Monthly Archives: August 2018

Mission: Impossible–Fallout

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Mark DuPré

For my friend Steve: Mission: Impossible—Fallout is the latest in the series that was rebooted with Tom Cruise way back in 1996, when the image of Cruise suspended above the floor grabbed the nation’s attention and helped kick-start the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged 007, Alec Baldwin, Christopher McQuarrie, Daniel Craig, Henry Cavill, Jack Reacher, Leah Remini, Michelle Monaghan, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible-Fallout, Netflix, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Superman, The Crown, The Usual Suspects, The Way of the Gun, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames | Leave a comment

Two French Classics: Lola Montès (1955) and Pépé le Moko (1937)

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Mark DuPré

My new FilmStruck subscription (thank you, children) is giving me access to many older films that help fill in my cinematic gaps. Recently, I saw two French classics that couldn’t be more different from one another—Lola Montès (1955) and Pépé … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged Algiers, Andrew Sarris, Anton Walbrook, Barry Lyndon, Charles Boyer, Clark Gable, Forrest Gump, Franz Liszt, Graham Greene, Hedy Lamarr, Jean Gabin, King Ludwig I of Bavaria, La Regle du Jeu, Lola Montes, Marine Carol, Max Ophuls, Oscar Werner, Pépé le Moko, Pepé le Pew, Peter Ustinov, Renoir, Rules of the Game, Ryan O'Neal, Technicolor, The Earrings of Madame de... | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: August 2018

Mission: Impossible–Fallout

Two French Classics: Lola Montès (1955) and Pépé le Moko (1937)

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