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Classic Film Preview » Ways of Escape
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So many movies, so little time. Sat 16 Jan 2016. Posted by David English under Cable, DVD, and Blu-ray. We talk about the great directors, yet it’s always a group effort. It takes a strong director to steer the many divergent elements in the same direction. When the process works, all the elements fit together so the result is equal to more than the sum of the parts. The Third Man. As good as Greene’s script is, the most famous lines from the film were written by Orson Welles. Onscreen for a co...If I of...
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Classic Film Preview » Well-Oiled Machine
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So many movies, so little time. Sun 21 Feb 2016. Posted by David English under Cable and DVD. 1945) is the kind of competently directed Hollywood film from the 1940s that seems better each time you watch it. Like Michael Curtiz’s other outstanding drama from that decade, Casablanca. 1943), everything seems to click — uniformly fine performances, a terrific script that never misses a beat, and a first-rate musical score (Max Steiner in both cases). I’m so smart it’s a disease! List Price: $19.95. Top 25 C...
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Classic Film Preview » Cable and DVD
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So many movies, so little time. Archived Posts from this Category. Wed 3 Aug 2016. Alas, Poor Yorick. Posted by David English under Cable and DVD. Until Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet. 1948), Shakespeare films were considered to be box office poison. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1935) and Romeo and Juliet. We’ll never know, though it’s a technique that wouldn’t have been practical on the Elizabethan stage. Hamlet won four Academy awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Olivier), Best Black and White Art Direction/Set...
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Classic Film Preview » Artistic Spirit
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So many movies, so little time. Tue 16 Jun 2015. Posted by David English under Cable, DVD, and Blu-ray. A great film depends on everything coming together into an unlikely alignment. If a director, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer, composer, or other essential component is lacking, you may end up with only an interesting film that shows promise. With The Red Shoes. An Autobiography of British Cinema. 1946) and Black Narcissus. 1951) and Singin’ in the Rain. 1952) might never have been approved withou...
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Classic Film Preview » No Fighting in the War Room
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So many movies, so little time. Sat 16 Jul 2016. No Fighting in the War Room. Posted by David English under Cable, DVD, and Blu-ray. It’s hard to write about Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. 1964) without resorting to superlatives. It’s the best comedy of the 1960s. It’s the best black comedy ever. It has the longest title of any Oscar-nominated film. Just as Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1964; directed by Stanley Kubrick; cable, dvd, and blu-ray).
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Classic Film Preview » Falling in Love Again
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So many movies, so little time. Wed 16 Mar 2016. Falling in Love Again. Posted by David English under Cable, DVD, and Blu-ray. Ask film buffs about director Josef von Sternberg, and you may receive a blank stare. Others assume that The Blue Angel. 1930), his best known film, was probably the work that brought him to Hollywood. In fact, Sternberg had already made a name for himself in Hollywood, directing such silent gems as The Salvation Hunters. 1927), Last Command. 1928), and The Docks of New York.
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Classic Film Preview » Crowd Control
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So many movies, so little time. Mon 4 Apr 2016. Posted by David English under Cable and DVD. Fritz Lang’s first American film after fleeing the Hitler regime in Germany, Fury. 1936) is a terrifying look at how good people can go bad when swayed by the darker instincts of a crowd. The incredible scenes where the mob tries to lynch an innocent man recall the workers frantically fleeing the city in Metropolis. And the angry calls for justice against the child murderer in M. Spencer Tracy turns in a gripping...
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protozoid | Manhattan Buildings #108
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July 30, 2015. Posted in 18mm Super-Elmar. Manhattan Store Window #44. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Ricoh GR Digital II.
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protozoid | B&W Picks
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protozoid | About This Site
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May 10, 2008. This is an online gallery for my photos. My main site is davidenglish.com. Has my tech blogs. I also have two sites devoted to classic films. Classic Film Preview. Provides extended previews of upcoming movies on cable and disc, while Filmzoid. Has shorter entries that usually point to other resources. If you would like to know more about my background, you can read my work-related bio. Comments or questions are welcome. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment.