I have a huge blindspot on John Huston and Humphrey Bogart's films, so I thought I'd hit two birds with one stone (pun fully intended). It’s perfect timing since AMC is now licensing a bunch of its shows to Netflix, including Monsieur Spade, where Clive Owen takes on Bogart’s role as Sam Spade, the detective …
Category: Classic Flix
Reviews of Classic/Noir Films – featuring FlixChatter’s first ever contributor, Vince Caro.
Valentine Special: BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) – An appreciation for the exquisite romance drama by David Lean
In years past, I have been posting various lists on Valentine's Day, I'll post them at the bottom of this post in case you've missed them. Well, this year I thought I'd do an appreciation post for this romance classic I saw back in 2018. A year after I made my romance drama short film …
Revisiting the iconic scenes from the first Summer blockbuster: Steven Spielberg’s JAWS (1975)
Happy Fourth of July to my fellow Americans!! 🇺🇸 🌭 🏖️ 🍦🎆 The 2023 Summer Solstice was back on June 21 but I always think of the 4th of July as the quintessential American Summer celebration. As I'm posting this, most people are likely outside enjoying warm-weather activities like grilling, swimming, picnic-ing, etc. I, on …
Guest Post | Classic Actor Spotlight: Richard Widmark – Consummate Utility Infielder
Greetings all and sundry! And allow me this opportunity to state that those rumors of my being deodar mysteriously abducted by aliens have been grossly exaggerated. Though, I have endured two side trips to Northern Virginia's massive, expansive Mother Ship of Specialized Medicines, INOVA (A sub state unto itself. With superior doctors and eerily always …
April 2016 Blindspot: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
It's been ages since I wanted to see A Streetcar Named Desire, not sure why I've put it off. I feel like I have watched it as one day I actually watched a bunch of clips from this film on youtube. There's of course the famous scene where Brando yelled 'Stellaaaaaaa...!' that's been parodied many …
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Guest Post: Spotlight on Darren McGavin – Master Character Actor!
Greetings all and sundry! After a few weeks of laying low and perusing vicariously the wares of various film festivals supplied by our Hostess, Ruth. I decided to embrace a wave of nostalgia. Break open a fresh set of digging clothes. Brain bucket, miner's light, tools. And a few carafes of coffee. To plumb a …
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2016 BLIND SPOT series film picks
Ok, so I dropped the ball last year on this Blindspot series as I wanted to spend more time on my script. I've also blogged a lot less for the same reason and will continue doing so until my script is done. But given how much I've enjoyed discovering *old classics* or acclaimed films I've …
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