A Summer of Fluff
While others are outside soaking up vitamin D or taking a dip in the lake, I look for a cool spot (preferably indoors) to sit and read a book or watch some decent TV.
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Odd Man Out
I watched Carol Reed’s Odd Man Out as part of the 1947 in Film Blogathon SUMMARY: Johnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a hold-up that will provide his group with the funds needed to continue its activities. During the hold-up, things go […]
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Stanwyck’s allure was always somewhat brassy, never quite high-class, but it had a sultry and intelligent edge to it that was irresistible. Of course a man would kill for her.
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As the story goes, Reed discovered Anton Karas playing the zither in a Vienna bistro during a break in the film’s production. As soon as he heard the music, he knew it would be perfect for the film.
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She was often the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and was generally either ill-used or compelled to do what a lady wouldn’t dare to get ahead.
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“Inherent Vice” is a film that you will want to watch more than once, and you might want to smoke up before you watch it. That’s cool, man.
Read more "Oscars 2015: Inherent Vice"The Honeysuckle Scent of Murder: Double Indemnity
Do insurance companies really pay double to beneficiaries if the policyholder dies in exceptional and bizarre circumstances?
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