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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
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Movie Review: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
From director Anatole Litvak, comes the mystery film noir, Sorry Wrong Number. The movie is based on a radio play of the same name, by Lucille Fletcher. The movie stars Barbara Stanwyck as Leona Stevenson a bed-ridden wealthy woman, who thanks to a crossed phone line, overhears two men planning to commit a murder. Leona,… Read more