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Murder, My Sweet (1944)

by Bill on May 25, 2009

Directed by Edward Dmytryk Needing to get back to some older movies after a pretty lengthy drought, tonight I watched one that had been in my movies on-deck circle for some time, 1944’s Murder, My Sweet directed by Edward Dmytryk and written by John Paxton based on the Raymond Chandler novel. First of all – [...]

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Blood Work (2002)

by Bill on July 21, 2008

Directed by Clint Eastwood I think Hollywood must be puzzled over what to make of Clint Eastwood. You almost get the feeling they allow him to make movies out of a sense of obligation – he represents an older style within a Hollywood dominated and obsessed by youth. It would be in just too much [...]

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Chinatown (1974)

by Bill on November 20, 2007

Directed by Roman Polanski Chinatown, a wonderful movie, is an example of what a script can do for a film. It’s like finding the right music at a party. Someone feels compelled to dance, then another and another. Soon, everyone’s up dancing. And dancing well. In Chinatown, just about every artist is dancing their damnedest [...]

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

by Bill on December 15, 2002

Directed by Billy Wilder We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces! – Nora Desmond – One of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood is 1950′s Sunset Boulevard, a movie about Hollywood. It’s a kind of anodyne for the glamorous mystique of the movie business. Interestingly, it takes core elements of Hollywood, romance [...]

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