The Naked Jungle (1954)

January 18, 2012

“You wanted an ornament, something nice looking to go with the rest of the furniture, brought up the river with great difficulty. Just keep it dusted and see that the termites don’t get at it.” -Joanna Leiningen on being a proxy bride The Naked Jungle (1954) is many things. A love story, if a bit [...]

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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

January 15, 2012

The robbery should have taken 10 minutes. 4 hours later, the bank was like a circus sideshow. 8 hours later, it was the hottest thing on live T.V. 12 hours later, it was all history. And it’s all true. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) doesn’t get mentioned much in Al Pacino’s pantheon of great films. (And [...]

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

January 7, 2012

“Sometimes you can be much more alone with other people than you are by yourself.” -Lucy Muir In the first decade of his career, Rex Harrison had done right well for a young actor, assisted by a number of first-class British playwrights and novelists. In Blithe Spirit—by Noel Coward no less—he senses his dead wife [...]

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