Random Film of the Week: Dark Passage
1947 seems to have been a year for some interesting (albeit not entirely successful) experiments by Hollywood movie makers using a subjective camera (or first-person viewpoint) to tell a story. Movie...
View ArticleRandom Film of the Week: The Window
I remember seeing The Window as a kid on TV and probably laughing a bit too much because the lying wolf-crying brat who no one believed about the murder he finally DID see was getting his just...
View ArticleIt’s Tuesday, Right? Time To Take A Little DETOUR…
(thanks, TheVideoCellar!) Yeah, you had a bad day at work, right? You look like you could use a break from that grumbling and mumbling about chasing your boss around the office with a blunt object as...
View ArticleRandom Film of the Week: Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
(thanks, criterioncollection!) If you’ve never seen this Robert Aldrich-produced and directed film noir masterpiece, drop what you’re doing (well, unless you’re operating heavy machinery or in the...
View ArticleRandom Film of the Week: The Big Heat
(thanks, MJmichand!) Sergeant Dave Bannion has absolutely ZERO luck with attractive women in Fritz Lang’s absolute classic 1953 noir The Big Heat. Granted, our initially 100% by-the-book cop (ably...
View ArticleSleuthathon, Anyone? Get A Clue This March…
Ah, the joys of the blogathon! Like-minded fast to slow typists of assorted interests and skill sets, some of the more precisely well worded and edited post, some of the punchy, short perfect post and...
View ArticleRandom Film of the Week: Detour
(thanks, TheVideoCellar!) “Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you.” I’ve seen Detour so many times since I first discovered it back in 1992 that I sometimes have dreams about it...
View ArticleRandom Film of the Week(end): Journey Into Fear
(thanks, felixxxx999!) Orson Welles may have not directed Journey Into Fear, but it sure looks and feels as if he was behind the lens or at least had a hand in setting up a few scenes. Featuring a...
View ArticleArrow Video: Only Two In January, But What A Pair
While there are only two releases from Arrow Video this month, both are films I’ve not seen, so this is a good thing. Actually, every month is a good thing for film releases from Arrow, as their...
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