I Hated Black And White Movies
Movie reviews from a film ignoramus turned fanatic.
Imagine a woman in her 50s dressed as a baby doll, singing a children's song to her daddy inside a dark cellar. Forget on-screen love chemistry and imagine the bad blood, resentment, and bitter hatred. The daring casting of longtime enemies who often tried to steal each other's thunder – Bette Davis and Joan Crawford... Continue Reading →
In 1931, Fritz Lang directed a thriller film called M, with a German subtitle Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder, i.e. A City Searches for a Murderer. In 1930, when Lang placed an advert that his next film is dealing with a child murderer, he began receiving threatening letters, and was banned to shoot the film... Continue Reading →
Initially, Night of the Hunter (1955) was not a critical nor box-office success, and Charles Laughton never directed another film. However, over the years, it has come to be regarded as one of the best movies ever made. I watched it a couple of months ago, sad for missing it when it was first screened... Continue Reading →
I Hated Black And White Movies 