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Marilyn Monroe

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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River of No Return (1954)

by Bill on May 24, 2009

Directed by Otto Preminger This is by no means a great movie but, for some reason, I like it. For one thing, I love the song. It’s horribly corny, but … well, I like it. Go figure. I think I’d call River of No Return a comfort movie. Like another movie I get the same [...]

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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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