Classic Circuit: ‘Seven Samurai’ Still Thrills 65 Years Later
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Formerly known as "Historical Circuit," the weekly series will take a look at any film, from any year...
Historical Circuit: Ang Lee Brings Jane Austen’s Words to Life in 1995’s ‘Sense and...
TITLE OF FILM: “Sense and Sensibility”
FILM YEAR: 1995
DIRECTOR: Ang Lee
WRITER: Emma Thompson (Based on the novel by Jane Austen)
STARRING: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant,...
Historical Circuit: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck Fall in Love in 1953’s ‘Roman Holiday’
TITLE OF FILM: “Roman Holiday”
FILM YEAR: 1953
DIRECTOR: William Wyler
WRITER: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
STARRING: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert
SYNOPSIS:
Amid a goodwill...
Historical Circuit: Doris Day & Rock Hudson Find Something to Talk About In 1959’s...
TITLE OF FILM: Pillow Talk
FILM YEAR: 1959
DIRECTOR: Michael Gordon
WRITER: Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin, Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene
STARRING: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma...
Historical Circuit: 1978’s ‘Superman’ with Christopher Reeve Flew High So Others Could Follow
TITLE OF FILM: “Superman”
FILM YEAR: 1978
DIRECTOR: Richard Donner
WRITER: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton (Based on the Superman Comic by Jerry Siegel and...
Historical Circuit: Paul Newman is Scorching in 1967’s ‘Cool Hand Luke’
TITLE OF FILM: “Cool Hand Luke”
FILM YEAR: 1967
DIRECTOR: Stuart Rosenberg
WRITER: Donn Pearce, Frank Pierson
STARRING: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Morgan Woodward,...
Historical Circuit: Tom Cruise Shows Us the Kwan in 1996’s ‘Jerry Maguire’
TITLE OF FILM: “Jerry Maguire”
FILM YEAR: 1996
DIRECTOR: Cameron Crowe
WRITER: Cameron Crowe
STARRING: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Bonnie Hunt, Regina King, Jay Mohr, Kelly...
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day Three Closes with ‘Hello Dolly’
2019 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: Day Three brings to a close the tenth year of the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival. It's hard...
TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Two Features ‘Raisin in the Sun’ and More
2019 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: Day Two of Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival featured a variety of classic movies at a variety of...
Historical Circuit: 1953’s ‘Stalag 17’ Brings Absurdity to War
FILM: "Stalag 17"
YEAR: 1953
DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder
WRITER: Edwin Blum & Billy Wilder (Based on the Play Written By Donald Bevan & Edmund Trzcinski)
STARRING: William Holden,...
Historical Circuit: The Political Game is Played So Well in 2000’s ‘The Contender’
TITLE OF FILM: “The Contender”
FILM YEAR: 2000
DIRECTOR: Rod Lurie
WRITER: Rod Lurie
STARRING: Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Peterson, Philip Baker...
Historical Circuit: 1982’s ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Makes the Most of Richard Gere
TITLE OF FILM: “An Officer and a Gentleman”
FILM YEAR: 1982
DIRECTOR: Taylor Hackford
WRITER: Douglas Day Stewart
STARRING: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert...
Historical Circuit: ‘Beautiful Girls’ (1996) is Still Asking Men to Grow Up
TITLE OF FILM: “Beautiful Girls”
FILM YEAR: 1996
DIRECTOR: Ted Demme
WRITER: Scott Rosenberg
STARRING: Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman,...
Historical Circuit: William Wyler’s 1958’s ‘The Big Country’ Brings Heart to the West
TITLE OF FILM: “The Big Country”
FILM YEAR: 1958
DIRECTOR: William Wyler
WRITER: Robert Wyler, Sy Bartlett, James R. Webb
STARRING: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker,...
Historical Circuit: 1987’s ‘Baby Boom’ Starring Diane Keaton is Booming with the Female Plight
TITLE OF FILM: “Baby Boom”
FILM YEAR: 1987
DIRECTOR: Charles Shyer
WRITER: Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer
STARRING: Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Wanamaker, Sam Shepard, Pat Hingle, James...
Historical Circuit: Gorillas in the Mist (★★★★)
WOMEN IN CINEMA BONUS: March is Women's History Month and yet cinema is hard-pressed to devote their time to telling women's stories (women's stories as...
Annual Awards Circuit User Survey! Please make your voice heard!
It's that time of the year where we want to hear from all of you. There is a short 10 question survey for you...
