#old movies

Grace KellyinHigh Society(1956)

Buster KeatoninGo West(1925)

Steve McQueenandNatalie WoodinLove with the Proper Stranger(1963)

Clara BowinRed Hair (1928), which is now considered a lost film. This opening sequence that was shot in Technicolor is the only surviving color footage of Clara.

Humphrey Bogart photographed by Yousuf Karsh(1946)

Elizabeth TaylorinCleopatra(1963)

Jane Russell photographed by George HurrellforThe Outlaw(1943)

Gene Kelly photographed by Gjon MiliforLIFE Magazine(1944)

Ava GardnerinThe Killers(1946)

“Learn your lines, find your mark, look ‘em in the eye and tell ‘em the truth.”

-James Cagney

Ingrid Bergman photographed by Gordon Parks(1949)

“Three women stopped on the hill above us. Clad in black, and resembling ominous birds, they stared at her with curiosity. Aware of their presence, Ingrid waited for them to leave. I allowed my camera to record this sardonic moment.”

Dear readers (if there are any lol),

I opened this blog to share my thoughts about my passion aka, movies and books! I’ve read a lot of different reviews about different stuff and I don’t always agree with them. Sometimes I outright hate them ( lol ) and I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who has read some idiotic reviews so here I’m writing my own stuff. You are all welcome to share your thoughts with other readers <3

I just watched A Trip to the Moon by the French filmmaker Georges Méliès. The film was published in 1902 and it has colors! It’s a simple 15 minutes video so why is this movie so amazing?

Because it is the first science fiction movie in the history of movies, how incredible is that! To be honest I love the fact that it was hand painted. And to have such imagination, it’s genuis! It is one of the earliest movies to use fading effect in the movies. Georges Méliès was the inventor of special effects. Imagine seeing normal black and white usual movies and then lo! The actor vanishes right in front of your eyes! It might not seem that special these days but in 1902 it was sensational.

The plot is really simple. A group of astronomers decide to go to the moon. They build a space craft for their voyage. The man in the moon watches the voyage approach and then it hits him in the eye. The astronomers explore the moon and find a race of the aliens called Selenites which are easily killed by the astronomers. In the end they have to run for their lives and they come back to earth where their success is celebrated.

The film is simple yet it captures your imagination. Even without a word you can understand the plotline. The props, costumes, even the backgrounds are up to the mark. The surroundings in various scenes is very detailed; the smoke coming off from chimneys, the mushroom forest, the kingdom of Selenites. Georges Méliès directed the film and wrote the plot. How can one not appreciate this amazing man!

My favorite scene of this movie was when the spacecraft lands in the eye of the man in the moon. I bet even Neil Armstrong can’t beat that landing!