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Sayonara (1957)
Directed by Joshua Logan Some movies are strong and weak simultaneously. I suppose this is another way of saying they have both good and bad qualities. While watching Sayonara I kept thinking how much I would like to see the … Read more
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Directed by Laurence Olivier This is one of those movies that is okay, but not much more, nor much less. It isn’t bad but it isn’t good either. However, if you like Marilyn Monroe, it’s a great one to watch … Read more
The great and debatable Red River
I really go on a ramble here about this movie, though it is more a ramble about John Wayne’s acting and speech pattern than the film. This is considered one of the great westerns by many and I would be … Read more
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The King and I (1956)
Directed by Walter Lang Loosely based on the story of Anna Leonowens, a British woman who goes to the royal court of Siam to teach in the 1860’s, The King and I is a Rogers and Hammerstein musical turned into … Read more
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Directed by Howard Hawks In his best comedies, Howard Hawks humour comes from the same thing: the antagonism between a man and a woman that hides the underlying attraction between them. This is what he gives us in I Was … Read more
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Directed by Richard Quine A movie from 1965, How to Murder Your Wife looks it. If you can recall the period, you may be able to see how the film might have been entertaining back then, but now it is … Read more
Hondo (1953)
Directed by John Farrow You don’t get more John Wayne than 1953′s Hondo. It’s a great Wayne western and that is surprising because it had two things going against it. First is the fact that Wayne had his onscreen persona … Read more
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