Reviews
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Movie Review: Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
“Farewell, My Lovely” is a neo-noir film directed by Dick Richards and based on the book of the same name by Raymond Chandler. This is the second adaptation of the book; the first adaptation, “Murder, My Sweet,” has also been reviewed in this blog. Robert Mitchum plays Philip Marlowe, Chandler’s famous fictional sleuth, in this Read more
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Movie Review:The Big Town (1987)
“The Big Town,” directed by Ben Bolt and featuring a powerhouse cast including Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern, Lee Grant, and Suzy Amis, is a colorful and interesting neo-noir that is worth watching. Set in the 50s, its cinematography is noteworthy. The studio-created Chicago of the 50s actually resembles a city Read more
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Movie Review: Throne of Blood (1957)
Once again, we will look at another adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” but set in Feudal Japan. “Throne of Blood,” a Japanes movie, directed by the iconic Akira Kurosawa, is considered by many to be one of the play’s best adaptations, though it has a few changes from the original. Despite being shot Read more
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Movie Review: Black Swan (2001)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on a screenplay by Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, and John McLaughlin, Black Swan is a psychological thriller-drama adapted from a story written by Heinz. Unwittingly, I seem to have a knack for picking movies that blur the line between reality and illusion—in this case, hallucination—and I’ve done so again Read more
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Movies based on Plays – II
Here is the second installment of my series of articles on movies based on plays. I suggest that my readers read the first part of this series, where I cover the pros and cons of adapting a play to the big screen or TV. The Letter (1940) This adaptation of ‘The Letter,’ a play by Read more
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Movie Review: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Ever since the dawn of history, there have been numerous historic and mythical tales of a small group of people holding fort against an overwhelming army. Such stories are ubiquitous all over the world. We have seen this enacted on screen in movies like “300,” “The Alamo,” and more. In this post, we will examine Read more
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