James Earl Jones plays one of the servicemen on the bomber. Technology keeps Darth Vader alive, leading to the destruction of Alderaan in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. There’s a lesson in this: I’m pretty sure that Hollywood drinks too much fluoridated water.
Month: January 2017
BC&TSK… You know. Butch & Sundance
Everyone has nostalgia about the good old days when they could do more than 3 pushups, when they knew what bands were playing at the local, hip venues. Butch & Sundance can’t seem to give up their outlaw lifestyle, despite the changing world they live in, and the need to change in order to survive.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
After the success and enjoyment of Nosferatu, I was excited for our next film…but I just wasn’t ready for another silent film. Thinking a western was the right call and knowing how great my Dad thought this movie was, we thought it the perfect #2 for viewing in our series. I didn’t find out until the end…
Nosferatu
Nosferatu is a great horror. Not scary, but creepy in a way that keeps me thinking about it long after returning the movie. It lurks in the shadows of my mind.
Nosferatu (1922)
I didn’t know much about this film other than it was along the vein of Dracula. I’ve never watched a horror movie of any kind, but I figured one made in the 1920s would be safe for me and it would appear fake enough that I wouldn’t have any nightmares after watching it. I’m a…
The Countdown
We’ve picked a list of films released before 1970 that seem like they’re important for one reason or another.
The goal is to watch at least one of them every couple of weeks. It’s casual. We’re not film critics. Follow along?
And so our journey begins…
What began as a “Hey! You know what I was thinking might be interesting to do…” has now become a 2017 mission. Though Jeff was lukewarm to the idea at first, he’s spearheaded all of the work to get us organized and prepared to do this thing. I do enjoy movies but I’ve never really…
Journey to the Centre of the Classic Film Vault 