Hey, whatever happened to a U.S. release of OSS 117: Nest of Spies? The French-made period espionage spoof, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, was a big hit in France after opening there in mid April. It then won the “Golden Needle” audience award for Best Film at the 32nd annual Seattle Film Festival awards in mid June. If there’s a U.S. distributor or plans for any U.S. release, I can’t find it.
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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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