Craziness shares her thoughts on Dragonheart. Phyllis Loves Her Classic Movies rewinds… Continue reading The Second Day of You Knew My Name: The Bond Not Bond Blogathon
The Brontë Sisters are incredibly famous. I don’t think this point can be overstated. Their contribution to the English literary canon, especially Gothic literature, has influenced countless authors, filmmakers and musicians (I’m looking at you, Kate Bush.) They revolutionised a genre that had been seen as low brow, melodramatic trash for almost a century, and… Continue reading Jane, Jane: Timothy Dalton in Jane Eyre (1983)
The day has finally arrived! We are very excited to share all of the wonderful posts dedicated to the six wonderful Bond actors from Connery to Craig. So without further ado! First up is my post, in which I discuss Timothy Dalton’s performance in the 1985 made for TV movie Florence Nightingale. Next is my… Continue reading You Knew My Name: The Bond Not Bond Blogathon has arrived!
You knew his name. So It's been a while since I blogged. Life happens. But when one of my favourite bloggers, Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews approached me about co-hosting a Blogathon dedicated to the six official Bond actors' non-Bond films, I knew that it was time to get back on the blogging wagon! I have… Continue reading Announcing the You Knew My Name: The Bond Not Bond Blogathon
Dark Passage is Bogie and Bacall's penultimate film together, coming after To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep. It's a film that seems to divide their fans and those who enjoy film noir, due to its subjective camera perspective for the first half of the movie, as well as Bogie's more subdued performance.… Continue reading A tangled web: Agnes Moorehead in “Dark Passage” (1947)
The Boys Next Door follows in the footsteps of Rebel Without A Cause in its exploration of a disillusioned youth that are raging against the system, but it cranks the violence and cynicism up to a level that endeavours to show the crumbling facade of the American Dream. It has fallen into relative obscurity since… Continue reading Disillusioned Youth: “The Boys Next Door” (1985)
Grease is one of the most famous movie musicals ever made, with just about everyone knowing the lyrics to "Beauty School Drop Out" and waffling them in "We Go Together". On the other hand, its sequel Grease 2, is not so beloved. But I am here to talk about why I love it, and why… Continue reading C-O-O-L R-I-D-E-R: Maxwell Caulfield in “Grease 2”.
The day has finally arrived where we celebrate one of my favourite actors, the multitalented Maxwell Caulfield, who will be turning sixty one tomorrow! First up is Vinnieh, with his thoughts on the cult classic, Empire Records. Then Gill shares her review of Maxwell's performance in the pilot episode of Beverly Hills 90210. I talk… Continue reading The Cool Rider: Maxwell Caulfield Blogathon has arrived!
The Dr Kildare movies only came on my radar fairly recently, as I was more familiar with the Richard Chamberlain series than with the nine films that starred Lew Ayres as the titular Dr Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as his cynical, but secretly caring, mentor, Dr Gillespie. Dr Kildare is a young doctor who wants… Continue reading A Grump With A Heart of Gold: Lionel Barrymore as Dr Gillespie
Flamingo Road (1949) begins with Joan Crawford's narration about the town in which her character, Lane Bellamy, will try and carve out a life for herself. About the places and people that make it what it is, but especially Flamingo Road, the street reserved for the wealthy and successful. The place that she tells a… Continue reading The Crooked Road to Success: Flamingo Road (1949)
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