Category Archives: Random film stuff

Et al. April18

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

Wings (1927) Upon America’s entry into war in 1917, two young men from the same small town enlist to become combat pilots: David Armstrong (Richard Arlen), whose family is one of the wealthiest in town; and Jack Powell (Charles Rogers), … Continue reading →

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Et Al. Feb18

Posted on February 11, 2018 by

Ghosts (1915) To celebrate his appointment as Chamberlain to the King, Captain Alving (Henry B. Walthall) holds an elaborate party at his hunting-lodge. During it, he is sought out by society woman, Johanna (Juana Archer), with whom he begins an … Continue reading →

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The Hatching

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

    It looked to Miguel like a black river rushed up behind him. The man had only managed to get to his knees before the dark mass rolled over and around him.     Miguel took a few steps backward, but he found … Continue reading →

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Deadly Nature

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

    Chip reached toward his pocket for another stone, but his action was halted by the shock of what he saw. Two pair of gleaming eyes turned upward to glare at him from the two heads mounted side by side on the … Continue reading →

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General chatter

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

Welcome to the latest addition to Random Film Stuff. Got a comment not related to a specific review? Seen a film you want to recommend (or anti-recommend)? Just want to say ‘hi’? This is the place for off-topic chat!

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Et Al. Aug17

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) When businessman Stanley Jordan (William Holden) loses everything and then drops dead in the face of the Wall Street Crash, his children, Bonnie (Joan Crawford) and Rodney (William Bakewell), are left penniless. Spurning a proposal of … Continue reading →

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WANT!!

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Stuff from the movies that I, well, WANT!! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Section 1: The Art Gallery: Paintings are important props in many movies. They also rank very high on my I’d Kill To Own That list. Supernatural (1933): Society girl Roma Courtney … Continue reading →

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Et Al. April17

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

The Man Who Played God (1932) World-renowned pianist, Montgomery Royle (George Arliss), is playing privately for a foreign monarch when a bomb blast from an attempted assassination renders him deaf. Shut out from the music he worships, Royle grows bitter, … Continue reading →

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Killer

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Harper tried to collect his thoughts. “We are all aware, I think, sir, of the military uses to which dolphins have been put in Vietnam…indeed, the common dolphin has proved most effective in groups. But the killer works at maximum … Continue reading →

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Et al. December16

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1920) In the Argentine, the uncultured but wealthy Spanish landowner, Julio Madariaga (Pomeroy Cannon), shares his estate with his two daughters and their husbands, the Frenchman Marcelo Desnoyers (Josef Swickard) and the German Karl … Continue reading →

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