Cinematographer: Russell Metty

That Touch of Mink (1962)

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By 1962, Cary Grant’s career had waxed and waned several times and the triumph of North by Northwest in 1959 represented something of a comeback for the star. In 1961, Doris day was the number one box office attraction in the world, but out of respect for Grant’s long and distinguished career, which was entering [...]


Imitation of Life (1959)

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The central themes of Imitation of Life of race relations and light-skinned African-Americans “passing” for white were extremely controversial to say the least when the original novel was published when the original novel was published in 1933 and the first film adaptation was released the following year. The were still very much taboo when this [...]


The Stranger (1946)

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This being an Orson Welles film, but not Citizen Kane or The Magnificent Ambersons, it might not be given wuite the attention it deserves. I have seen The Stranger a few times since I first watched it about three years ago, and I always enjoy it all the more each time I view it again. [...]


Random Quote

“I know better than to argue romance with a French woman.”
-Will Bloom (Billy Crudup)
from Big Fish