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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 22, 2014
Hangmen Also Die!
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Fritz Lang, Berthold Brecht, and John Wexley
1943/USA
Arnold Pressburger Films
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video Lang and Brecht bring their special understanding of and hatred for Nazis and their genius to this exciting thriller about the read more
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 22, 2014
Old Acquaintance
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by John Van Druten and Lenore J. Coffee from a play by Van Druten
1943/USA
Warner Bros
First viewing/Netflix rental Compared to Miriam Hopkins, Bette Davis looks like a method actress. Kit Marlow (Davis) and Millie Drake (Hopkins) have been best f read more
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 21, 2014
The Ox-Bow Incident
Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Lamar Trotti from the novel by Walter Van Tilberg Clark
1943/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix Rental
Number 168 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Gil Carter: Hangin’ is any man’s busin read more
Le Corbeau (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 20, 2014
Le Corbeau (The Raven)
Directed by Georges-Henri Clouzot
Written by Louis Chavance and Georges-Henri Clouzot
1943/France
Continental Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This brilliant thriller managed to make all sides mad in Occupied France. Dr. Remy Germain (Pierre Fresnay) came not so long read more
Sahara (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 20, 2014
Sahara
Directed by Zoltan Korda
Written by John Howard Lawson, Zoltan Korda, and James O’Hanlon based on an incident in the Soviet Photoplay, “The Thirteen”
1943/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Made almost contemporaneous with the events surrounding read more
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 19, 2014
Shadow of a Doubt
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville
1943/US
Skirball Productions/Universal Pictures
Repeat viewing/DVD Collection
#173 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This story of evil in small town America was reportedly Alfred Hitc read more
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 19, 2014
Five Graves to Cairo Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett based on the Lajos Biró play Hotel Imperial 1943/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/TCM DVD Billy Wilder’s second directorial effort has little of his characteristic humor or cynicism. It read more
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 18, 2014
When Harry Met Sally
Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Nora Ephron
1989/USA
Castle Rock Entertainment/Nelson Entertainment
Repeat viewing/DVD collection
#830 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Jess: You will never have to be out there again. Generally one would expect me to prefer a roman read more
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 17, 2014
Edge of Darkness Directed by Lewis Milestone Written by Robert Rossen from a novel by William Woods 1943/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Errol Flynn Adventure Collection DVD The plight of Norway under Nazi occupation apparently was especially moving to audiences of this time. This is the seco read more
Time Marches on into 1943
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 15, 2014
Hollywood, despite wartime restrictions, managed to put out some excellent films across all the genres, movie making continued at a slower pace in Europe, and Akira Kurosawa made his first movie in Japan. In Hollywood, 20th Century Fox began distributing three million pinups of leggy actress Betty read more
Les visiteurs du soir (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 15, 2014
Les visiteurs du soir (“The Devil’s Envoys”) Directed by Michel Carné Written by Jacques Prevert and Pierre Laroche 1942/France Productions André Paulvé First viewing/Hulu Plus I waited in vain for this movie to make a point. The story is set in the 15th Century. Minstrels read more
Crossroads (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 14, 2014
Crossroads Directed by Jack Conway Written by Guy Trosper; John H. Kafka and Howard Emmett Rogers 1942/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive DVD This is a nice little noirish thriller with some beautiful atmospheric cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Years ago, French diplomat David read more
Best Original Song Nominees of 1942
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 14, 2014
Winding down on 1942, I give you another collection of different versions of the Best Original Song Oscar nominees from the year. “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin from Holiday Inn from the movie White Christmas (1954) “Alway in My Heart” by Ernesto Luacona and Kim Gannon read more
The Spoilers (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 13, 2014
The Spoilers
Directed by Ray Enright
Written by Lawrence Hazard and Tom Reed from a novel by Rex Beach
1942/USA
Universal Pictures/Frank Lloyd Productions/Charles K. Feldman Group
First viewing/Netflix rental This solid, entertaining Western was the most successful of the five movies adopting the read more
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 12, 2014
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Directed by John Farrow
Written by Irwin Shaw from a story by C.S. Forester
1942/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video I was not looking forward to watching a combat movie with Paul Muni. I was pleasantly surprised. Eric Toreson (Muni) read more
Rain Man (1988)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 11, 2014
Rain Man Directed by Barry Levinson Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow 1988/USA United Artists/The Guber-Peters Company/Star Partners II Ltd./Mirage Enterprises Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video #820 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This movie made me tear up. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Charli read more
Flying Tigers (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 11, 2014
Flying Tigers
Directed by David Miller
Written by Kenneth Garnet and Barry Trivers
1942/USA
Republic Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video This not a bad movie but come prepared for a representative collection of tropes from every other flight combat movie out there, with some from Only read more
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 10, 2014
The Big Lebowski
Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coeh
1998/USA
Polygram Filmed Entertainment/Working Title Films
First viewing/my own DVD
#985 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The Dude: Hmmm… Sure, that and a pair of testicles. It was movie day with my nep read more
Desperate Journey (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 9, 2014
Desperate Journey
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written by Arthur T. Horman
1942/USA
Warner Bros
First viewing/Errol Flynn Adventures DVD What with the banter among the air crew and some incredibly stupid Nazis, this journey was less desperate than entertaining. An RAF bomber crew led by Flight Lt. Terry read more
Moontide (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 9, 2014
Moontide Directed by Archie Mayo Written by John O’Hara from the novel by Willard Robertson 1942/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Fox Film Noir DVD It was a little hard getting used to Jean Gabin speaking English! This early film noir is recommendable for its beautiful read more