Josh Olson on “A Face In The Crowd”
Nov 5, 2012
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Elia Kazan's lacerating portrait of a down home demagogue has never lost its disturbing relevance. Anchored by a ferocious performance by Andy Griffith, Budd Schulberg's media-savvy satire, based on his story "The Arkansas Traveler", has survived countless attempts to remake it over the years, largely because its 50s-centric setting is the perfect background to expose the pernicious effect television has had on the US political system. VITA-PIG says, "Is it election day yet?" Lee Remick is memorably lubricious in her film debut.
Victor Jones on Poison Ivy
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Victor Jones on Vertigo
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Victor Jones on Vertigo
05/22/2013
Like swac, I saw Vertigo in the theatre during the '80s when Universal re-released five Hitchcock movies that had been taken out of circulation. As I recall, I got lost for a bit when Scotty started following the brunette woman midway through the movie, and I was startled when the Universal globe came up at the end with no reckoning for the villain My response was something along the lines of "That's it? I thought bad guys had to be caught or killed under the Hayes Office...
Paul on Django Unchained
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Wow - It's disappointing to see such negativity show up on this site. Brian, I love your commentaries and always look forward to them!!!
jordan24 on Robocop
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my friends were surprised that when we were talking about the movie, i told them that 4 people in the Robocop cast. Peter Weller and Ray Wise(S5) Paul McCrane(S6) and Kurtwood Smith(S7) all wound up of seasons of 24'
AlexTrenchard-Smith on Django Unchained
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Wow, this Okko guy really needs to get a life. Such hurtful words...
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