“Well, what am I supposed to do? You won’t answer my calls, you change your number. I mean, I’m not gonna be ignored, Dan!” Introduction According to Barry Norman, on BBC’s Film ’87, Fatal Attraction was “the most talked about movie [...]

“You need to know how to squeeze the tits of the system.” Introduction Following from last weeks The Long Good Friday, we continue a streak in British 80′s drama with My Beautiful Laundrette. Unlike The Long Good Friday, in Stephen [...]

What I’m looking for is someone who can contribute to what England has given to the world: culture, sophistication, genius. A little bit more than an ‘ot dog, know what I mean?” Introduction “My pitch was terrorism meets gangsterism” says [...]

One thing I love is James Bond – anyone who listened to the Skyfall LAMBcast or read the Classic Columb on From Russia with Love and Dr No will be aware of this so, happy days when Steve at 1001 plus chose a film with [...]

This week, Dan – the self-titled Public Transportation Snob - write’s about Sergio Leone’s iconic Once Upon A Time in the West. The opening sequence alone has inspired film-makers as diverse as Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. Here on the Classic [...]

As I am knee-deep in marriage preparation over the next few weeks, I thought it was a perfect opportunity for others to write a ‘Classic Columb’ (obviously, without me, it is an actual Column…). This week, a new blogger on [...]

“I don’t ever remember feeling this awake.”  Introduction This was my achilles heel. The conversation would begin whereby the group sing the praises of Ridley Scott. I love Alien. I love Blade Runner. I love Gladiator. I love Black Hawk [...]

“Say Mr. Detective, before you clean up any mysteries, clean up this theater!” Introduction At only forty-four minutes long, there is absolutely no reason to not watch this incredible, cinema-obsessed venture into film-making by Buster Keaton. Considering that Keaton is [...]

“He’s a little fragile, but he’s gonna grow up to be big and strong… just like his dad.” Introduction Considering Superman Returns halted any further sequels to the original vision of the Superman series, it is a fair assumption that [...]

“You know what I can do with a single strand of Superman’s hair?” Introduction Cannon Films. The infamous production company that managed to squeeze out too-many Chuck Norris films and, somewhat randomly, an Academy Award winning film in The Assault, took [...]