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The Films of Anthony Mann (Part 2): Railroaded, Raw Deal, Border Incident, Side Street
One of three films noir Anthony Mann released in 1947 alone (T-Men and Desperate being the other two), Railroaded is a solid, visually exciting genre effort, though at bottom it’s a fairly conventional police procedural, with just enough noir emphasis … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred hitchcock, anthony mann, border incident, cathy o'donnell, claire trevor, dennis o'keefe, farley granger, fritz lang, george murphy, john alton, john ireland, marsha hunt, nicholas ray, railroaded, raw deal, ricardo montalban, side street, the big heat
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The Films of Anthony Mann (Part 1): Desperate, The Black Book (aka Reign of Terror), Devil’s Doorway, The Tall Target
After trying to get through the thoroughly old-fashioned Two O’Clock Courage (1945), an ideal cure for insomnia interesting only for its opening dolly-in and crane shot of an injured Tom Conway standing at a crossroads, bleeding from a nasty head … Continue reading
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Tagged nicholas ray, raw deal, anthony mann, raymond burr, john alton, john ford, dick powell, on dangerous ground, two o'clock courage, tom conway, desperate, follow me quietly, the tall target, devil's doorway, reign of terror, the black book, steve brodie, audrey long, richard basehart, broken arrow, robert taylor, paula raymond, louis calhern, john wayne, ward bond, militant liberty, the wings of eagles, j. hoberman, the dream life, george diskant, they live by night, robert cummings
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Capsule Reviews: May 1 – May 8
Blow Out (Brian De Palma, 1981) – 5/5 De Palma’s masterpiece succeeds brilliantly both as paranoid political thriller and personal rumination on the profound power – the sympathetic magic – that results from putting sounds and images together. Features one … Continue reading
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