Mildred Pierce (1945) Queer Film A+
Brilliantly filmed in high Germanic style by a wondrously talented bunch of ex-pat Viennese uber talents: Curtiz, Anton Grot and Max Steiner.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 40s, A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Ratings: Movies and Television, YouTube
Brilliantly filmed in high Germanic style by a wondrously talented bunch of ex-pat Viennese uber talents: Curtiz, Anton Grot and Max Steiner.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 40s, A, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
Albert Lewin directed his masterpiece, a superb adaptation of Oscar Wild’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” with the beautiful Hurd Hatfield.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 40s, A-, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
“Gilda”: Rita Hayworth’s star-making performance, directed by Charles Vidor, with cinematography by Rudolph Mate and Jack Cole’s choreography.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 40s, A, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
Stanwyck gives one of her most controlled, lethal performances, and Douglas’s debut is astonishing – he plays Walter as a man who has been dying for years, a man whose entire identity is built around Martha.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 40s, A+, Apple TV+, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
The term “MacGuffin” originated with writer Angus MacPhail and was popularized by Alfred Hitchcock. The MacGuffin in “Notorious” is the Uranium.
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