The Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
All twenty JLM films rated to coincide with a retrospective at the Criterion Collection. This includes his masterpiece “All About Eve”.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | Jan 30, 2022 | Criterion Collection, Hitchcock and other great movie directors, TV / Streaming |
All twenty JLM films rated to coincide with a retrospective at the Criterion Collection. This includes his masterpiece “All About Eve”.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | Jan 10, 2022 | Hitchcock and other great movie directors |
Why did a great director make so many bad movies? How could the man who made “Dog Day Afternoon” make 24 unwatchable films?
Read MorePosted by Patrick | Jan 14, 2022 | Hitchcock and other great movie directors |
Because of his naming names at the HUAC, what you think of Elia Kazan’s oeuvre depends on whether you can separate the artist from the art.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | Jan 31, 2022 | Classic Film Noir, Criterion Collection, Film Noir, Genres (Action - Music Scene), TV / Streaming |
Fox Noir: Welcome to the world of the femme fatale and multiple flashbacks. Otto Preminger’s “Laura” with Clifton Webb is the crown jewel. And Gene Tierney.
Read MorePosted by Patrick | Jan 6, 2022 | A, Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Mystery, Ratings: Movies and Television, Road Movie, TV / Streaming |
As Yusuke drives into Hiroshima, the opening credits’ role forty minutes into the film. We realize that what we have seen so far is just a prelude to the main story.
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