If J.R.R. Tolkien were still in his grave, it is likely that he would be turning in it. The cause of his consternation would be the gollumizing of …
Middle-Earth Goes to the Movies
Middle-Earth Goes to the Movies (Reblog)
Tag: Movies
Literature Goes to the Movies — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)
When works of literature go to the movies, it’s usually an unpleasant sight. There are noble exceptions, however, which are worthy of praise. The film adaptions of two literary classics come to mind. 962 more words
Literature Goes to the Movies — The Imaginative Conservative
‘Gone With The Wind’ Premieres December 15 1939 (Atlanta)
One of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters ever was premiered this day, December 15 1939, at Loew’s Grand Theatre, Atlanta. It is thought that around 300,000 people in Atlanta came out in celebration.
The film tells the tragic tale of a southern family’s struggle and disintegration during the ensuing melee of the American Civil War, which took place between 1861 and 1865.
Gone With The Wind has an iconic cast of stars, including Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Haviland and remains highly popular today.
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Kirk Douglas 1916 to 2020 — The Case for Global Film (Reblog)
Kirk Douglas died in February this year. Recently terrestrial television screened the video of his Hollywood break-through film Champion (1949). Douglas played the title role of Midge, a boxing champ driven by ambition. Throughout the film Midge is ruthless in the way that he uses people to climb to the top. But it is not […]
Kirk Douglas 1916 to 2020 — The Case for Global Film
Haiku: ‘No Oscars’
Please stop the movie
Enough of all this pretence
Give us a new cast
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