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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River of No Return (1954)

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Bill Wren

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 … Read more →

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The Big Heat (1953)

Posted on February 8, 2003 by Bill Wren

Directed by Fritz Lang Now this is what a noir film should be. Good guys, bad guys, and a lot of dubious ground between them. (Mind you, it’s not a noir film in the strictest sense.) Perspective is everything, I … Read more →

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