"If you think great movies require spectacular scenery, nonlinear storytelling, or big action sequences, think again. For this week’s blistering cinematic masterpiece proves the opposite. A courtroom drama that doesn’t take place in a courtroom, “12 Angry Men” is set almost entirely in a single room unfolding in real time, forgoing spectacle in favor of relentless, start to finish edge-of-your-seat tension."
Cut to more on Jay's Classic Movie Blog after the jump!
With Jaws back in theaters this Summer celebrating it's 50th Anniversary I thought I would be remiss not to post my buddy Jay Jacobson's write up about it straigh outta his Classic Movie Blog.
He delves into everything Jaws from how filming went to bits of trivia you may or may not have known.
It's all there for you Jaws fanatics? Me? I love the movie, it's a great piece of cinema. This being stated it also literally did to me, what it did to many...it made me fear the ocean, C'est la vie...
Hit the link below for Jay's expert coverage of Jaws: The movie that redefined Hollywood and made millions fear the ocean
"Harry and Eve Graham are trying to adopt a baby. The head of the agency senses that Harry is keeping a secret and does some investigating. He soon discovers that Harry has done an unusual amount of traveling from his home in San Francisco to Los Angeles. Harry gets tracked down in LA, where he has a second wife and a baby. Via flashbacks, Harry tells the adoption agent how he ended up in two marriages."
My friend Jay did a write up about this film that I haven't heard of before on his Classic Movie Blog. It's called The Bigamist Directed by none other than Ida Lupino.
Category: Psychological Drama
Color me intrigued...
To get all the 411 and in depth coverage hit the link to Jay's Blog below -
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Sadly legendary actor Gene Hackman has passed away - hit my buddy Jay Jacobson's link below on his classic movie blog for a wonderful tribute to Mr. Hackman.
My first vivid memory of this great was as Lex Luthor opposite Christopher Reeve in Superman The Movie.
Your legacy will live on sir...
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/legendary-actor-gene-hackman-has-died-at-the-age-of-95
Let's give them something to talk about...
"When I became fascinated by “old movies” as a young boy, I’d try to see every film I could find featuring movie stars I loved, and that included Olivia de Havilland. In my quest to see more of Ms. de Havilland, I stumbled upon a rarely talked about treasure, “Hold Back the Dawn”. Packed with tantalizing characters, gripping conflicts, dynamic settings, and unexpected twists, I found this forgotten masterpiece so engrossing, it quickly became a favorite and remains a film I love. Wonderfully unique, it doesn't fit exactly into any one genre, for it contains melodrama, comedy, romance, intrigue, suspense, a road trip, and even a car chase perfectly sewn together in a very moving way. It's also a stellar example of how affecting great acting can be." - Jay Jacobson, Jay's Classic Movie Blog
Get the full 411 here -
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/hold-back-the-dawn-1941
Looking for a good, or perhaps even great Western to view? Well according to my buddy Jay Jacobson and his classic movie blog Shane is your man!
According to Jay it elevates the standard good guy v bad guy tropes into something thematically bigger.
It's one of those rare treats that will reach even non Western fans.
Get Jay's expert facts, opinions and juicy behind the scenes 411 at his Classic Movie Blog.
Hit the link below!
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Is a charming Holiday Film for the whole family...NOT! Having seen this brilliant piece of movie making rest assured you are in for an emotional journey unlike anything you have ever seen before...
"A psychological drama, the likes of which you’ve probably never seen, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (which I’ll call “Virginia Woolf”) follows a pair of married couples from 2 AM until daybreak, beginning as the middle-aged “George” and “Martha” return home a bit drunk from a party. "George" is an associate history professor at a small New England university, and "Martha" is his wife and the daughter of the university’s president. The party was was one of her father’s faculty parties, where “Martha” met and invited a young married couple to come over for drinks because “daddy said to be nice to them”. The young couple is the university's newly arrived handsome biology professor "Nick", and his wife “Honey”, who “Martha” describes as “a mousy little type without any hips or anything”
Click the link below for an in depth perspective on it at my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog!
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/who-s-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-1966
Something lighter and non spooky today. It's the Classic Movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Jane Russell and my personal favorite Marilyn Monroe.
It's the musical comedy that made Monroe a star and then some.
Thus let us not dilly dally and check in with the expert on such things my buddy Jay Jacobson straight outta his Classic Movie Blog!
Jay always has the in depth 411 and behind the scenes gossip on all that is cinema.
Reel down to the link and enjoy!
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1953
Here's to you Mrs. Robinson! It's been years since I've seen The Graduate it's time to revisit this classic and see what I missed when I saw it as a younger more inexperienced version of myself.
My only real take away is that I enjoyed it. But much of it went over me head I am sure, life experience Minions it makes a difference.
Thus I headed over to my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog and filled in a lot of the blanks before I dive in for my second go.
Check out the link below and then go watch The Graduate, there's a reason it still resonates all these years later!!!
No matter what time of the year it is, what celebration we are having, it's always classic movie time!!!
