Category Archives: Drama

Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

How to describe this movie. It’s an adventure film. It’s a drama. It’s a Western (or neo-Western). It is also a classic film and, as it happens, one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside the … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Birdman’ (2014)

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

It’s hard to know how to categorize this movie. Wikipedia calls it a “black comedy”, which I suppose it is. Along with parody, drama, fantasy, and satire. But then you’d expect something a bit different from a film with a … Continue reading →

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Holiday Movie Suggestions (Part Two)

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

Let’s continue this cavalcade of holiday movie suggestions with two more great flicks for Turkey Day! 🙂 Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) While not (strictly speaking) a holiday movie, this comedy-drama begins and ends with a Thanksgiving dinner. So … … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘The King’s Speech’ (2010)

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

In all honesty, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this movie before seeing it. I don’t watch a lot of historical drama, and I’m not into the whole Merchant Ivory oeuvre. But this film isn’t just any historical, nor … Continue reading →

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‘Smash-Up’ — Part Seven (The Last Part)

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

It’s with great relief a heavy heart my duty to announce that this will be the last part of the movie Smash-Up. All I can say is, it’s been real weird. So, without further ado, etc., here’s the final insult … Continue reading →

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Part Six of ‘Smash-Up’

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Only two more parts to go in this tedious puzzling unique film that’s kind of like A Star is Born crossed with Not Without My Daughter, except not really. 🙂 Anyway, here’s Part Six!

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Part Five of ‘Smash-Up’

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Hello! Here it is again. Another part of this most dramatic musical interesting film noir/drama. With a weird feminist subtext, no less! 🙂 And, on that note, let’s get on with the show!

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Joseph Cotten in ‘Citizen Kane’

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

For the Joseph Cotten blogathon (hosted by Crystal at In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood, I chose to write about him in Citizen Kane. Not just because the movie is (or was) considered the greatest film of all … Continue reading →

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Part Four of ‘Smash-Up’

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

Time for another part of this very dramatic musical interesting movie that’s a “drama film with elements of Film Noir”–or so Wikipedia claims. Let’s get to it then! 🙂 Can this marriage be saved?

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Part Three of ‘Smash-Up’

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

Hello! Time for Part Three of this rather depressing bit of business dramatic movie. Let’s see how many drinks Susan Hayward can consume in a night, shall we? 🙂 With that said, here we go! It’s Part Three of Smash-Up.

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