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"THE MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER" (1953) Review

Tyrone Power's career took a strange turn during the post-World War II years. Although he still managed to maintain his position as one of Twentieth Century Fox's 最佳, 返回页首 stars during the remainder of the 1940s, something happened as the 1950s dawned. Powers still found himself in Grade A 电影院 during that particular decade. But he also seemed to appear in a growing number of standard costume melodramas.

Twentieth Century 狐狸 lent Powers to Universal Pictures to 星, 星级 in the 1953 drama called "THE MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER". Directed 由 Rudolph Maté, "THE MISSISSIPPI...
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"CAPTAIN BLOOD" (1935) Review

Based upon the 1922 novel of the same name 由 Rafael Sabatini, the story of "CAPTAIN BLOOD" centered around an Irish-born physician living in an English town, who finds himself in trouble with the Court of King James II after aiding a wounded friend who had participated in the Mounmouth Rebellion of 1685. The 1935 film, released 由 Warner Brothers and First National Pictures, featured the first collaboration between stars Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland, and director Michael Curtiz.

When Jack Warner and studio production chief, first made plans to film Sabatini’s...
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posted by deedragongirl
 The King and I
The King and I
Hi guys, since this is my first 文章 on the 粉丝 club. Here are my 列表 of favourite classic 电影院 that I grew up with, ready?

1. The King and I

This famous musical was the earliest that I saw and I 爱情 the songs, but favourite scene was definitely the Small House of Uncle Thomas. I 爱情 how the setting is Thai even-though the story is American.

2. The Sound of Music

I 爱情 the songs and the scenery, I was in Salzburg 9 years 以前 but did not 加入 the Sound of 音乐 tour sadly. But I hope to go in the future! Initially, I did not know that it was base on a true story of Captain Von Trapp....
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"THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER" (1935) Review

For years, I could never understand Hollywood's penchant for making so many films about the British Empire during the first half of the 20th century. The film industry had released films about imperial outposts under the control of other countries - like France, Spain and even the United States. But why did they film so many about British Imperialism? One of those films is the 1935 feature, "THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER".

"THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER" is based upon the 1930 memoirs of a former British Army officer named Francis Yeats-Brown. But if...
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"THE ADVENTUERS OF ROBIN HOOD" (1938) Review

Back in 1938, the adventure film ”THE ADVENTUERS OF ROBIN HOOD”, was released in theaters for the first time. For many 粉丝 and film critics, the swashbuckler is considered the definitive Errol Flynn movie. They also view his character, Sir Robin of Locksley, as the pinnacle of the Australian actor’s career.

There have been 前一个 versions of the Robin 兜帽, 罩, 发动机罩 tale before and after. The other most famous versions are the 1922 silent film that starred Douglas Fairbanks and the 1950s TV series that starred Richard Greene. Like the other versions,...
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"CALIFORNIA" (1947) Review

I am a history nut. And one of my 最喜爱的 historical periods that I 爱情 to study is the Antebellum Era of the United States. One of my 最喜爱的 topics from this period is the California 金牌 Rush. I also 爱情 movies. But despite this love, I have been constantly disappointed 由 Hollywood's inability to create a first-rate movie about 金牌 Rush.

I may have to take back my 评论 about Hollywood's inability to produce a first-rate movie 或者 电视 production about the 金牌 Rush. There were at least three that managed to impress me. Unfortunately, the latest film...
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posted by DR76
"LAURA" (1944) Review

When I had first saw the 1944 murder mystery, "LAURA", I felt inclined to read the 1943 Vera Caspary novel it was based upon. Needless to say, Caspary's novel seemed adequate. But I found myself preferring Otto Preminger's film adaptation a lot more.

