Top Hat (1935) – Mark Sandrich (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: A dancer (Fred Astaire) meets and woos a model (Ginger Rogers) amid much confusion and mistaken identity.
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Murmur of the Heart (1971) – Louis Malle (Mardaweh Tompo)
This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France.
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – George Cukor (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is due to marry George Kittredge (John Howard). But then her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) shows up with a tabloid reporter, … Continue reading The Philadelphia Story (1940) – George Cukor (Niall McArdle)
Is there a future for 3D in cinema?
3D has become increasingly popular in recent years but it seems to be at a cross-roads at this moment in time. Will 3D soon become the new standard in cinema? … Continue reading Is there a future for 3D in cinema?
Heathers (1988) – Michael Lehmann (Alex Harman)
It’s interesting how you can look back through decades past and find that, no matter the generation, there is always that one film that seems to epitomise the teen girls … Continue reading Heathers (1988) – Michael Lehmann (Alex Harman)
His Girl Friday (1940) – Howard Hawks (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: Ruthless newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) tries to stop his ex-wife and ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) from marrying nice Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) so she can … Continue reading His Girl Friday (1940) – Howard Hawks (Niall McArdle)
The best British director of all time?
A simple question, but one that may generate many answers. In your opinion who is/was the best British director of all time and why? Vote on your favourite. Have … Continue reading The best British director of all time?
Santa Fe Trail (1940) – Michael Curtiz (Niall McArdle)
Beware the Warner Brothers film that bounds and bounces over history as jauntily as Errol Flynn buckled his swash. The 1940 horse opera ‘Santa Fe Trail’, directed by Michael Curtiz, … Continue reading Santa Fe Trail (1940) – Michael Curtiz (Niall McArdle)
Casablanca (1942) – Michael Curtiz (Eric Norcross)
Casablanca, Morocco at the start of World War II: American expatriate and business owner Rick Blaine runs into a long lost love interest, on the run from the Nazis.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Blake Edwards (Niall McArdle)
For a whole generation Audrey Hepburn helped define what it was to be a single girl in the city, until the notion got redefined, first by Diane Keaton, then by … Continue reading Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Blake Edwards (Niall McArdle)
The Big Sleep (1947) – Howard Hawks (a guest post from Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by millionaire General Sternwood to investigate a case of blackmail involving pornographic photos of his daughter, Carmen. Sternwood is really trying … Continue reading The Big Sleep (1947) – Howard Hawks (a guest post from Niall McArdle)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) – Carl Theodor Dreyer
Short Plot Summary: A chronicle of the trial of “Jeanne d’Arc” on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Joan to recant her claims of … Continue reading The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) – Carl Theodor Dreyer
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