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Picnic and Written on the Wind
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Aug 12, 2024
Kim Novak and William Holden.Picnic (1955). Joshua Logan, who directed the stage version William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, also directed this screen adaptation. Set in a small Kansas town, the story revolves around Hal Carter (William Holden), a charming drifter who arrives in to read more
Review: Written on the Wind (1956)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 19, 2018
Douglas Sirk’s films are always lovely to look at, almost to the point of making you sick. The panoramas swell with color. They’re too perfect. The sets are gaudy — the cars the same — to the point of almost being unsightly in their over the top artificiality. Try to find read more
DOUBLE BILL #4 All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Written on the Wind (1956)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 14, 2017
DOUBLE BILL #4 All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Written on the Wind (1956)
On July 14, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Boy, was Douglas Sirk great! I’ve always admired how unapologetically soppy and melodramatic his films were. He was probably the most read more
Written on the Wind (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 19, 2016
Written on the Wind
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Written by George Zuckerman based on a novel by Robert Wilder
1956/USA
Universal International Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#321 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Marylee Hadley: I’m filthy – period! Dorothy Malone matche read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND ( 1956 )
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Sep 20, 2015
STAR OF THE MONTH: LAUREN BACALL. When Douglas Sirk is credited to a production you can guarantee that your in for a treat. Sirk who displayed prolific detail in capturing strong emotions abounded with people that were often plagued with mental illness or alcoholism problems highly excelled in the read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND ( 1957 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Sep 16, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN BACALL When Lauren Bacall looks at you, or gives you her side-eye glance, brothers and sisters…you are done! Her eyes are scorching laser beams, slicing through you like butter. Her gravelly voice can be commanding, withering or mesmerizingly sultry. When she died las read more
Written on the Wind (1956)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 29, 2015
Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr read more
Written on the Wind (1956)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 29, 2015
Here is a film that wholly personifies an over the top melodrama or soap opera. Douglas Sirk’s film is full of complicated romances, tense relationships, drunkenness, and murder. Yet when the two stars drive away through the gates of the Hadley Estate everything is resolved (at least to a degr read more
WRITTEN ON THE WIND.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Nov 9, 2014
For my second movie review for November’s installment of “Random Movies Month” to be featured on Monty and Desiree’s website, I’m reviewing Douglas Sirk’s famous masterpiece “Written On The Wind”. One of my favorite movies, which offers a stellar cast read more
Written on the Wind
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Nov 16, 2012
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956)
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley
marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who
in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
Influencing some of the most respected directors (Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, T read more
Written On the Wind (1956) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Jul 6, 2012
Written On the Wind is my first foray into the world of director Douglas Sirk. I know generally the go-to Sirkian melodrama is Imitation of Life (a film on my Netflix) but I went with this because it stars my girl Lauren Bacall! Not only was this my first Sirk film, WOTW marks my first Rock Hudson read more
Written on the Wind (1956) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 6, 2012
Written on the Wind (1956): 3/5
Douglas Sirk is the king of the 1950s melodrama, and also one of my favorite directors. Pair that with Lauren Bacall, who I delusionally but lovingly refer to as the queen of the world, and Rock Hudson, the king of pretty 1950s men, and you’ve got some pretty hi read more