Leo’s Calvin Candie sells itself, but my first glance at Samuel L. Jackson‘s Stephen was a timeflash. I forgot about Quentin Tarantino‘s film (Weinstein Co., 12.25) and went back to Woody Strode‘s old Pompey from the opening portion of John Ford‘s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, dressed in a Naval officer’s uniform as he gives testimony at the Caine Mutiny court martial.
Roughly two months ago a very early draft of Eric Roth‘s screenplay for Killers of the Flower Moon (dated 2.20.17,...
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Frances McDormand‘s Fern was strong but mule-stubborn and at the end of the day self-destructive, and this stunted psychology led...
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Can’t decide which performance is better, although I’ve always leaned toward Tina Vitale, her cynical New Jersey moll behind the...
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Two days ago (1.19) a Facebook tribute congratulated Tippi Hedren for having reached her 94th year (blow out the candles!)...
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A friend suggested a list of the Ten Best American Crime Flicks of the ‘70s. By which he meant films...
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I’ve never been able to give myself over to Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee, a 1965 Civil War–era western, and I’ve...
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