Happy Friday, friends! Here in the USA, we celebrate Veterans Day. Just a quick history on what Veteran's day is about: 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war. 1938 – The day becomes a federal holiday. 1954 – Congress changes the name of …
Tag: movies
Conspicuous Poster & Trailer of the Week: Snow White & The Huntsman
A few months ago, I compared the two upcoming Snow White adaptations. One is now called Mirror, Mirror, directed by the visual maestro Tarsem (whose film Immortals is out this Friday) and the other one is by first-time director Rupert Sanders. I've said before that I'm more interested in the Tarsem's version, and as you …
Continue reading Conspicuous Poster & Trailer of the Week: Snow White & The Huntsman
The Case of Being Spellbound: Musings on Movie Crushes
I've been wanting to write this post for some time... but seeing how swoon-worthy Gregory Peck in Spellbound I feel like indulging. Besides, one of my longtime crush is having a birthday this Saturday, another one has a movie opening this Friday, and my friend Novia just happened to be celebrating her Monthly [Cillian] Murphy …
Continue reading The Case of Being Spellbound: Musings on Movie Crushes
Flix Character Spotlight: Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was the epitome of the the Golden Era Hollywood character actor, providing solid support in a variety of movies and TV for more than 30 years. Born László Löwenstein in Austria-Hungary (now the Slovak Republic) in 1904, he ran away from home at age 17 and began to act in theatre. Changing his …
Weekend Roundup & Musings on Hitchcock’s SPELLBOUND
Happy Monday everybody! Hope everyone had a nice weekend and get to watch a lot of movies, unlike yours truly here who only get to see ONE film the entire weekend. But the film is one I had been wanting to see for a long time, well ever since I saw Roman Holiday and fell …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup & Musings on Hitchcock’s SPELLBOUND
Flix Poster of the Week: The Cold Light of Day
Please note: This is a re-post from a year ago as the new poster has just been released today, as well as new details on the movie. This movie wouldn't have been in my radar had it not been for my affinity for Henry Cavill. Could 2012 finally be Henry's year? After being passed over …
Continue reading Flix Poster of the Week: The Cold Light of Day
Five for the Fifth November – SPY Edition
Happy Fifth of November, folks! Yes it's Guy Fawkes day today, and I was tempted to write something related to V for Vendetta. But this day at FC means it's time for another Five for the Fifth post... and since Bond is on my mind this week, I'm making this a SPY edition. Well, you …
FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG 