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The crazed and opulent Cleopatra
It’s appropriate that what I’ve written below about Cleopatra should be muddled as it is. That kind of reflects the movie. It’s a mess, in any number of ways, but what an arresting mess! I’m pretty sure I saw this … Read more
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Cleopatra (1963)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz I can think of no other movie that so overwhelmed me with its spectacle than Cleopatra. Is it a good movie? Probably not. But that doesn’t really matter. It is so spectacular, and in so … Read more
Ernst Lubitsch and his lustfully troubled Paradise
Without really planning too, I’ve found myself watching the movies of Ernst Lubitsch. A few nights ago it was The Shop Around the Corner. Last night it was Trouble in Paradise. I had seen both before, at least once each. … Read more
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch One of the finest romantic comedies ever made, and one that in many ways created a template and set standards for later romantic comedies (while also looking ahead to the screwball comedies to come), is Ernst … Read more
Holiday Inn (1942)
Directed by Mark Sandrich The movie Holiday Inn is memorable for a number of things, some good, some not so good. To begin with, it brings together a trio made up of Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Not … Read more
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