Tag Archives: The Robe

The Big Trail (1930)

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Mark DuPré

There are two fallacies attached to this (pardon the pun) pioneering film. One is that it is simply forgotten as an early widescreen film; if you study film history, you’ll likely run into the old chestnut that This is Cinerama … Continue reading →

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Mark DuPré

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is one of those older, well-regarded films I’d put on my list to see “sometime.” Sometime turned out to be last night, and since I didn’t really know much about the film, many of … Continue reading →

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Hail, Caesar!

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mark DuPré

I so wanted Hail, Caesar! to be as good as its trailer. It had all the ingredients that would delight this film nerd: references to movie situations and characters that I would get and most everyone else wouldn’t (appeal to … Continue reading →

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