Author: chicagofilmfestival

The 1987 cult classic “The Lost Boys” forever broadened the way moviegoers would look at vampires. Throughout the decades there had been slight variations in the depictions of the fanged bloodsuckers, but most were still in the older, stodgier Dracula vein (bad pun attended). “The Lost Boys” presented them differently – young, cool, and with […]

RETRO REVIEW: “The Lost Boys: (1987) — Keith & the Movies

Those darned smart phone GPS apps. Always re-calculating, re-routing, leading you out to perilous barren wastelands and leaving you for dead. Take what happens in the new survival thriller “Outback”. Now I know that the Australian Outback isn’t a wasteland per se. It’s a vast and diverse group of ecosystems. At the same time, there […]

REVIEW: “Outback” (2020) — Keith & the Movies

The code 7500 is what pilots use to inform air traffic control that their plane is being hijacked. That should give you a good idea of what the new air-thriller from Amazon Studios is all about. The film marks the welcomed return of Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who took over the lead role after Paul Dano dropped […]

REVIEW: “7500” (2020) — Keith & the Movies

We want Freedom. We want Fundamental Rights. What about Fundamental Duties? Every citizen bother about their fundamental rights, but when question raises over their duties, they take turn and neglect it. We must follow our duties before claiming for fundamental rights.

Balancing Fundamental Rights and Duties — International Journal of Research (IJR)

Dear Truman, You’ve got guts. You were patient zero of the Too Much Information Age, born and raised on live television, your life laid bare for 24/7 streaming, even while you slept. You’re the ultimate media experiment, a person raised inside a television screen, no permission necessary. You lived on a set populated by actors […]

Let’s Raise a Glass to ol’ Truman What’s-His-Name — Silver Screenings

Are you in the mood for some classic world cinema? Recently, our friend and fellow movie blogger, Nuwan Sen, introduced us to the 1955 Bollywood romantic comedy/drama, Mr. & Mrs. ’55. Nuwan explains the significance of “55” in the title: In India, before 1955, divorce was not recognized by the Hindus, as according to the […]

The Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood — Silver Screenings

Have you ever watched a film beloved by many that left you feeling flat? We had a Letdown while watching the 1938 French film, The Baker’s Wife (La Femme du Boulanger), a comedy-drama about a gifted Baker of Bread who moves to a small village in Provence and loses his wife to a local shepherd. […]

The Importance of Good French Bread — Silver Screenings

Hollywood director Oliver Stone called film historian/journalist Roger Ebert one of the great film critics, because Ebert understood what filmmakers are trying to achieve. Stone’s comments may be due, in part, to Ebert’s appraisal of Stone’s controversial 1991 film, JFK. “This is not a film about the facts of the [John F. Kennedy] assassination, but […]

Roger Ebert’s Landmarks of 20th Century Cinema — Silver Screenings

Are you in the mood for some award-winning animated shorts? Excellent! We’ve chosen six shorts for you, all from the 1960s, in honour of National Classic Movie Day on May 16. If you plan to drop by our house for the celebration, we’ll make popcorn and lemonade. Oh – there’ll be chocolate cake, too, because […]

National Classic Movie Day: 6 Animated Shorts from the 1960s — Silver Screenings