Charlie Chaplin’s A Night in the Shows is a tale of two halves. The first half is incredibly tedious. The second half, however, is quite entertaining. Chaplin, who wrote and directed this silent comedy, plays two roles, The Pest (who can’t seem to find his seat in the beginning and ultimately ends up sitting off-stage) … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 5 – Tillie’s Punctured Romance (1914)
It’s only been five days, but I’m already eager to get into the era where there’s actual dialogue between characters. But since I’m still over a decade away from that moment in cinematic history, I guess I’ll have to grin and bear it, much like the actors in Tillie’s Punctured Romance. The bulk of this … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 4 – The Bangville Police (1913)
I was expecting much more out of this movie, specifically because it marks the first prominent appearance by the Keystone Cops. Evidently, back in the early-1900’s, the made an excellent first impression on audiences, as they would go on to become a popular and often-imitated source of comedy. The Bangville Police begins with a girl … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 3 – The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
I’m grateful that today’s viewing is only a mere fifteen minutes. It’s been an emotionally fatiguing day with my dad back in the hospital. Since all I can really do now is wait, I’ve decided now was the opportune time to go forward with this 100 Days project. That been said, I really liked this … Continue reading
100 Years in 100 Days – Day 2 – L’Inferno (1911)
I’m not gonna kid you, L’Inferno bored me to tears. Well, bored me to take a half hour nap is more like it. And the new age soundtrack composed by Tangerine Dream didn’t help matters. The jist of the story goes that two guys – Dante and Virgil – are on a quest to hell … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 1 – (1910) Frankenstein
So here we go. What will undoubtedly be an interesting and memorable challenge. 100 years of movies in 100 days. Today, I begin with the 1910 production of Frankenstein, which I viewed on YouTube. The entire movie is just twelve and a half minutes long. Probably the most notable thing here is that Frankenstein isn’t … Continue reading
100 Years in 100 Days
With the James Bond project completed, it’s time to move on to a new endeavor. A colleague at Fandango is currently wrapping up a monumental project of watching 100 movies in 100 days and blogging every day. You can view the movies he’s watched here. This gave me an idea. A crazy idea, but those … Continue reading
Dissecting Bond… James Bond. Part 2
So now we enter the collection of Bond movies that weren’t all that bad, but at the same time, not all that great. The mediocre bunch, although once we get into the Top 10, it’s hard to call any of these movies mediocre. Anyway, here is #14-#6. 14. Casino Royale: Daniel Craig’s first outing as … Continue reading
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