A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

April 5, 2012

…When she got there she met the brute Stan, and the side of New Orleans she hardly knew existed. Well, here we sit again with another fine classic blu-ray release from Warner Brothers.  They have again released on of their classic, with this release being of 1951’s iconic film A Streetcar Named Desire.  It is [...]

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The Unsuspected (1947)

April 2, 2012

You Can’t Foresee It! You Can’t Forget It! Yet another in our recent spate of really fine choices is The Unsuspected, a spectacular film from 1947 which presents a wonderful mystery, though most would drop this in their noir file. It fits there as well, except perhaps not as neatly. Although not onscreen, one of [...]

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Mr. Lucky (1943)

March 28, 2012

Cary at his grandest in the story he chose himself— plus lovely Laraine Day in the role that makes her great! Around 1943, was trying to break out of the mold of the light comedian which had generally shaped his career up to that point—films like The Philadelphia Story, My Favorite Wife, Bringing Up Baby [...]

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