Buster Keaton was one of the three legends of silent film, along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Keaton’s films are considered masterpieces of the time, and you could convincingly argue that The General, along with Steamboat Bill Jr., Seven Chances, and The Cameraman were truly Keaton’s finest work. Trust me. Put The General up…
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Gene Hackman was an actor’s actor.
You don’t win two Academy Awards and a ton of accolades for just being decent on screen. And Gene Hackman was more than decent. He infused life and energy into every role he played, no matter what the genre and no matter what the storyline. Don’t doubt me on this. Take a look at eight…
Read More“Groundhog Day” on the Royale With Cheese Movie Club
The “Royale With Cheese Movie Club” is a section of my blog where I finally get around to watching films that EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD has already seen. The category was named after the classic dialogue in Pulp Fiction, where Vinnie and Jules talk about what Quarter Pounders with Cheese are called in France. Now…
Read MoreDave Fleischer’s fourth preserved National Film Registry movie
Every year around this time, the National Film Registry announces 25 films selected for preservation and conservation. The program, which began in 1988, looks to save our motion picture history, and films from the silent era to modern times (including Modern Times) are designated for preservation in the Library of Congress. Among the 25 films…
Read MoreBilbo … Bilbo Baggins, cheapest little Hobbit of them all…
If I asked you about your favorite film adaptation of any of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, I’m sure most of you would say, “Chuck, go get a Blu-Ray of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy,” and your argument would be valid. Now if you want to take this into a deep cut, you could…
Read MoreCould “The Gutter” be the raunchiest bowling movie of all time? You tell me.
There might be maybe three movies that feature the sport of bowling as a central plot line. And depending on your personal feelings about the sport, they’re either the best bowling movies ever … or an affront to the very sport. Of course, you must start off with the classic The Big Lebowski and all…
Read MoreGodzilla Minus One on the Royale With Cheese Movie Club
This is kind of a variation on the Royale With Cheese Movie Club, the blog category where I review movies that everybody else has seen – except me. The category title comes from my FINALLY seeing Pulp Fiction 20 years after everyone else saw it. But this time, the only reason I didn’t see this…
Read MoreUp in the sky … it’s a restored Superman!
In 1941, Fleischer Studios – the animation studio who brought Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor to movie screens – released the first animated episodes of the Adventures of Superman. The series, which ran for two year and seventeen episodes, were visually brilliant, with major flourishes of art deco and noir stylings, plenty of two-fisted…
Read MoreMan with no legs battles man with no arms!
Who doesn’t love a good kung fu movie? The action, the drama, the sound effects, the excitement … But there are times when it seems as if kung fu movies are repetitive. The same plotline. The same action sequences. Which brings me to this film from 1979. In America, the film was released as The Crippled Masters, and it…
Read MoreThe secret “Steamboat Willie” story you didn’t know
By now, you must have heard that this little film has entered the public domain. That’s right, this Mickey Mouse film Steamboat Willie, is now available for anyone to use as they see fit. This one, in case you haven’t really sat through it. But here’s the big secret. Why is it called “Steamboat Willie?” Who’s Willie? Is Mickey…
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