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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 attended a dog show with Coe and his
Sa Septyembre 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
Being both a fan and film historian, 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 believes the screenplay will lead to a
Kilala rin sa The sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Malalang Oras (1931) ay ang unang Sherlock Holmes pelikula paglalagay ng star Arthur Wontner sa papel pamagat. Film Ang silbi sa isang binata, sino ay Pandaraya sa tulay upang makuhang muli ang kanyang nawalang kayamanan. Propesor Moriarty ay gumagamit ng impormasyon sa pagtatangkang pangunguwalta sa pamamagitan ng pananakot ang binata Ronald Adair, portrayed sa pamamagitan ng Leslie Perrins.
Sa Marso 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau napapabayaan upang bumili ng mga karapatan sa film ang kuwento mula sa estate Stoker ni, na halos na humantong sa film na ito na nawala sa pelikula ng mga manonood. Matagumpay na sued balo Stoker ni Murnau at ang German film kumpanya na ginawa sa larawan sa paggalaw. Ang
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
I wanted to write about one of my favorite movies, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, written by Baroness Orczy. The film (affiliate link) pag-aalala ng isang English na kapantay, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. Ang kuwento ay kumplikado sa pamamagitan ng katotohanan na ang kapantay ay ikinasal
Sa Enero 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 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning of the
Sa Septyembre 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) Isinalaysay ang kuwento ni Sarhento Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Nagsisimula ang pelikula sa kaibahan ng isang Sunday church service at ang
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Gayunman, 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. Sa kasamaang-palad, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, nagkaroon