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Monthly Archives: June 2017
My Cousin Rachel (1952)-Reviewed by Anita ***
Currently a remake of My Cousin Rachel has just hit theaters. I understand it is not doing too bad. Before you see the newest version I would like to invite you to see George Cukor/Henry Koster’s version starring Richard Burton as Philip … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, British film, My Cousin Rachel, Olivia de Havilland, Rebecca, Richard Burton
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It (1927) – reviewed by George
This is the first Clara Bow movie I’ve ever seen, and knowing that this film labeled her forever as “The It Girl” is pretty much the extent of my knowledge about her life and career. Well, she has “IT” in … Continue reading
Ronald Howard is Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes” (1954-1955) – Episodes 27-33 – reviewed by George
27. The Case of the Perfect Husband After a truly wonderful and delightful First Anniversary party the happy couple is finally alone, and the husband, Russell Partridge (Michael Gough), known as a successful art collector, casually tells his wife Janet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Adair, Alvys Maben, Archie Duncan, Basil Dignam, Bob Cunningham, Charles Early, Duncan Elliott, Eugene Deckers, H. Marion Crawford, Hamilton Keener, Joe Morhaim, Joseph Early, Joseph Victor, Judith Haviland, Kenneth Richards, Martine Alexis, Mary Sinclair, Michael Gough, Michael Turner, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Patrick Shelley, Penny Portrait, Richard Leake, Roger E. Garris, Ronald Howard, Seymour Grenn, Steve Previn, The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors, The Case of the Eiffel Tower, The Case of the Exhumed Client, The Case of the Imposter Mystery, The Case of the Impromptu Performance, The Case of the Jolly Hangman, The Case of the Perfect Husband, The Holmes Stereoscope
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Immortals (2011)- Reviewed by Anita: **
Director Tarsem Singh has melded a world of real sets and CGI work. It has a rear visual frame-work and it is creative. That is about it folks. I really did not like this movie. The story-telling is boring and … Continue reading
Ronald Howard is Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes” (1954-1955) – Episodes 21-26 – reviewed by George
21. The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter I found this episode a little underdone, like a soft-boiled egg. I don’t like soft-boiled eggs. Incendiary bombs are being set off all over London (well, two so far, in a warehouse in … Continue reading
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Tagged Archie Duncan, Billy Beck, Brookes Kyle, Dominique Chautemps, Duncan Elliott, E. Micklewood, Eugene Deckers, George Fass, Gertrude Fass, H. Marion Crawford, Helena Mauson, Jacques Francois, James Deran, Joseph Victor, June Rodney, Lou Morheim, Marie Sinclair, Maurice Teynac, Nicole Courcel, Richard Watson, Robert Le Beal, Roberta Haynes, Roger Treville, Rolly Bester, Ronald Howard, Sheldon Reynolds, Steve Previn, Sydney Morse, The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids, The Case of the Christmas Pudding, The Case of the Deadly Prophecy, The Case of the Night Train Riddle, The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter, The Case of the Violent Suitor, Yves Brainville
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The Seven Percent Solution (1976) Reviewed by Anita: **
Director Herbert Ross has used Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character Sherlock Holmes in a most twisted fashion. As a matter of fact, this particular film takes fact and fiction into a counter intuitive reality. I don’t like it. Which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Arkin, Conan Doyle, mysteries, Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Sherlock Holmes
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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Reviewed by Anita: ***
Hey science fiction fans have you seen this one? 20 Million Miles to Earth is a straight up classic in this genre. Directed by Nathan Juran, it is a story about the United States first human expedition to Venus. Actually the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fire works, Godzilla, monster movies, monsters, Planet, Science Fiction
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