Happy birthday, Harold Lloyd!

My dear dad made sure I was brought up in the Faith: plenty of Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Tom & Jerry, and Bugs Bunny. He's been n his 80s now, and we still rewatch these together, and roar with laughter every time.

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I find myself developing a passion for these old Hollywood movies. There's an earnestness and a passion that fills my cup. Thinking and learning about how the films were made is an additional and worthwhile benefit - a lot has been written and said about them.

My ★★★½ review of Spartacus on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/9sduyn

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A ★★★½ review of Spartacus (1960)

A certified, classic Hollywood banger. The whole cast is great but Laurence Olivier bestrides the film like a Titan and plays Crassus with subtlety, believability and passion. The film making is less Kubrick and more supremely competent - handling 1000s of extras, political machinations and tender individual moments with aplomb. Special shout out to the former slave woman who attacks her former master with gusto in the foreground of a wide shot as Spartacus and did army liberated another town. Fantastic.