Daily Archives: December 31, 2023

Billy Graham, DeMille and “The Ten Commandments”

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Roger Moore

Steven Spielberg mentioned in interviews over the years how a Cecil B. DeMille epic from the early 1950s changed his life. The spectacle, the larger-than-life presentation and the special effects of “The Greatest Show on Earth” turned little Steven into … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Hollywood Brits and Others rally for WWII England, “Forever and a Day” (1943)

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Roger Moore

Almost every Hollywood movie of “the war years” was an embarrasment of riches when it came to European expats decorating the cast. “Casablanca” was practically a make-work project for conflict refugees. British films with a patriotic bent — “The 49th … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Something’s Brewing,” but not romance in this bore

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Roger Moore

For everybody who figures The Hallmark Channel is too “edgy” and The Christian Channel too preachy, there’s UpTV, whose fare one hopes isn’t represented by “Something Brewing,” a bland, lifeless romance parked on Amazon Prime for the curious. Suffice it … Continue reading →

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