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High Sierra (1941): Making of Crime Melodrma that Made Bogart a Star

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Raoul Walsh tried to persuade George Raftto play the lead, but Raft did not want his character to die at the end of the film.

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Cinema 1927: You Must Remember This….Events, Trends, Movies, Stars

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Sylvia Scarlett (1936): Cukor’s Gender-Bender Tale, Starring Katharine Hepburn as a Boy and Cary Grant before Stardom

Playing Sylvia-Sylvetser was a most suitable part for Katharine Hepburn’s boyish quality, one that Cukor immediately detected.

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High Sierra (1941): Making of Crime Melodrma that Made Bogart a Star

Raoul Walsh tried to persuade George Raftto play the lead, but Raft did not want his character to die at the end of the film.

Film Theory: American Unique

American films that disclose subtle details and subcurrents with each subsequent viewing: Psycho: first hour Sweet Smell of Success: The Wild bunch Kael Americans confuse morality and art to the detriment of both Among the educated, morality tends to mean social-cnsciousness, explicit, machine-tooled, commercialized social consciousness (the claim that L’Avventura is not “saying anything” Our […]

Now You See Me 3: Ruben Fleischer’s Heist Movie, Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson

Lionsgate shelled out north of $90 million to revive the franchise, which is directed by Ruben Fleischer.

Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill! (1965): Russ Meter’s Sexploitation Movie

The film is known for its violent acts, twisted sex and gender roles, and quotable one-liners.