By GroovyMovieGuy on February 23, 2009
Waking up from a mid-movie nap, I thought for a moment I was watching a Shriners’ documentary, but it was just Hollywood actors wearing fezzes. The nap was great, the movie okay. Save it for late night fall-to-sleep fare. (96 minutes)
Not rated - 1938
Starring:
Charles Boyer
Sigrid Gurie
Hedy Lamarr
Joseph Calleia
Alan Hale
Gene Lockhart
Walter Kingsford
Paul Harvey
Stanley Fields
Johnny Downs
Charles D. [...]
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By movieMoll on February 23, 2009
For viewers who only remember Charles Boyer as the old guy in “Around the World in 80 Days,” seeing him as the hot and handsome lead in Algiers will be an eye-opener. Boyer, as jewel thief Pepe Le Moko wanted by police across Europe, is hiding out in the Casbah. A sly local cop is [...]
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By movieMoll on April 20, 2009
This movie is included in the roster of low-budget horror flicks produced by Val Lewton in the 1940s. Unfortunately, “Bedlam” is more of a period drama than a horror film and my least favorite of Lewton’s productions. Set in the late 1700s, Sims (Boris Karloff) is the director of the infamous London asylum. Here he [...]
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By GroovyMovieGuy on April 20, 2009
Val Lewton had some good movies that transcended the B-movie genre. “Cat People,” “I walked with a Zombie” and “The Body Snatcher” come to mind — even “Curse of the Cat People” is worth a watch. Unfortunately “Bedlam” just doesn’t cut it. Boris Karloff is the highlight of this film employing his creepy craft work [...]
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By GroovyMovieGuy on June 27, 2009
It’s not so simple when tough Texan, Ray (John Getz), starts an affair with Abby (Frances McDormand), the wife of a rowdy honky tonk owner, Marty (Dan Hedaya) — especially when she’s his boss’s wife. Bring in a sleazy private eye, Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), and things really turn south.
“Blood Simple” was the big [...]
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By movieMoll on June 28, 2009
Fans of Coen Brothers’ movies should check out this early gem. “Blood Simple” was the first commercial film by the brothers and the big-screen debut of Frances McDormand. Club owner and jealous husband Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires a scumball private detective to kill his wife Abby (McDormand) and her lover Ray (John Getz). The hired [...]
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