Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about feature films.
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance osales koos Coe ja temaga koertenäitusel
On September 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at
Olles nii fänn kui ka filmiajaloolane, I was aware of Sunset Blvd.‘s reputation in film circles. Billy Wilder’s 1950 film tells the sad story of a forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. William Holden is a screen writer, who stumbles upon her crumbling mansion and agrees to help fix her screenplay. Norma usub, et stsenaarium viib a
Ka teada Magamiskotid Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) on esimene Sherlock Holmes filmi peaosas Arthur Wontner nimiosa. Film puudutab noormehe, kes on petmine silla taastada oma kaotatud rikkuse. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Märtsil 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau neglected to purchase the rights to film the story from Stoker’s estate, which almost led to this film being lost to film viewers. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. The
Arthur Wontner on vaieldamatult parim film portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Tema viies ja viimane väljasõit Holmes Murder at Baskervilles (1937). Film ilmus Ühendkuningriik 1937 kuid ei olnud vabastatud Ameerikas alles jaanuaris 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Tahtsin kirjutada üks mu lemmik filme, Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, kirjutas paruness Orczy. The film (affiliate link) puudutab inglise eakaaslast, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. Loo teeb keeruliseks asjaolu, et eakaaslane on abielus
On jaanuar 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 tärni. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning of the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) räägib loo seersant Alvin C-st. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Film algab pühapäevase kiriku jumalateenistuse kontrastiga
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Siiski, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Kahjuks, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, oli