The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Bill Wren

Directed by John Frankenheimer The machinations and paranoia that grow out of political ambition are nothing new and this may be why a movie like The Manchurian Candidate continues to feel contemporary. Although some visual elements (mainly the awful title … Read more →

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Marilyn Monroe: the River and the Itch

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Bill Wren

Some decisions don’t work as well as you would like. In fact, they can work against your intentions. For a variety of reasons I’ve had difficulty lately getting back into my movie watching routine which used to be almost a … Read more →

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The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Bill Wren

Directed by Billy Wilder I’ve tried watching and enjoying The Seven Year Itch a number of times over the years and always come up with the same feeling: I just don’t like it all that much. In fact, I find … Read more →

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