On the remake of “All The King’s Men,” All right, all right already. Power “corrupts.” Sean Penn “acts.” Jude Law “glows.” All the King’s Men is a heavyweight movie with a heavyweight cast that heavyweight thinkers might analyze over espresso until their heads explode. Yeah, and? And skip it. You might as well chase down a DVD of Robert Rossen’s 1949 classic or — go one better —...

Here is a youtube parody of the classic film noir Double Indemnity. I wanted to make you hopeless “glued to the tube” movie buffs laugh this Friday!  “I think you’re swell… so long as I’m not your husband.” Remember this line? How can you not? Out of all the classic film noirs I love, I have to say that Double Indemnity is my absolute favorite. Anytime someone mentions Film Noir, I immediately...

Leonardo DiCaprio has been inspired by a number of classic flicks. He’s learned from the best! Here is a couple: Bicycle Thieves 1948 Ladri di Biciclette, translated as Bicycle Thieves, was the prototypical movie of Italian neo-realism. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, with a cast of non-professional actors, it captures the bleakness of the period in the poverty and humiliation of the thief, seen through the eyes of his young...

You can now download movies including classic movies from eztakes.com! But the greatest thing about this one is that you download the movie on to your computer, burn it on a CD, and watch it on your T.V., anywhere! The prices for classics are just 1.99! Eztakes.com offers all kinds of movies, new, old, all genres, T.V. shows, and they even have exercise video. A lot of the classics they offer are what you might consider...

Attention Ronald Reagan fans–I think you might want to check out Warner Bros.’ Ronald Reagan: The Signature Collection on DVD a five film set that features the actor that became our 40th president. Read the review . The films include Knute Rockne, All-American (1940), Kings Row (1942–this is my favorite), The Hasty Heart (1949), Storm Warning (1951) and The Winning Team...

Recently Hollywood has released two films that are film “noir-ish.” Hollywoodland, and The Black Dahlia both movies loosely inspired by true events. Both movies are set in LA—film noir capital. This is where you’d expect a story that is “dark” and “foreboding” to take place. Hollywoodland which its director calls the “nouveau noir,” is about the great mystery behind–George...