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four marx brothers together in ‘monkey business’

by Frank Cullen | Jun 25, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

The Marx Brothers entered Vaudeville as children in musical acts. Their careers as a team and,...

Free Movies in the Mountains: Grave of the Fireflies anime

by Frank Cullen | Jun 18, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Grave of the Fireflies is a moving, beautifully designed animated film from Japan’s Studio Ghibli....

Free Movies in the Mountains suggests Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla

by Frank Cullen | May 3, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

RocknRolla is not for the kiddies—and likely not some adults. Foul language abounds throughout the...

Free Movies in the Mountain [in Exile]: Attenborough’s Oh! What a Lovely War

by Leota Harriman | Apr 12, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

The story of Oh! What a Lovely War is that of the First World War (1914–1919. Director Richard...

Free Movies in the Mountains [Online]: Bram Stoker’s Dracula

by Frank Cullen | Apr 2, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

‘Living dead’ tales have abounded since ancient times and in most cultures, but few have persisted...

Free Movies in the Mountains [in Exile] recommends Miss Marple in Murder She Said

by Frank Cullen | Mar 29, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Dame Agatha Christie was not pleased when her inconspicuous yet observant mouse-like Miss Marple...

Free Movies in the Mountains (in Exile): ‘In the Mood for Love’

by Frank Cullen | Feb 2, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

First a question. Who are the most famous and popular movie stars on Earth? Hint: they are not...

Free Movies in the Mountains (in Exile) suggests Mae West in ‘Go West, Young Man’

by Frank Cullen | Jan 22, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Mae West first worked in Vaudeville at age five in 1897, then on Broadway for nearly 20 years...

Movies in the Mountains (in Exile): Danny Kaye as The Court Jester

by Frank Cullen | Jan 12, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Many critics regard The Court Jester as Danny Kaye’s finest film. Written and directed by Melvin...

Movies in the Mountains in Exile: Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ or ‘Scrooge’

by Frank Cullen | Dec 18, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

George Minter, founder of Renown Pictures in 1938, was primarily a UK film distributor of modestly...

Free Movies in the Mountains (in Exile) suggests Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’

by Frank Cullen | Dec 16, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

No one denies that Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) made many of the more suspenseful movies in the...

Free Movies in the Mountains (in Exile) suggests Laurel & Hardy in Flying Deuces

by Frank Cullen | Dec 5, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

It was not until Hal Roach teamed Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy, that both men became famous...

Free Movies in the Mountains (in Exile) suggests The Thief of Bagdad

by Frank Cullen | Dec 4, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Under the heading of “Exceptional Films of every Era and Many Lands” comes The Thief of Bagdad (UK...

Movies in the Mountains (in Exile) suggests watching Topper Returns

by Frank Cullen | Nov 16, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Topper Returns (1941), is a 90-minute, spooky screwball comedy mystery starring Joan Blondell with...

Movies in the Mountains (in Exile)

by Frank Cullen | Oct 30, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

Wes Anderson situated his fictional Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) in the mythical nation of...

Movies in the Mountains in Exile: ‘Miracle in Milan’ is online

by Frank Cullen | Oct 16, 2020 | Feature Stories | 0 |

To our friends following Movies in the Mountains. We had planned to screen “Miracle in Milan” at...

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