Browsing Archive: January, 2014
The Maltese FalconZach DavisDirected by: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and Lee Patrick
John Huston's The Maltese Falcon took us to a place that many films, cartoons, and television shows would parody for years to come. The cheesy dialogue wouldn’t have worked today. For its time, however, The Maltese Falcon offered a fresh vision of a back alley world. As a film noir, Huston’s first motion picture captures a dark, shado... Continue reading ...
REVIEW: Some Like It Hot, But Most Just Like Marilyn
Posted by Zach Davis on Friday, January 24, 2014,
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Some Like It HotZach DavisDirected by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, and Pat O'Brien
Some Like It Hot really shows the cultural leaps and open-mindedness towards which America was heading by the end of the late fifties. A movie about two men in drag hiding out from the mob all while Marilyn Monroe shows off, well, Marilyn. The humor, the sexuality, and the writing were all phenomenal leaps toward what I would consider a modern movi... Continue reading ...