Beauty is Forever: Happy Birthday, Mr. Gregory Peck!

The Hollywood icon would've turned 96 years old today. Though he has passed away for almost a decade, I do think his legacy lives on. I feel like I've been preparing to pay tribute to Mr. Peck for over a month now, but suddenly when the time comes, I find it ever so daunting a …

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Classic Flix Review: Cape Fear (1962)

Greetings, once again! It isn't often that I've been given the opportunity to indulge in a Trifecta or triple play regarding one of Hollywood's premier Tough Guys, Robert Mitchum. I covered his Scary attributes in The Night of the Hunter. His being made for the genre of Noir in Out of the Past. Now, I want to …

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The Ten Best Actors of All Time: Relay Race

My friend Nostra at My Filmviews started this back in mid March, as if he needed to prove to anyone that he lives up to the title 'King of all Blog Series' that I gave him 😀 What's this relay race all about? I'll let Nostra himself explain: "So what’s the idea behind the relay? I’ve …

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The Oscar Best Picture Project and Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) Review

It's Oscar Week, so today we're taking a look at some of the past Best Picture films from each decade from the 20s to the 90s. With some help from my friends, below are a list of reviews they've selected from each decade. sss • Ruth - Gentleman's Agreement (1947) • Iba @ I Luv …

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Valentine Special – 59 Reasons I LOVE Roman Holiday!

Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! May love – romantic or otherwise – fill your heart and put a smile on your face. Well, a movie that always makes me smile as well as tear up with heartache and joy at the same time is none other than William Wyler's 1953 masterpiece rom-com Roman Holiday. And since …

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Favorite Pics from Movies Set in New York City

Happy Tuesday, all! Today's post is in honor of my friend Terrence of The Focus Filmographer who's traveling to NYC for a much-needed vacation. Y'see I'm guest-posting over at his blog today with my review of MIRAGE (1965), a classic noir thriller set in New York City starring, you guessed it, Gregory Peck. Click on the …

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Classic Flix Review: Twelve O’Clock High (1949)

Greetings and welcome to all and sundry. It's my great pleasure to offer a Guest Review of a film I grew up with and have seen many, many times on television. With and without commercials. Though only a few times on the big screen. One of the great World War II films. Winner of two …

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