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UNKNOWN THE (1927)

Unknown The (1927)

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Unknown The (1927) A Tod Browning directed Lon Chaney silent classic! In this horror drama Chaney plays a criminal who hides his identity by wrapping up his arms such that he appears as an armless man attraction in a traveling circus. He has a helper (John George) the only other one who knows the truth that helps him wrap and unwrap his arms. But he can feed himself and throw knives his act with his feet! He falls in love with his assistant [...]
Gun Law (1938)

Gun Law (1938)

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Gun Law (1938) George O’Brien plays Marshal Tom O’Malley in this B-Western directed by David Howard and written by Oliver Drake. He happens upon the notorious Raven (Edward Pawley) in the desert and discovers that he’s the target of the outlaw’s plans. But after getting the drop on the Marshal the Raven drinks some bad water and dies. After O’Malley is saved from a similar fate by a Parson and his daughter Ruth (Rita Oehmen) he decides [...]
LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (1970) – FULL REVIEW!

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) – full review!

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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) – full review! Produced by David Susskind directed by Cy Howard and written by Joseph Bologna David Zelag Goodman and Renée Taylor this above average and surprisingly only somewhat dated (much of it still rings true today) comedy about marriage pre-marriage dating and male-female relationships features the Academy Award winning song “For All We Know”. The writing was also Oscar nominated and [...]
DESIGNING WOMAN (1957)

Designing Woman (1957)

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Designing Woman (1957) This is a very funny movie starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall in a film with a set-up similar to the Hepburn-Tracy classic Woman of the Year (1942)). It deservedly won George Wells his only Oscar (on his only nomination) for Best Writing Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen and was directed by Vincente Minnelli. Peck is a New York sportswriter who’s on the West Coast on assignment doing a [...]
BODY SNATCHER THE (1945)

Body Snatcher The (1945)

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Body Snatcher The (1945) A frightening tale of an ambitious doctor (Henry Daniell) trying to escape his past including a relationship with the nefarious title character played by Boris Karloff. Russell Wade plays the doctor’s apprentice who exhibits a better bedside manner than his tutor; Bela Lugosi (in his final onscreen pairing with Karloff) appears briefly as the doctor’s assistant. Rita Corday plays a woman who brings her lame [...]
Call Me Madam (1953)

Call Me Madam (1953)

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Call Me Madam (1953) Directed by Walter Lang (The King and I (1956)) with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman this above average Musical comedy features Ethel Merman’s signature performance reprising her Broadway role with great Irving Berlin songs and the energetic dancing of Donald O’Connor! Not only that but George Sanders sings too and Vera-Ellen dances! The film’s Score won the Academy Award; its Color Costume Design was [...]
PAUL MUNI

Paul Muni

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Paul Muni Paul Muni was born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund on September 22 1895) in Lemberg Austria-Hungary (now known as Lviv Ukraine). His parents were Jewish actors that immigrated to the United States in 1902. He started working on the stage at 12 years of age when he was known by a Yiddish nickname Moonie but didn’t make it to Broadway until he was nearly thirty. His first Hollywood role came five years later in The Valiant (1929) for which [...]
BULLITT (1968)

Bullitt (1968)

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Bullitt (1968) A large portion of this film is consumed by one of the best car chases ever released on film. I think I actually like the one in The Seven-Ups (1973) better though I prefer Steve McQueen to Roy Scheider. This one also stars Robert Vaughn Jacqueline Bisset Robert Duvall and Norman Fell. It won the Best Editing Oscar; and was nominated for Best Sound. Directed by Peter Yates it’s #36 on AFI’s 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies list. [...]
CRASH (2004)

Crash (2004)

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Crash (2004) It’s telling that the Academy had to select a film from 2004 to compete (and win!) in their 2005 Awards ceremony. After much hype and hullabaloo about “the other” film specifically designed to pander to the mainstream media and a specific political agenda this one walked away with top honors – the Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year. Additionally co-producer Paul Haggis (with Cathy Schulman) who wrote [...]
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

White Christmas (1954)

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White Christmas (1954) A quasi remake of the Mark Sandrich-Irving Berlin comedy Musical romance drama Holiday Inn (1942) this Michael Curtiz-directed version also stars Bing Crosby but teams him with Danny Kaye (in lieu of Fred Astaire) as well as Rosemary Clooney and leggy dancer Vera-Ellen. Norman Krasna (Princess O’Rourke (1943)) and Norman Panama & Melvin Frank (Road to Utopia (1946)) wrote the screenplay & story. Irving [...]
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