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Black Narcissus (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 12, 2015
Black Narcissus
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Written by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger from the novel by Rumer Godden
1947/UK
The Archers
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#194 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die Mr. Dean: What would Christ have done? I have s read more
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 11, 2015
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (“Nagaya shinshiroku”) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Tadao Ikeda and Yasujirô Ozu 1947/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Hulu Plus Ozu sets his first post-War film in a Tokyo where residents live on the margins, scrounging for everyday items read more
1947 Here We Come
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 10, 2015
In movie news, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the practice of block booking violated federal anti-trust laws. The Actors Studio, a rehearsal group for professional actors, was established in New York City by Elia Kazan, Robert Lewis, and Cheryl Crawford. It soon became the epicenter for advancing read more
Undercurrent (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 9, 2015
Undercurrent
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Written by Thelma Strabel and Edward Chodorov
1946/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Imagine a universe where Robert Mitchum and Katharine Hepburn appear together in a film noir directed by Vincente Minnelli. Sound intriguing? read more
Shock (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 8, 2015
Shock
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Written by Eugene Ling and Martin Berkeley; story by Albert DeMond
1946/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This is really pretty bad but this noirish shocker might appeal for its interesting premise and Vincent Price&# read more
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 7, 2015
Cloak and Dagger
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Albert Maltz and Ring Lardner Jr.; original story by Boris Ingster and John Larkin
1946/USA
Warner Bros./United States Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental This is not one of Lang’s more memorable films but it still looks awfully good. The read more
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 6, 2015
Angel on My Shoulder
Directed by Archie Mayo
Written by Harry Segall and Roland Kibbee
1946/USA
Charles R. Rogers Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental This fantasy is poorly paced but the performances are quite good. Eddie Kagle (Paul Muni) gets out of jail and into the car of his right hand read more
Notorious (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 5, 2015
Notorious
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ben Hecht
1946/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing/Criterion Collection DVD
#193 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die If I had a gun held to my head and was forced to name my favorite Alfred Hitchcock film, there could be only one an read more
My Reputation (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 4, 2015
My Reputation Directed by Curtis Bernhardt Written by Catherine Terney from a novel by Clare Jaynes 1946/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Amazon Instant Taking over a role that might otherwise gone to Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck is absolutely terrific in a glossy Warner Brothers “wom read more
Three Strangers (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 3, 2015
Three Strangers Directed by Jean Negulesco John Huston and Howard Koch 1946/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a fun John Huston-penned thriller about his favorite topic, greed. It contains dynamite performances by Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. Crystal Shackleford read more
Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 2, 2015
Morning for the Osone Family (Ôsone-ke no ashita) Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita Written by Eijirô Hisaita 1946/Japan Shochiku Company First viewing/Hulu Plus Director Kinoshita moves seamlessly from pro-war propaganda to anti-war propoganda. Fortunately, he is also an artist and this is read more
Decoy (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 1, 2015
Decoy Directed by Jack Bernhard Written by Nedrick Young from a story by Stanley Rubin 1946/USA Bernhard/Brandt Productions First viewing/Film Noir Classics Vol. 4 DVD This poverty-row film noir was thought to be lost for years and now enjoys a kind of cult status. The movie is all over read more
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 31, 2015
The Best Years of Our Lives
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Robert E. Sherwood from a novel by MacKinlay Kantor
1946/USA
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Repeat viewing; DVD in collection
#194 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Al Stephenson: Oh, a couple-a centuries. I have seen th read more
Canyon Passage (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 30, 2015
Canyon Passage
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Written by Ernest Pascal from the novel by Ernest Haycox
1946/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/Netflix video I was expecting a bit more from this Jacques Tourneur-helmed Western. It’s perfectly serviceable, though. Logan Stuart (Dana An read more
The Stranger (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 29, 2015
The Stranger Directed by Orson Welles Written by Anthony Veiller, Victor Trevas, and Decla Dunning 1946/USA International Pictures/The Hague Corporation Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video Orson Welles showed he still had what it took, particularly in those clock scenes. Mr. Wilson (Edward read more
Black Angel (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 28, 2015
Black Angel
Directed by Roy William Neill
Written by Roy Chanslor from a novel by Cornell Woolrich
1946/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental This solid little noir was the last film made by Sherlock Holmes series director Neill before his death. The otherwise sterling cast read more
Gates of the Night (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 27, 2015
Gates of the Night (“Les portes de la nuit”) Directed by Marcel Carné Written by Jacques Prévert 1946/France Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma First viewing/Hulu Plus Carné returns to the dark side in his follow up to Children of Paradise. As a film noir this is just odd. We read more
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 27, 2015
The Harvey Girls
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Edmund Beloin, Nathaniel Curtis et al from a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
1946/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental The best part is in all those clips. Who would not thrill to Judy Garland singing “On the Atchiso read more
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 26, 2015
Anna and the King of Siam
Directed by John Cromwell
Written by Talbot Jennings and Sally Benson from the biography by Margaret Landon
1946/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental I can’t imagine the filmmakers realized just what an effective critique o read more
The Yearling (1946)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 24, 2015
The Yearling Directed by Clarence Brown Written by Paul Osborn from the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1946/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant I spent most of the movie thinking it was way too folksy for me. I ended up crying like a baby by the end anyway. Eleven-year-old Jod read more