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 Moreby Patrick | Jan 30, 2022 | Criterion Collection, Directors, My Favorites, TV / Streaming
All twenty JLM films rated to coincide with a retrospective at the Criterion Collection. This includes his masterpiece “All About Eve”.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jan 31, 2022 | Classic Film Noir, Criterion Collection, Film Noir, Genres, 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.
Read Moreby Patrick | Feb 1, 2022 | Criterion Collection, Masterpieces, My Favorites, TV / Streaming
I have confined myself to rating thirteen films from the height of La Nouvelle Vague. This was before Jean-Luc Godard, in particular, seemed to loose his joy in making movies.
Read Moreby Patrick | Sep 12, 2022 | 50s | 60s, Criterion Collection, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres, My Favorites, Romance, TV / Streaming, Under Appreciated
In fact, many of Theodore Isaac Rubin’s beliefs have now fallen out of favor. Despite the film’s sensitive moments, it often seems dangerously simplistic and naive.
Read Moreby Patrick | Sep 12, 2022 | 50s | 60s, Criterion Collection, Documentary, Film Reviews, Genres, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
A true breakthrough and a film that has improved with age. Documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke interviews gay African American hustler and aspiring cabaret performer Jason Holliday in his apartment at the Hotel Chelsea.
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