Double Indemnity
A masterpiece in film is both a document of a culture unique to the time of its conception as well as a technical feat that provides continuing instruction and inspiration… Read more »
A masterpiece in film is both a document of a culture unique to the time of its conception as well as a technical feat that provides continuing instruction and inspiration… Read more »
Frank Capra is arguably the quintessential American director of the thirties and forties. His films, particularly those he made with James Stewart, succeed in presenting a superficial environment reminiscent of… Read more »
“My purpose in making Macbeth was not to make a great film – and this is unusual, because I think that every film director, even when he is making nonsense,… Read more »
All My Sons (1948) is Edward G. Robinson’s movie. The story may be Arthur Miller’s, the script may be Chester Erskine’s, but this film belongs to Robinson. He brings his… Read more »
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) is one of a handful of films that defined the public’s notion of the MGM musical. The essential ingredients at work here can be… Read more »
Winston Churchill’s favorite film was That Hamilton Woman (1941). Directed by Alexander Korda, the film exhibits all of the Romantic militarism and blind nationalism one would expect from a film… Read more »
I have always found the westerns of Howard Hawks to be sentimental and the westerns of John Ford more nostalgic by comparison. This juxtaposition is only necessary because in my… Read more »
I’m not the biggest fan of Robert Wise, but I do love The Set-Up (1949) and The Body Snatcher (1945). While The Set-Up sits comfortably in the Noir cannon, The… Read more »
“What the fuck is this!?!” was my friend’s first response when I showed him Dean Riesner’s Bill & Coo (1948) back in 2010. It seems to be the reaction most… Read more »
I didn’t really immerse myself in the work of Edgar G. Ulmer till late in 2012 after reading Todd McCarthy’s indispensable The Kings Of The Bs. This was the fourth… Read more »