Category: movies film criticism
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The Ghosts of Movies Past–Manhattan Melodrama
I first saw “Manhattan Melodrama” years ago, how many years I’m uncertain, but it’s been a long time. I remembered it as a good film. I was right about that, to the extent that I was right about the movie but it is more than just good. It strives for being a great film and…
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The Ghosts of Movies Past–Random Harvest
“Random Harvest” and “The Uninvited” which I did here some time ago have one big thing in common. I thought they were both British made movies but both turned out to be American–at least technically and legally. I was not wrong, however, in their basic character. They are both British to the end in their…
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Maybe, maybe not–then again …
As my likely not really clever title may indicate, I have some mixed thoughts to share. I have partaken recently of two different artistic creations, one movie and one book, both of which left me wondering: at least one of them left me wanting more–maybe later. Okay, I’ll explain–or try. “Afire” is a German film…
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