Perfect movie nostalgia PINNEDWhen I was young there was a black and white movie on television every Saturday, mostly American and often a winner of an Oscar. I can still remember many of these movies. Although a John Ford movie was often on, there were also Orson Welles ones. I... See More » (1)
We all have a chance, you knowHeaven Can Wait (1943) is a Technicolor romantic comedy-drama about Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche), a charming, spoiled playboy recounting his life of privilege and minor indiscretions to the Devil (Laird Cregar) to determine if he deserves to enter... See More » (1)
Best ten minutes - 3Evgraf Zhivago (often spelled Yevgraf in the 1965 movie of Doctor Zhivago), delightfully played by Alex Guiness in said movie, was already a key supporting character in Boris Pasternak’s novel with the same title and its eventual numerous... See More » (+2)
Best ten minutes - 2David Lean's The Passionate Friends (1949) has been almost entirely forgotten, but yet it’s among Claude Rains’ best performances. He was in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) too, playing the handler of the British spy/military advisor in Arabia there.... See More » (1)
Best ten minutes - 1The first ten minutes of David Lean's movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) begin with an approximately four-minute musical overture composed by Maurice Jarre over a black screen, followed by the iconic, fatal motorcycle crash of T.E. Lawrence. One can... See More » (1)
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