I’m continuing to go through all of Tim Burton’s films, and decided I had to finally see his Batman, even though I knew this would be, by far, my least favorite of his films. As someone who was never interested in comic books, and never liked the campy ‘60s TV show even as a kid, [...]
Although Sudden Fear does not have the reputation of some of the film noir efforts by directors such as John Huston, it is a wonderful example of the genre, with excellent performances by Joan Crawford, Goria Grahame, and a very young Jack Palance, as well as genre-defining lighting and on-location San Francisco camera work by [...]
It is hard to know what to make of this film. Director Elia Kazan had already directed the very good Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), and was about to go on the make the masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), but this film is perhaps best described as uneven. Aiming for a gritty realism, Kazan shot the [...]
Actor: Jack Palance
Batman (1989)
I’m continuing to go through all of Tim Burton’s films, and decided I had to finally see his Batman, even though I knew this would be, by far, my least favorite of his films. As someone who was never interested in comic books, and never liked the campy ‘60s TV show even as a kid, [...]
Sudden Fear (1952)
Although Sudden Fear does not have the reputation of some of the film noir efforts by directors such as John Huston, it is a wonderful example of the genre, with excellent performances by Joan Crawford, Goria Grahame, and a very young Jack Palance, as well as genre-defining lighting and on-location San Francisco camera work by [...]
Panic in the Streets (1950)
It is hard to know what to make of this film. Director Elia Kazan had already directed the very good Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), and was about to go on the make the masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), but this film is perhaps best described as uneven. Aiming for a gritty realism, Kazan shot the [...]