Craig – Foote & Friends on Film https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com Any film you haven't seen -- is a new experience! Sun, 12 May 2019 14:23:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-FF-1-32x32.png Craig – Foote & Friends on Film https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com 32 32 Hello, Dolly! – The Sets Behind the Massive Musical /2018/12/31/hello-dolly-the-sets-behind-the-massive-musical/ /2018/12/31/hello-dolly-the-sets-behind-the-massive-musical/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:14:10 +0000 /?p=5011 By Craig Leask Much like the Cleopatra (1963) filming fiasco and its nearly devastating effect on the financial stability of 20th Century Fox Studios, Hello, Dolly! (1969) nearly accomplished the same thing by practically bankrupting the same studio, not through a lack of planning and over paying its actors as with Cleopatra, but by vastly…

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]]> /2018/12/31/hello-dolly-the-sets-behind-the-massive-musical/feed/ 0 Craig’s Holiday Movie Favourites /2018/12/13/craigs-holiday-favourites/ /2018/12/13/craigs-holiday-favourites/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:43:28 +0000 /?p=4694 By Craig Leask Like a lot of people, Christmas is and has always been a special time of year for me and nothing gets me more into the spirit of the season then settling down in front of some of my favorite Christmas movies. Several my favorites, as you will soon read, were not initially…

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]]> /2018/12/13/craigs-holiday-favourites/feed/ 0 Malevolent Architecture: The Real Locations of Horror Movies /2018/11/26/malevolent-architecture-the-real-locations-of-horror-movies/ /2018/11/26/malevolent-architecture-the-real-locations-of-horror-movies/#respond Mon, 26 Nov 2018 02:17:27 +0000 /?p=4110 By Craig Leask In movies, haunted houses and castles are traditionally isolated locations: perched on stormy hilltops, swampy bayous, or located on vast, overgrown estates, separated from society (or anyone who can offer help to those in peril). A mountainous resort, closed for the winter, requiring a caretaker, lonely empty mansions being investigated or hosting…

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]]> /2018/11/26/malevolent-architecture-the-real-locations-of-horror-movies/feed/ 0 Remembrance Day/Veterans Day RETROSPECTIVE /2018/11/10/remembrance-day-veterans-day-retrospective/ /2018/11/10/remembrance-day-veterans-day-retrospective/#respond Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:56:06 +0000 /?p=3353 November 11th is Remembrance Day here in Canada. For our American neighbours, it is Veterans Day and is also known as Armistice Day. We here at Foote & Friends On Film decided to offer a few recommendations for films that shine a spotlight on war times and those to whom we owe our freedom. Please…

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]]> /2018/11/10/remembrance-day-veterans-day-retrospective/feed/ 0 Revisiting THE CHANGELING (1980) /2018/10/29/craigs-halloween-pick-the-changeling-1980/ /2018/10/29/craigs-halloween-pick-the-changeling-1980/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2018 04:49:59 +0000 /?p=3469 By Craig Leask I’m a sucker for movies with big old creepy houses (check out my article on Spooky House Comedies here). So, as you can imagine, in the weeks leading up to Halloween my Blu-ray player is kept busy with everything from the classics (Dracula (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Psycho (1960), and The…

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]]> /2018/10/29/craigs-halloween-pick-the-changeling-1980/feed/ 0 Iconic Mid-Century Architecture in Films /2018/10/10/iconic-mid-century-architecture-in-films/ /2018/10/10/iconic-mid-century-architecture-in-films/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:52:20 +0000 /?p=3155 Above: “The Vandamm Residence North by North West: (1959)” By Craig Leask Mid-Century Modern (MCM) is an architectural design and decorating style based upon clean lines, clear expanses of glass, open sight lines, a blurring of interior and exterior spaces and a complete lack of clutter.  The style was developed and made popular by architects of the time,…

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]]> /2018/10/10/iconic-mid-century-architecture-in-films/feed/ 0 Cleopatra (1963): The Sets Behind the Epic /2018/09/24/cleopatra-1963-the-sets-behind-the-epic/ /2018/09/24/cleopatra-1963-the-sets-behind-the-epic/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 02:34:00 +0000 /?p=2852 By Craig Leask It had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: adulterous love affairs, broken marriages, millions of dollars in squandered funds and even attempted murder … and that was all behind the camera!   Most people know the story behind the making of Cleopatra (1963), which was initially conceived as a “low budget”…

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]]> /2018/09/24/cleopatra-1963-the-sets-behind-the-epic/feed/ 0 Buyer Beware – Movies Focusing on the Pitfalls of Home Renovation /2018/09/03/buyer-beware/ /2018/09/03/buyer-beware/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 21:22:58 +0000 /?p=2588 By Craig Leask Homeownership has always been the basis of the American Dream. That sense of accomplishment, a pride of ownership, the creation of lifelong memories. While purchasing your first home can be a very proud milestone, it can also be a very arduous and frightening move – sometimes you just don’t get that feeling…

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