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George Axelrod

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

by Bill on June 14, 2009

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 sequence) seem dated, the story certainly does not and John Frankenheimer’s visual style does not. [...]

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Marilyn Monroe: the River and the Itch

by Bill on May 24, 2009

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 movie a night. The reviews I’ve written account for only a small number of the [...]

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The Seven Year Itch (1955)

by Bill on May 24, 2009

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 it rather dull. I tried again last night and had the same response to it. [...]

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