Movie catholic (a.k.a., Nick's Movie Blog)
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Underrated Gem: "Criss Cross"
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When I was on my initial voyage of noir discovery in the 1990s, Robert Siodmak's near perfect Criss Cross was nowhere near the top...
Underrated Gem: Billy Wilder's "Fedora"
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The year is 1976. The place, Hollywood USA. Billy Wilder, one of Hollywood's greatest writer-directors is at loose ends. His last film, ...
Monday, June 1, 2015
The Boy Genius in Hollywood
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Orson Welles is widely acknowledged as the great genius of American cinema, the wunderkind, the magician of the movies. From his screen debu...
Sunday, May 10, 2015
MGM's Fire Sale
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For years, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) was considered the Tiffany & Co. of film studios. In its heyday, which lasted nearly 30 years, MGM ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Underrated Gem: Peter Bogdanovich's "At Long Last Love"
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About a year ago - on a whim - I purchased the Blu-ray of Peter Bogdanovich's much maligned musical comedy, At Long Last Love , a mus...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Four Cynics: The Sons of Billy Wilder
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In his day, Billy Wilder was Mr. Cynic. His singular take on the American character and its psyche was more in tune with today's anythin...
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