Not to be confused with The Sword Stained With Royal Blood (this is DrunkenFist.com, after all), Royal Wedding is a wonderful, later film featuring the talents of Fred Astaire. Well acted, funny and featuring just a bit more plot than … Continue reading →

The Big Sleep is an insanely cool movie. The plot is somewhat convoluted, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter because in this movie Bogart fully illustrates the style and screen presence that made him a … Continue reading →

the one thing I knew about On the Town before watching it was this number: After watching it I now know that there are a lot of great numbers dotting the film’s 95 minute running time. At times surreal, occasionally … Continue reading →

Yeah, I watched Casablanca twice this year. C’mon, if there’s any movie to watch a couple of times in a year, Casablanca is the one. Especially when the second viewing takes place on an exhausted Christmas night. After a day … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever wondered what the fuss was with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Swing Time is as good a place to start as any. Featuring some classic songs by Jerome Kern (“A Fine Romance”, “The Way You Look Tonight”,”Never … Continue reading →