LGTTM – The Bandwagon & Back to the Future 3
THE BAND WAGON (1953) One of the most delightful musicals ever to reach the screen, The Band Wagon concerns a pretentiously artistic director hired to make a new Broadway musical and […]
Movies
‘THE BIRDS’ (’63) & ‘For Me and My Gal’ (’42)
THE BIRDS (1963) In the opinion of this writer this is quite possibly the most over-rated suspense (so-called) film in the history of the movies. No doubt, much of the hype was due to the fact that it was directed by Alfred […]
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN – THE PRINCESS DIARIES
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (1980) This intriguing ‘what if’ movie examines what might have taken place if the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz had traveled back in time (from 1980) to December 6th, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and had the opportunity to alter history by interceding in the Japanese attack on […]
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES – ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (1952)
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) Most cinema fans of my era (baby-boomers), would agree that Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is the greatest Hollywood musical ever produced – bar none! This writer would disagree, […]
LGTTM – Road to Perdition, Analyze This
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) I imagine there have been hundreds of gangster films churned out over the past ninety or so years, most of which are eminently forgettable. But then along comes a gem every so often such as Road to Perdition […]
LGTTM – ‘The Absent-minded Professor’ & ‘Saboteur’.
THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR (1961) A few nights ago I subjected myself to watching a movie that had been the fifth-highest grossing film in the USA back in 1961. Regretfully, I assumed it must have been a great deal better than its dubious title (The Absent-minded Professor) suggested. To […]
LGTTM – Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS (1998) This adventure/romance film has become one of my all-time favourites in the genre. It has a funny script, exotic locations, and a cast that perform well and appear to enjoy a rapport that comes across convincingly on the screen. However, details surrounding casting resulted […]
‘THE WAR LOVER’ (1962 & ‘THE CUP’ (2011)
THE WAR LOVER (1962) The film is set in Britain during World War Two and focuses on the relationship between a hot-shot bomber pilot named Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and his co-pilot Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner). […]
‘REACH FOR THE SKY’ (1956) – ‘BABES IN TOYLAND’ (1961)
REACH FOR THE SKY (1956) The title of this World War Two biography about Douglas Bader, a ‘Battle of Britain’ pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident in his pre-war days, suggested to many young movie fans that it was a western. A quick look at the […]
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1940) & (2005)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1940) According to one of the cast, Anne Rutherford, this delightful version of Jane Austen’s romantic novel about Regency England (late 18th to early 19th century), was intended to be shot in colour, but David O Selznick had used every available reel of Technicolour film in […]