Based on just the trailer-- tenderness and an independent spirit captivate. At one time singing canaries were in many homes. Several years later they were no where to be had. Have they returned to the marketplace now?
So now you have me thinking about the current political climate. As the divisions grow ever deeper, can we still be civil to one another? Will we be able to tolerate each other?
I don’t know what it is about Lancaster but he dominates the screen, in every movie, in a way I’ve never seen. Might not have the charm and humor and relatability of some other actors, but just *the* absolute movie star.
Frankenheimer and Lancaster made the best WW2 film in my opinion ever produced - The Train. Burt is an underground French resistance fighter who must prevent painting masterpieces from being taken by the Germans out of France just before the Allies take over. Many men die in the process of saving these works of art. The movie ends with the camera going back and forth between the many hostages on the train slaughtered by the Germans upon their realization that they are about to be defeated and the masterpieces the Germans now abandon.
One of the great things about Word and Song is that it calls to mind forgotten movies or poems or songs. The Birdman of Alcatraz is one of those movies that I saw so long ago and it left such an impression! Why have I never watched it again as an adult? Now I will!
Based on just the trailer-- tenderness and an independent spirit captivate. At one time singing canaries were in many homes. Several years later they were no where to be had. Have they returned to the marketplace now?
So now you have me thinking about the current political climate. As the divisions grow ever deeper, can we still be civil to one another? Will we be able to tolerate each other?
I don’t know what it is about Lancaster but he dominates the screen, in every movie, in a way I’ve never seen. Might not have the charm and humor and relatability of some other actors, but just *the* absolute movie star.
Frankenheimer and Lancaster made the best WW2 film in my opinion ever produced - The Train. Burt is an underground French resistance fighter who must prevent painting masterpieces from being taken by the Germans out of France just before the Allies take over. Many men die in the process of saving these works of art. The movie ends with the camera going back and forth between the many hostages on the train slaughtered by the Germans upon their realization that they are about to be defeated and the masterpieces the Germans now abandon.
One of the great things about Word and Song is that it calls to mind forgotten movies or poems or songs. The Birdman of Alcatraz is one of those movies that I saw so long ago and it left such an impression! Why have I never watched it again as an adult? Now I will!