Join us as we explore the work of the Monty Python troupe after their collaborations together, including the films released by HandMade Films, founded by George Harrison. We'll discuss the following films: An Accidental Studio (2019), The Long Good Friday (1980), Brazil (1985), Mona Lisa (1986), Withnail and I (1987), and A Fish Called …
"Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you." -- Dennis Join us in February 2026 for our Monty Python on the Big Screen Journey! We'll start with the comedy troupe's first feature-length film Monty Python and the Holy …
Let's start 2026 off right with a look at the electric on-screen partnership of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. We'll dive into the careers of these two legendary Hollywood stars with an in-depth look at the four films they made together: Sylvia Scarlett (1935), Holiday (1938), Bringing Up Baby …
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) is a lovely, simple tale of stubborn self-confidence, the unexpected nature of life, and unlikely romance. Wendy Hiller, known best for her portrayal of Eliza Doolittle in the Anthony Asquith/Leslie Howard production of Pygmalion (1938), is …
In my many years of obsession with all things cinema, there have been a handful of filmmakers whose work has connected with me in unexpected ways. Films that have expanded my worldview, soothed my personal troubles, filled my heart. Films that made feel something. Films that made …
We've spent the last couple of months brainstorming special perks for our members for 2025. We have some sweet CineJourneys branded swag, including drink sleeves (aka "Koozies" but we really, really hate that word), stickers, post cards, and buttons that will go out to all of our …
In The Wages of Fear (1953), based on Georges Arnaud’s novel The Salary of Fear, director Henri-George Clouzot takes an incredibly simple premise and creates over two and a half hours of psychological suspense in one of the greatest thrillers ever made. The Wages of Fear was …
A celebration of "Worldwide Mifune." Edited from an original piece for Turner Classic Movies that is languishing somewhere in the bowels of the internet. Toshirō Mifune was born on April 1, 1920 in Tsingtao, China (now Quingdao, Shandong), which at that time was under Japanese military rule. His …
Here is the presentation. https://youtu.be/wjeq7hmYZwI
Here is the presentation https://youtu.be/mDFGj6cI0go