Since the golden age of the Western, poker playing has always been a popular theme in Hollywood. Although many of the Hollywood films that feature poker are not very good and some of them even display poker in a ridiculous manner, watching poker action on the big screen is great fun, especially if you …
Watching movies can be one of the most comfortable experiences in the world. Imagine sitting comfortably in your couch next to someone you really love, both of you just enjoying a really good, Oscar type movie. You know… the ones where you just watched them and somehow you start to think you’re the main …
Two powerful movies from 2005 illustrate the importance of faith and virtue in leading a good life. One, Mother Teresa, tells the life story of one of the world’s best-known and most admired women, and “End of the Spear” is the story of five American missionaries to the Waodani Indians of the Ecuadorian jungles. …
There is a long history of movies that hit the silver screen diving into television sets in the forms of TV shows. Some were met with huge success and longevity, but the majority of them were virtual train wrecks. On the surface it seems like a logically brilliant idea: take a film that audiences …
Frankly, my dear, you probably should give a damn: “1939 represents Old Hollywood at its best — the studio system, the star system, the way they made movies,” says Thomas S. Hisochak, author of 1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year. “Whatever you liked about movies, it was there. 1939 did it all and did it well.” …