Back on the 6th of this month, the Beatles' 1964 debut film A Hard Day's Night turned 50 years old. In commemoration, the film was digitally restored, opened in many theaters across the country during the July 4 weekend, and is available on DVD/Blu-Ray. When I first heard that news, I had to stop and… Continue reading My first (and only) encounter with Beatlemania.
Tag: classics
When a Titan wakes up, you should run, not walk.
I'm sitting here happily watching Jason and the Argonauts (1963) on Turner Classic Movies tonight, one of Ray Harryhausen's finest works in Dynamation (stop-motion animation). Even with all the progress that's been made in movie special effects today, there is something special about stop-motion and the classic films that used it. I've been a die-hard… Continue reading When a Titan wakes up, you should run, not walk.

