A Hatful Of Rain (1957)
FRED ZINNEMANN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1957. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Michael V. Gazzo, Alfred Hayes, Carl Foreman, based on the play by Michael V. Gazzo. Cinematography by Joseph … Continue reading
Witness For The Prosecution (1957)
BILLY WILDER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1957. Edward Small Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Screenplay by Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz, Adaptation by Lawrence B. Marcus, based on the play by Agatha Christie. Cinematography by Russell … Continue reading
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
BBBB (out of 5) The rise of consumer culture in post-war America and the increased obsession with celebrity that predominates the rest of the century are all predicted with perfect … Continue reading
The Three Faces Of Eve
BBB.5 (out of 5) Ignore the painfully cheesy commentary by the “expert medical opinion” in this film and you have an engrossing psychological drama. Joanne Woodward is electrifying as a young … Continue reading
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
DAVID LEAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom/USA, 1957. Columbia Pictures Corporation, Horizon Pictures. Screenplay by Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, based on the novel Le Pont de la Riviere … Continue reading
12 Angry Men
BBBBB (out of 5) Scintillating drama that takes place in one confined room, where twelve jurors are locked up in seclusion to decide the fate of a young inner-city defendant … Continue reading
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
JOHN HUSTON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1957. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by John Lee Mahin, John Huston, based on the novel by Charles Shaw. Cinematography by Oswald Morris. Produced by Buddy … Continue reading
Raintree County
BBB (out of 5) Almost twenty years after Gone With the Wind, another attempt was made to mount a giant epic of Southern Gothic proportions as a vehicle for Elizabeth … Continue reading
Les Girls (1957)
GEORGE CUKOR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1957. Sol C. Siegel Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Story by Vera Caspary, Screenplay by John Patrick. Cinematography by Robert Surtees. Produced by Sol C. Siegel. Music by Saul … Continue reading
