by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Arizona (1940) Catch-22 (1970) Experiment in Terror (1962) The Lost World (1925) The Seventh Seal (1957) I chose Experiment in Terror as it […]
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Elmer Gantry (1960) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Our second classic of 2014 is Elmer Gantry, a melodrama that takes aim at revivalist religion, based upon a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis. As adapted by writer-director Richard Brooks this 1960 film becomes a period piece of the late […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: The Americanization of Emily (1964) Elmer Gantry (1960) The Guns of Navarone (1961) The Naked Spur (1953) Out of the Past (1947) […]
Continue reading »The Naked City (1948) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Our first classic of 2014 is a police procedural shot on location in New York City back in the days when that fact was actually a big deal. The Naked City is truly a cinematic love letter to New York despite […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Atlantic City (1981) The Caine Mutiny (1954) Dracula (1931) Melvin and Howard (1980) The Naked City (1948) I chose The Naked City as […]
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