Bend Of The River (1952)
ANTHONY MANN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1952. Universal International Pictures. Screenplay by Borden Chase, based on the novel by William Gulick. Cinematography by Irving Glassberg. Produced by Aaron Rosenberg. Music by Hans J. … Continue reading
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
ERNST LUBITSCH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1940. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson, based on the play Parfumerie (Illatszertár) by Miklos Laszlo. Cinematography by William H. Daniels. Produced by Ernst Lubitsch. Music by Werner … Continue reading
How The West Was Won (1962)
JOHN FORD, HENRY HATHAWAY, GEORGE MARSHALL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1962. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions Corp.. Screenplay by James R. Webb, suggested by his Life Magazine series “How The West Was Won”. Cinematography … Continue reading
Pot O’Gold (1941)
GEORGE MARSHALL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1941. James Roosevelt Productions. Story by Andrew Bennison, Monte Brice, Harry Tugend, Screenplay by Walter DeLeon, based on the idea originally conceived by Haydn Roth … Continue reading
Broken Arrow (1950)
DELMER DAVES Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1950. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Albert Maltz, based on the novel Blood Brother by Elliott Arnold. Cinematography by Ernest Palmer. Produced by Julian Blaustein. Music by … Continue reading
Anatomy Of A Murder
BBBB (out of 5) Small-town lawyer James Stewart returns from a fishing trip to discover that he is required to defend a soldier who shot a bartender at the town’s local … Continue reading
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GEORGE MARSHALL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1939. Universal Pictures. Story by Felix Jackson, Screenplay by Felix Jackson, Gertrude Purcell, Henry Myers, suggested by the novel by Max Brand. Cinematography by Hal Mohr. Produced … Continue reading
Harvey
BBB.5 (out of 5) James Stewart plays a charming fella who appears to have a bit of a drinking problem: he keeps insisting to everyone around him that his best friend … Continue reading
No Highway In The Sky (No Highway) (1951)
HENRY KOSTER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. United Kingdom, 1951. Twentieth Century-Fox Productions. Screenplay by R.C. Sherriff, Oscar Millard, Alec Coppel, based on the book by Nevil Shute. Cinematography by Georges Perinal. Produced by … Continue reading
Airport ’77
BB (out of 5) In this embarrassing second sequel to the original 1970 hit film (which isn’t looking that good either), a grab-bag of jet setters and celebrities are transported … Continue reading