Surprisingly, Preminger had not been the first choice as the movie's director. Producer William Goetz, 表演 as 20th Century Fox's studio head in Darryl Zanuck’s absence, allowed Preminger to act as the film’s unit producer. When Zanuck returned to the studio, he expressed a lukewarm attitude toward the project. And he...
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Audrey Hepburn
One of the best 女演员 to come out of the 50s and 60s is easily Audrey Hepburn: she had style, she had class, she was sophisticated and always played the good girls (with a bit of a spin). Charming and easy to get along with she was the perfect poster girl for the 50s and early 60s (when most of her notable work was done). However, she is often looked over and chalked up to being an "icon" 更多 than a viable actress. However, she had some great ones, and no, they weren't just "breakfast at tiffany's" and "My Fair Lady" -- in my view the former is only 3 while the latter barely makes the...
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"GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) Review

Several years ago, I had come across an 文章 that provided a 列表 of old classics that the 作者 felt might be overrated. One of those 电影院 turned out to be the 1939 Oscar winning film, "GONE WITH THE WIND". Not only did the 作者 accuse the movie of being both racist and sexist, he also claimed that the movie had not aged very well over the past seven decades.

Did I agree with the author? Well, let me put it this way. I would say that "GONE WITH THE WIND" has managed to withstand the tests of time . . . to a certain extent. As the 作者 had pointed...
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"THIS GUN FOR HIRE" (1942) Review

In response to the success of Warner Brother's 1941 movie, "THE MALTESE FALCON", Paramount Pictures followed up with its own film noir flick with its adaptation of Graham Greene's 1936 novel, "A Gun for Sale". This film not only made Alan Ladd a star, despite receiving fourth billing; it also marked the first of his four 电影院 with co-star Veronica Lake.

Set during the early months of America's participation in World War II, the movie opened with a hitman named Raven killing a chemist and blackmailer in San Francisco. Raven's employer, a nightclub owner named...
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Let me state first for the record that this is a horrible idea. Remake Rocky Horror Picture Show?! 你 might as well redo Seven 年 Itch 或者 Psycho (hang on....).
 Norman Bates Face-Off: 1960 vs. 1998
Norman Bates Face-Off: 1960 vs. 1998

But the moment I realized that this is out of my hands and that 音乐电视 will do whatever the hell they want and make this regrettable remake, the only silver lining I can find is to make my own ideal cast of the hot & new that might possibly save this Titanic.

And now for my ideal cast for a least-than-ideal situation:

Russell Brand as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
This has been the only 'official' casting...
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"THE LADY VANISHES" (1938) Review


During a seventeen 年 period between 1922 and 1939, legendary director Alfred Hitchcock became one of the 更多 prolific directors during the early years of British cinema. Films such as 1934's "THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" and 1935's "THE 39 STEPS" caught the attention of film critics and Hollywood producers. But it was 1938's "THE LADY VANISHES" that paved the way for Hitchcock to achieve Hollywood fame and fortune.

Based upon Ethel Lina White's 1936 novel, "The Wheel Spins", "THE LADY VANISHES" is about a young English woman named Iris Henderson, who stumbles...
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posted by PoooBoo
Casablanca
Its a Wonderful Life
Birth of a Nation
Citizen Kane
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Grapes of Wrath
Psycho
On the Waterfront
Holiday
The Philadelphia Story
How Green Was My Valley
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Wizard of Oz
Paris When It Sizzles
唱歌 In the Rain
Roman Holiday
My Fair Lady
King Kong (original)
Frankenstein (original)
Nosferatu (original)
The Towering Inferno
Gone With the Wind
The Stepford Wives
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Rocky Horror Picture
Citizen Kane


 Nosferatu
Nosferatu
These days a film that qualifies as “scary” is really just a conglomeration of CGI, ridiculous oozing make-up and simply put – excess of every possible sort. Granted there have been a few here and there that have made many an audience leap out of their skins, but there are many old-school horror/thriller films that did the same thing with mere camera techniques, angles, lighting and ambiance. Not to mention that the stories themselves are worth watching as opposed to modern plots, which consist of blood spurting scene after blood spurting scene. So for your viewing pleasure here is a...
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