Tamarind Seed, The (1974): Blake Edwards’ Romantic Thriller, Starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif
Blake Edwards wrote and directed The Tamarind Seed, a romantic thriller starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif.
Movie Cycles: Gay Film Cycle, 1967-1971
Between 1967 to 1971, there was a cycle of high-profile gay-themed films (featuring both male and female protagonists), mostly from the studios, which benefited from the newfound freedom in depicting homosexuality in a more honest and open manner.
Idiot’s Delight (1939): Clarence Brown’s Romantic Serio-Comedy, Starring Gable and Norma Shearer
Set after World War I, Robert Sherwood’s tale centers on entertainer Harry Van (Clark Gable), who meets Irene (Norma Shearer) when a drinking colleague of his fails to read minds.
Eye of the Devil (1966): Thompson’s Supernatural Horror Thriller, Starring Deborah Kerr, David Niven and Sharon Tate
J. Lee Thompson directed Eye of the Devil, a well executed mystery-horror supernatural thriller, starring Deborah Kerr, David Niven, and Sharon Tate in her feature debut.
Address Unknown (1944): William Cameron Menzies’ Oscar-Nominated Noir Thriller, Starring Paul Lukas
William Cameron Menzies directed Address Unknown, a noir thriller based on Kathrine Taylor’s 1938 novel of the same title.
Movie Ideas and Themes: Masculinity
Leslie Fiedler, the distinguished literary scholar, has observed the prevalent trend of a stoic masculine individualism, living by its own wits and avoiding social, economic, and sexual entanglements. Sometimes this masculinity is evident in misogynistic and homophobic hostility toward bourgeois marriage. There have been many latently homosexual narratives about male bonding, especially in the Western […]
Movie Ideas and Themes: Love
In James Dean’s two major films, Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, the need for love is emphasized as the major theme driving the plot.
Movie Cycles: Ranown Cycle–Westerns by Director Boetticher and Actor Randolph Scott
Director Budd Boetticher achieved his breakthrough when he teamed up with actor Randolph Scott, and screenwriter Burt Kennedy to make Seven Men from Now (1956).
Millie (1931): John Francis Dillon’s Pre-Code Mother-Daughter Melodrama, Starring Helen Twelvetrees, Lilyan Tashman, Joan Blondell, Anita Louise
Featuring Helen Twelvetrees in one of her best roles, the movie also stars Lilyan Tashman, James Hall, Joan Blondell, John Halliday and Anita Louise.
Movie Stars: Actors Vs. Stars–Bette Davis
The part of Marie was an excellent acting part–a step in the direction of where I wanted my career to go. I wanted to be known as an actress, not necessarily a star–Bette Davis