Hollywood has had many pairings of their stars. There was John Gilbert and Greta Garbo, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck. There was in this movie, the dream pairing of the two biggest comedy stars of the 1930’s. That was Cary Grant and Carole Lombard. They both made it to […]
This movie is the fourth in Hammer Studio’s Dracula series. Its catchy title and Christopher Lee’s return, would seem to be a good exercise in horror. This isn’t the case. The movie never has the look or feel of the three previous films. Its major distinction is its rating. The movie earned a R rating
There have been many directors who encountered problems in production. Alfred Hitchcock and Victor Fleming are notable among them. James Cameron gets on the list. He overcame them on the set of Aliens. He was a young hotshot director, fresh off the success of The Terminator. He made it on a shoestring budget and it
There are many things that could explain genius. It is used sometimes used too often, when it comes to movies. Alfred Hitchcock’s name is used frequently. There is a reason. It applies to how he used a camera, among other things. One outstanding feature of a genius is the ability to overcome obstacles. Hitchcock was
Charlton Heston was a classic American actor for decades. He became the king of epic films. He may easily have become a struggling actor. That never happened because of his contemporary, Burt Lancaster. He was considered a more marketable star than Heston. The producers wanted him for Ben-Hur. Lancaster turned downed the role. It was
A person would think a ghost story would be scary. There are some like The Haunting that are. The Japanese movie, House, is the directing debut of Nobuhiko Obayashi. It fails to frighten.There are visuals that attempt but do not succeed in giving the audience the fright factor. There are scenes involving a decapitated head,
What do you get when you put together a cast that includes Harrison Ford, an accomplished British television actress and a world renowned stage actor? Phoebe-Waller-Bridge and Basil Shaw with the movie icon, should be a thoroughly gripping and entertaining film. The fifth entry in the Indiana Jones film series; Dial of Destiny misses the
Jennifer Aniston is known as a television star. This being due to her role as Rachel Greene on Friends. She, like most actresses had other acting jobs before becoming successful. Her very first film appearance came with her role as Tory in Leprechaun. She rarely puts it at the top of her movie roles. Although
There are so many movies about Christmas. They have to be categorized. There are the ones everyone watches, Its a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th St. Others aren’t known as well. Come to the Stable and Miracle of the Bells, come to mind. There are others like Christmas in Paradise, that
There are countless movies depicting men in war. A Midnight Clear is such a film. It stars Ethan Hawke as Sgt. Will Knott. He commands a small patrol of soldiers. Their mission is to set up an abandoned house, to observe movements of the German army in late 1944. The patrol encounters a small band