Tag Archives: Warner Bros.

Untimely Movie Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Tom Garrett

As the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection moves into a new decade, the first movie from the 1950s is another story based on a play: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (which I will refer to simply as Streetcar to signal my … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Commentary, Elia Kazan, Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Movies, Reviews, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The last of the three Humphrey Bogart films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, from 1948. This is an older, more grizzled Bogey, partially due to simple aging, and partially due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Movies, Reviews, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: The Maltese Falcon

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The problem with The Maltese Falcon isn’t that it’s a movie based on a book, it’s that it’s a movie that feels like it’s based on a play. The 1941 film is one of the earliest, greatest examples of film noir. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Commentary, Dashiell Hammett, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Movies, Peter Lorre, Reviews, Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 7 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Tom Garrett

One of the more interesting bits of classic film trivia is that not only did Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz reach theaters in the same year (1939), but they were actually directed by the same man: Victor Fleming. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Clark Gable, Commentary, Gone with the Wind, Judy Garland, Movies, Reviews, Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, The Wizard of Oz, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 5 Comments

Coming Soon to a Blog Near You

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Tom Garrett

I try to check Amazon’s “Gold Box” deal of the day as often as possible, which usually amounts to the one day per week when I actually remember to do so. I luckily happened upon a particularly attractive deal recently. … Continue reading →