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After a brief break, I have, once again, decided to participate in MovieRob’s Genre Grandeur! For the month of May, the theme is “Reluctant Hero Movies”. I’m not going to lie, my choice of this review required some thought. After spending some time on the internet, searching through lists about “Reluctant Hero Movies”, I finally […]… Continue reading Take 3: Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama Review — 18 Cinema Lane

When I published my Hallmark Hall of Fame Reading Challenge last March, one of the literary works I listed was Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. While I’ve never read the play, I was interested in seeing how Hallmark Hall of Fame would adapt this particular story. Sadly, I couldn’t find this specific version on […]… Continue reading Take 3: Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Review — 18 Cinema Lane

Like I said in my Follow Me, Boys! review, I have several movies on my DVR. Most of these films were recorded last year or over a year ago. Last night, I chose to watch one of these films, which I added to my DVR last June. This film is Never a Dull Moment! Sometime, […]… Continue reading Take 3: Never a Dull Moment Review — 18 Cinema Lane

1939; a year that many people have considered the “Golden Year of Film”. As I mentioned in my editorial, What the Code Means to Me: Breen, Hallmark, and Me, it seems like there was something for everyone at the cinema. Several films that are well known today were able to find success in the box […]… Continue reading Take 3: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) Review (Clean Movie Month #1) — 18 Cinema Lane

I will admit that before I signed up for the Suave Swordsman: Basil Rathbone Blogathon, I wasn’t familiar with Basil as an actor. However, I didn’t let this stop me from participating! While looking through his filmography, I discovered Basil had a role in the 1986 film, The Great Mouse Detective. Because I hadn’t seen […]… Continue reading Take 3: The Great Mouse Detective Review — 18 Cinema Lane

Perhaps one of the most surprising hits of 2019, Knives Out is a brilliant whodunit that has quickly become one of the most engaging murder-mystery films to hit the big screen. Its box office acclaim has already secured a sequel, meaning fans will soon get to immerse themselves in the follow-up to this thrilling murder-mystery. […]… Continue reading 4 Reasons to Watch Knives Out – A Movie Review — My Midnight Musing

Quarantine. Lockdown. Shelter in place. No one would have guessed such dystopian, sci-fi concepts would become a reality for the last three months of our lives. L.B. “Jeff” Jefferies could empathize. He broke his leg and has been wheelchair-ridden in his small, quaint New York City apartment for six weeks. The once renowned freelance photojournalist […]… Continue reading Rear Window (1954): A Timely Feature — Reely Bernie

I had never heard about North by Northwest until yesterday and boy was I riveted as I watched this movie that felt like it was yanking me in all sorts of directions. I love mysteries, I love thrillers, and this felt like the ultimate combination of these aspects. With an unexpected storyline that had me… Continue reading ‘North by Northwest’: Another Riveting Alfred Hitchcock Film — Annlyel Online

I think it’s often the case when a film moves us and becomes a favourite, that we feel the pull, the magic, in our first viewing. The event becomes as memorable as the film. But there are exceptions. I can’t remember when or where I first saw The Lady Vanishes, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1938 masterpiece. It […]… Continue reading Film Friday: The Lady Vanishes — Zimmerbitch

Starring: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder Director: Alfred Hitchcock Perhaps one of Hitchcocks lesser known movies, Sabotage is the story of a woman caught between her kind husband, the ring of spies he’s involves with and the handsome detective trying to investigate. It has some great set peices, expecially a tense scene involving a […]… Continue reading Classic Movie Of The Week: Sabotage (1936) — Wildfire Movies