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  • Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Watching movies with intricate plots or playing games are among life’s best guilty pleasures. In this post, we will explore five of the best among them, all of which I have reviewed in earlier posts. For the discerning movie lover, such films provide intellectual fodder. Personally, I find them irresistible. The Grifters (1990) A petty… Read more

  • Movies Based on Plays – I

    Movies Based on Plays – I

    There are both advantages and disadvantages to adapting a play for the big screen (or TV). It can certainly save the filmmakers the cost and time of writing a screenplay for the movie, but it also adds a new set of complexities. Scripts for plays are usually restricted to a few venues, or in many… Read more

  • Movie Review: Wait Until Dark (1966)

    Movie Review: Wait Until Dark (1966)

    “Wait Until Dark” is a chilling psychological thriller directed by Terence Young and adapted from a play of the same name by Frederick Knott. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, and Julie Herrod in lead roles, the movie is a gripping nail-biter from start to finish. Frederick Knott, the… Read more