One of Robert Aldrich’s most popular westerns, Vera Cruz benefits from the appearances of two major stars of different generation, Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, and a serviceable story by Borden Chase. Veracruz The tale amoral characters and cynical attitude toward violence (a scene where Lancaster’s character threatens to murder child hostages) were considered shocking […]
Frisco Kid, The (1979): Robert Aldrich’s Western Comedy, Starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford
February 10, 2021 by
Robert Aldrich directed The Frisco Kid, a western comedy starring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.
Oscar 2021: VFX Shortlist
February 9, 2021 by
Movies that advanced in the VFX race include ‘The Midnight Sky,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘Soul’ and ‘Welcome to Chechnya.’
Spook Who Sat By the Door, The: Lee Daniels Spy Drama
February 8, 2021 by
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Cry, the Beloved Country (1951): Korda’s British Made Drama about Apartheid, Starring Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier
February 3, 2021 by
British director (Hungarian born) Zoltán Korda made Cry, the Beloved Country a drama based on Alan Paton’s novel of the same name, It stars Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson, and Canada Lee in his final role. The film was a rarity for its time, due to the fact that all the main characters are black, and […]
