There are two plotlines going on in X-Men: First Class and while they bridge together briefly, in the end, the stronger of the two, that of the discovery of mutant’s, is far more interesting than stopping a nuclear war.
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TCM Classic Film Festival: The Devil Is A Woman but Dietrich is a Goddess
In The Devil is a Woman Marlene Dietrich’s eyes are constantly moving: searching, darting, batting flirtatiously. By their fifth and final film collaboration, Dietrich and director Joseph von Sternberg had perfected the formula for exotic, onscreen seduction: just keep the camera on Dietrich. As Concha Perez, an enterprising destroyer of men’s souls, Dietrich is as […]
TCM Classic Film Festival: ‘The Ghost And Mrs. Muir’ (Joseph Mankiewicz 1947)
One of the greatest film scores Bernard Herrmann ever completed is ‘The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.’ Read on to learn why.
TCM Classic Film Festival: The Devil Is A Woman (Josef von Sternberg 1935)
Marlene Dietrich, a siren of the screen in early Hollywood. Dietrich was originally from Germany where she performed on the stage and in silent films in the 1920s. She was “discovered” by Josef Von Sternberg and cast in his film The Blue Angel (1930). The success of the film led to her contract with Paramount […]
Disney-Pixar Turns 25!
As hard as it may be to believe Pixar Animation turns 25 this year. The brilliant minds, who have made animated films accessible to both adults and children, show no sign of slowing their total domination of the animated film market, much to the joy of many filmgoers. It may not seem like a big […]