Pride season is no exception. Thus I bring to you one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces, notice I stated one as he had more than one masterpiece, Vertigo.
It's a thriller about something we can all relate to: obsession.
Here's where I leave you in the capable hands of my buddy Jay Jacobson and his classic movie blog.
Jay's astute writing and perception are all you need to introduce you or to get you reacquainted with the Jimmy Stewart/Kim Novak starrer.
Obsess at the link below -
"A critical and box-office success, “Giant” earned ten Academy Award nominations (winning one), and set the record as Warner Brothers’ highest grossing film ever (a record it held until the late 1970s). Decades later, the American Film Institute (AFI) named it the 82nd Greatest American Movie of All-Time. This mighty film is one you certainly don’t want to miss." - Jay Jacobson
I agree with this 100% I have seen it and you truly don't want to miss it. Head on over to my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog for his in depth thoughts & facts on this masterpiece of cinema.
Tis the season for classic cinema (say "classic cinema" three times fast, I dare ya) - Thus I bequeath to you, straight outta Jay's Classic Movie Blog: Bonnie and Clyde.
Hey, it was 1967 when this groundbreaking film came out and I need to revisit it as I watched it when I was too young for it to really land in my underdeveloped mind. I believe it is currently on Netflix, unless it isn't any longer...
Also the two leads, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are terrific eye candy.
Wanna know more saunter over to Jay's Classic Movie Blog by tapping the link below. Ya know, the link.
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/bonnie-and-clyde-1967
“Black Narcissus” is quite simply one of the most dazzling films ever made. Its mind-blowing use of color, sets, and lighting transform what could have been just another entertaining melodrama into a work of art. This British gem, which follows a working order of nuns in the Himalayas, stands among the top achievements by the incomparable filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and remains one of the most stunning in all of cinema."
Want more Minions??? Of course you do!!!
Hit the link below...
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/black-narcissus-1947
A surprisingly profound and spiritual science fiction film about the human soul" - Jay Jacobson, Jay's Classic Movie Blog
With it being spooky season and all I thought I would being you an in depth look at a classic sci-fi movie.
The Incredible Shrinking man to be exact. And you aren't you lucky my movie expert buddy Jay Jacobson wrote it up for his classic movie blog. Nod your head and say "Yes" three times Minions.
What better way to spend part of your day than learning something new about a well regarded piece of Hollywood history that you might not have known before.
I know you agree, so hit the link below to turn and face the strange, do it and do it now!!!
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/the-incredible-shrinking-man-1957
Today is what is known on the Internet as Tunesday (Tuesday/Tunesday, get it? Groovy!) - Thus I thought something musical was in order. Something beloved if you will.
So here it is Minions, the classic movie musical The Sound Of Music! Can I get a do a deer? "Yes" I sure can!
I know millions of people out there are fans of this film. While I am not one of them, I am a Julie Andrews fan and love her in this movie.
Thus on Tunesday I hereby decree The Sound Of Music as your collective earworm. Once it's in your head you will never be able to get it out!!!
Feel free to check out all the behind the scenes history of it and more on my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog. He is a well of knowledge regarding the history of film.
The hills are alive Minions, sing it, sing it!
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/the-sound-of-music-1965
Before the brilliant Brian De Palma film starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer there was the 1932 version of Scarface that was equally groundbreaking and helped shape American Cinema.
Wanna go gangster or go home? Then check out my buddy Jay Jacobson and he will give you all that is Scarface straight outta 1932 on his Classic Movie Blog by hitting the link below.
Do it, and do it now!!!
Today I'd like to give a shout out to my buddy Jay Jacobson and his Classic Movie Blog as it is celebrating it's 100th post! The film that the honor goes to is: Rashomon
Here's some BG on it:
"Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Akira Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife."
Sounds intriguing, no? I say "Yes" I've actually never seen it. But after reading Jay's expert write up about it, that is something I am planning to do.
Celebrate Jay's 100th post by checking it out at the link below...Yay!
In another lifetime (High School to be exact) I was in the play Arsenic And Old Lace, I played a cop. At this point and juncture in my life the memory of the content of the show are vague at best.
That's why I am happy that my buddy Jay Jacobson has got me, and you, covered on his classic movie blog.
"No" I've never seen the film, but thanks to Jay's tantalizing write-up about it color me now intrigued to go and watch it. Not to mention the nostalgia value of having been in a stage production of it for added incentive.
I now have my Friday Night plans, join me, won't you?
Click on the link below for all the 411!
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/80-arsenic-and-old-lace-1944
"There's got to be a morning after, if we can hold on through the night" - The Morning After, The Poseidon Adventure
This Holiday weekend why not treat yourself to the classic that started the disaster film genre The Poseidon Adventure.
Accept no imitations, this is the real deal Minions, the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards. I attended the 40th Anniversary Screening of it at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood where I met one of the stars Pamela Sue Martin who was also the original Fallon on Dynasty. Yeah, that evening was a blast!
Moving on I will you leave you in the expert hands of my buddy Jay Jacobson and his classic movie blog.
You're welcome...
https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/37-the-poseidon-adventure-1972
