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Adventure, Classic Film

Losing Her Mind in Africa: THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

Despite Kate Hepburn’s reputation for relishing a good challenge and competitively pushing herself towards personal excellence, she couldn’t have possibly been prepared for challenges in THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951). Today we’ll explore the unique production that pushed the boundaries unlike any other film before, the political climate at this time especially for this cast and crew, and the personal triumph that resulted in a classic. … Continue reading Losing Her Mind in Africa: THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

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Classic Film, Biography, Drama, Musical

To jazz up your day… YOUNG MAN with a HORN (1950)

As we cruise farther along our Michael Curtiz journey, today we’re pulling over to a little jazz club to discuss, YOUNG MAN with a HORN (1950). At this point, we have explored a variety of film genres that Curtiz not only explored but excelled in directing. Now let’s look at a film that is not only a biopic, but a musical biopic. American novelist Dorothy … Continue reading To jazz up your day… YOUNG MAN with a HORN (1950)

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Blogathon, classic film review

Murder On the Orient Express (1974)

In a startling intro, we hear eery, jagged chords as shocking headlines of a baby kidnapping starkly flash onto the screen. Headlines of names (baby Daisy Armstrong and her famous parents) that are unmistakably a mirroring of a real event, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Cut to five years later to the introduction of the eccentric and colorful cast of characters on board the Orient Express, … Continue reading Murder On the Orient Express (1974)

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