Posted by Zach Davis on Saturday, January 25, 2014,
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The Maltese Falcon Zach Davis
Directed 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 ...
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Jean Heather, and Byron Barr
Double Indemnity is a true noir film. It is told through a narrative form and relies heavily on light and shadow. When the noir genre was first booming, Billy Wilder was regarded as the prime inventor of this technique of using light and shadow, which ultimately became key to any noir film. Scenes cast in extreme shadow advance the mystery and dar... Continue reading ...
Posted by Zach Davis on Wednesday, August 29, 2012,
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The Third Man Zach Davis
Directed by: Carol Reed
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee
I have never before been so bored by a movie, then in an instant, thrown to the edge of my seat—an experience I’ll relate to a rollercoaster. Unfortunately for The Third Man most of the movie isn't even on the rollercoaster. It's standing in line waiting to get on the ride. As dazzling a finale as it employs, it’s just too boring to even think of sitting through... Continue reading ...
