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Untimely Movie Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The last of the three Humphrey Bogart films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, from 1948. This is an older, more grizzled Bogey, partially due to simple aging, and partially due to … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Movies, Reviews, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Casablanca
The last of the films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection released before the end of World War II is 1942’s Casablanca. The Humphrey Bogart / Ingrid Bergman drama followed Mrs. Miniver in winning the Best Picture Oscar. Both movies are films about … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, Claude Rains, Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Movies, Reviews
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Untimely Movie Review: Mrs. Miniver
I’ll confess that I knew almost nothing if Mrs. Miniver before I watched it. About the only thing I was aware of was that it won Best Picture. So, with a blank slate, I dove in. As it turns out, Mrs. Miniver is about … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Greer Garson, Movies, Mrs. Miniver, Reviews, Walter Pidgeon
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Untimely Movie Review: The Maltese Falcon
The problem with The Maltese Falcon isn’t that it’s a movie based on a book, it’s that it’s a movie that feels like it’s based on a play. The 1941 film is one of the earliest, greatest examples of film noir. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Dashiell Hammett, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Movies, Peter Lorre, Reviews, Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz
One of the more interesting bits of classic film trivia is that not only did Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz reach theaters in the same year (1939), but they were actually directed by the same man: Victor Fleming. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged Clark Gable, Commentary, Gone with the Wind, Judy Garland, Movies, Reviews, Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, The Wizard of Oz, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Mutiny on the Bounty
The true story of the Pitcairn Islands is fascinating. The short version is that a segment of sailors (many of them conscripted) on the HMS Bounty fell in love with the island lifestyle when visiting Tahiti during a 1787–89 expedition. Led by … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Commentary, Movies, Mutiny on the Bounty, Pitcairn Island, Reviews
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Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
I try to check Amazon’s “Gold Box” deal of the day as often as possible, which usually amounts to the one day per week when I actually remember to do so. I luckily happened upon a particularly attractive deal recently. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff
Tagged Blu-Ray, Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Breaking Bad Finale Thoughts and Scorecard
Breaking Bad is finished, and what an ending it was. The short version is that I thought it was excellent, and totally appropriate for that show. To be fair, I should note that I absolutely adored the same Lost finale that … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged Breaking Bad, Commentary, Felina, Heisenberg, Reviews, Television, Vince Gilligan, Walter White
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The Axis of Ego 
Untimely Movie Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
As the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection moves into a new decade, the first movie from the 1950s is another story based on a play: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (which I will refer to simply as Streetcar to signal my … Continue reading →