26 Apr
Spanish title: Rasputin y la Zarina (Rasputin and the Czarina)Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Ralph Morgan, Diana WynaraDirected by: Richard BoleslavskyDistributor: MGM
"King of crime, hatred and evil… bringing about the fall of an empire"
You know how, when you watch the end credits on a film, it’ll say "the characters and story in this [...]
Posted in 1930-1939, Epic Films, MGM, Original Art, Period Films, USA by: admin
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09 Apr
Spanish title: Lawrence de ArabiaStars: Alec Guiness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, Peter O’Toole Directed by: David Lean Distributor: Columbia Pictures
"The biggest film of the year! 7 Academy Awards!"
There are few films in existence that have the pedigree of this one, and though the lobby card [...]
Posted in 1960-1969, Columbia Pictures, Desert Films, Epic Films, Period Films, Super Panavision 70", Technicolor, USA by: admin
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08 Apr
Spanish title: La Guerra Y La PazStarring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Oscar Homolka, Anita Ekberg, John Mills, Helmut Dantine, Barry Jones, Anna Maria Ferrero, Milly Vitale, Jeremy BrettDirected by: King VidorDistributor: Paramount Pictures
"Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy"
This Dino DeLaurentis epic features a lobby card that’s a bit [...]
Posted in Epic Films, Paramount Pictures, Period Films, Portrait Style, Technicolor, USA, Vistavision by: admin
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06 Apr
Spanish title: Orgullo y PasionStars: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia LorenDirected by: Stanley KramerDistributor: United Artists of Mexico
Okay, so the depiction of Frank Sinatra looks more like Ronald Reagan than Ol’ Blue Eyes – at least nobody could deny that Sophia Loren looks like Sophia Loren, and that makes up for just about anything else [...]
Posted in 1950-1959, Epic Films, Period Films, Technicolor, USA, United Artists, Vistavision by: admin
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