Best Classic Films of All Time

Entrepreneur Spencer Schar is a keen moviegoer, having developed a passion for films at an early age. This article will provide an overview of critically acclaimed classic movies that not only captured the imaginations of audiences of their time but continue to inspire and enthrall generation after generation. The attached infographic incorporates some interesting statistics about moviegoing in 2023.

Coming to America (1988)

Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones, Coming to America is both a love story and a hilarious comedy. Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, Crown Prince of Zamunda, a fictional African nation. Joffer travels to the United States with his best friend and personal aide, Semmi, with the hope of finding a wife. The story follows their adventures living in Queens, New York, renting a squalid tenement under the guise of poor foreign students. The embedded video provides an overview of other popular 1980s comedies.

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Directed by Billy Wilder and staring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot follows the story of the lead singer of an all-girl band, played by Monroe. As her band tours sunny Florida, the protagonist chaises her dream of wooing a millionaire. When two new musicians join the band, she does not realize they are men in disguise on the run. The attached PDF contains more information about Marilyn Monroe's iconic movie career.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

To Kill a Mockingbird follows the story of Atticus Finch as told by his daughter, Scout. A smalltown lawyer practicing in the rural South, Atticus Finch defended a wrongfully accused black man in this award-winning adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel. Staring Mary Badham, Gregory Peck, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Robert Mulligan, this coming-of-age legal drama crime movie gained overwhelmingly positive reviews from both the public and critics at the box office, earning more than six times its budget.

Casablanca (1942)

This renowned black-and-white movie is set in in the Moroccan city of Casablanca during World War II. Played by Humphrey Bogart, the protagonist, Rick Blaine, is a nightclub owner whose establishment becomes a safe haven for refugees, despite repeated warnings from the local authorities. When an ex-lover and her partner appear on the scene, they bring with them a challenge that Rick is forced to confront. An unforgettable love story, Casablanca is one of the best-known Hollywood romances of all time.

 

 

 

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2024

 

In addition to enjoying reading, outdoor pursuits, and travel in his spare time, entrepreneur Spencer Schar has been a movie buff since childhood. This article will provide an overview of some of the most hotly anticipated movie releases of 2024.

The Zone of Interest

Loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis, The Zone of Interest follows the holocaust from the perspective of a camp commandant and his doting family, who live next door to the concentration camp. Having been show in a limited number of US cinemas on December 15, 2023, the movie has been hailed as a masterpiece. Directed by Jonathan Glazier, the auteur behind Under the Skin and Sexy Beast, The Zone of Interest deliberately shocks, unsettles, and challenges viewers, confronting them with the “banality of evil” in an entirely novel way. The movie was well received by critics, with The Daily Telegraph acknowledging that “horrors gnaw at the edge of every shot,” while Steven Spielberg rated the movie as the best Holocaust film made since his own, Schindler’s List.

Dune: Part Two

Having been delayed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes, Dune: Part Two is the follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s gargantuan sci-fi epic. The long-awaited sequel follows the epic journey of Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, and also stars Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Christopher Walken. The story follows Atreides and the Fremen as they battle to reclaim their land before it is too late. Tipped to gross at least $65 million in the US alone, this action-packed epic war movie received encouraging early reactions prior to release.

The End We Start From

An eco-survivalist thriller set in post-apocalyptic Britain, The End We Start From is based on the award-winning novel by Megan Hunter. The movie’s protagonist is played by Jodie Comer, who portrays a new mother forced to flee with her baby from the horror of a flooded London. As England is engulfed by flood waters civilization starts to collapse, with faltering supply chains triggering a semi-feral competition for resources. Directed by BAFTA Award winner Mahalia Belo, the movie is a gripping survival drama that depicts a world gradually falling apart, then disintegrating all at once. Tight in both budget and focus, The End We Start From is far from disaster cinema reveling in the grand spectacle of destruction, instead looking at the human condition and inviting viewers to consider what they would do in such peril with no moral guidance.