Desire (1936)

Desire (1936) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Frank Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch.

All I Desire ( 1953 )

Naomi Murdoch is returning to the smalltown of Riverdale to see her daughter perform in a high school play and the town is in a gossiping uproar. Nearly ten years earlier, Naomi left Riverdale, her husband Henry ( Richard Carlson ) and her three children to pursue a career on the stage as an actress... Read full article

Fear and Desire (1953)

US / 61 minutes / bw / Kubrick Family, Joseph Burstyn Dir & Pr & Cine: Stanley Kubrick Scr: Howard Sackler Cast: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Steve Coit, Virginia Leith, David Allen The first feature movie of Stanley Kubrick, the one that so embarrassed him in later life that... Read full article

Watching 1939: Stronger Than Desire (1939)

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article

Human Desire (1954): Fritz Lang vs. Jean Renoir

Edgar Buchanan always annoyed me endlessly on Green Acres reruns, and it’s affected me for a long time. Because only recently have I begun to realize just how broad and robust his body of film work is. He can be categorized with a breed of movie actor that is generally lost in today’s in... Read full article

THEIR OWN DESIRE (1929)

Early talking pictures are absolutely fun to watch. You get to see? evolving processes and talent.? One can see the camera move away from locked framing similar to theatrical stage play to actors gradually finding their feet and voices.? Movements become? less? stilted,? voices? become less histrion... Read full article