A Man Escaped (no 26)

 
by Allan Fish
(France 1956 102m) DVD1/2
Aka. Un Condamné a Mort s’est échappé
Two steel spoons
p  Jean Thullier, Alain Poire  d/w  Robert Bresson  articles  André Devigny  ph  Léonce-Henry Burel  ed  Raymond Lamy  m  “Mass in C.Minor” by W.A.Mozart  art  Pierre Charbonnier
François Letterier (Lt.Fontaine), Charles le Clainche (François Jost), Roland Monod (De Leiris, the pastor), Maurice Beerblock (Blanchet), [...]

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Sam on Hair-Raising Horror in B classic of the 1950’s: “I Bury the Living”

 
by Sam Juliano
While the 1950’s are rightly known as the decade where the term “art house” really came into being, and a period that produced some of the greatest musicals and strong sociological statements from Hollywood, it is also a time when science fiction and low-budget horror made its mark.  Films like Don Siegel’s Invasion [...]

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Paths of Glory (no 27)

 
by Allan Fish
next up in the World War I commemorative series…
(USA 1957 86m) DVD1/2
Do not be afraid to ask for credit for our way of refusing is very polite…
p  James B.Harris  d  Stanley Kubrick  w  Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson  novel  Humphrey Cobb  ph  Georg Krause  ed  Eva Kroll  m  Gerald Fried  art  Ludwig [...]

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Wild Strawberries (no 28)

 
by Allan Fish
(Sweden 1957 93m) DVD1/2
Aka. Smultronstället
1957: A Human Odyssey
p  Allan Ekelund  d/w  Ingmar Bergman  ph  Gunnar Fischer, Bjorn Thermenius  ed  Eric Rosander  m  Erik Nordgren  art  Gittan Gustaffson
Victor Sjöstrom (Prof.Isak Borg), Ingrid Thulin (Marianne Borg), Bibi Andersson (Sara), Naima Wifstrand (Isak’s mother), Gunnar Björnstrand (Evald Borg), Julian Kindahl (Agda), Folke Sundquist (Anders), Björn Bjelvenstam [...]

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Rashomon (no 29)

 
by Allan Fish
(Japan 1950 87m) DVD1/2
Stories in the rain
p  Jingo Minuora  d  Akira Kurosawa  w  Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto  story  “Inside a Bush” by Ryonosuke Akutagawa  ph  Kazuo Miyagawa  ed  uncredited  m  Fumio Hayasaka  art  H.Motsumoto   
Toshiro Mifune (Tajomaru), Machiko Kyo (Masago), Masayuki Mori (Takehiro), Takashi Shimura (firewood dealer), Minoru Chiaki (priest), Kichijiro Ueda (commoner),
There are [...]

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Dark City Dame “Dee Dee” Interviews Sam on Oscars, Movies in General and Wonders in the Dark at Her “Noirish City” Site

(“The Oscars @ Interview)…. My Interview with Sam Juliano, From Over There at Wonders in the Dark….

Good-Morning! fellow bloggers and Wonders in the Dark, readers, this morning I am so happy that the proprietor of, Wonders in the Dark, and fellow blogger Sam Juliano, took the time out of his very busy schedule to [...]

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The Wages of Fear (no 30)

 
by Allan Fish
(France/Italy 1953 148m) DVD1/2
Aka. Le Salaire de la Peur
Waltz of death
p  Henri-Georges Clouzot  d  Henri-Georges Clouzot  w  Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jerome Geronimi  novel  Georges Arnaud  ph  Armand Thirard  ed  Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug, Etiennette Muse  m  Georges Auric  art  René Renoux
Yves Montand (Mario), Charles Vanel (Jo), Peter Van Eyck (Bimba), Folco Lulli (Luigi), Vera [...]

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Les Quatre Cents Coups (no 31)

 
by Allan Fish
(France 1959 99m) DVD1/2
Aka. The Four Hundred Blows
I want to live my own life
p  Georges Charlot  d/w  François Truffaut  ph  Henri Decaë  ed  Marie-Joseph Yoyotte  m  Jean Constantin  art  Bernard Evein
Jean-Pierre Léaud (Antoine Doinel), Claire Maurier (Mme.Doinel), Albert Rémy (Mons.Doinel), Guy Decombie (teacher), Patrick Auffay (René Bigey), Georges Flament (Mons.Bigey), Yvonne Claudie (Mme.Bigey), [...]

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La Strada (no 32)

 
by Allan Fish
(Italy 1954 105m) DVD1/2
Aka. The Road
All clowns are unhappy
p  Carlo Ponti, Dino de Laurentiis  d  Federico Fellini  w  Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli  ph  Otello Martelli  ed  Leo Cattozzo, Lina Caterini  m  Nino Rota  art  Mario Ravasco, E.Cervelli
Giulietta Masina (Gelsomina di Constanzo), Anthony Quinn (Zampano), Richard Basehart (Matto), Aldo Silvani, Marcello Rovena,
La [...]

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Sam and Alexander Pick “Best Picture” at “D.D.’s” Noirish City Site

Sam Juliano’s Prediction For “Best Picture” of 2009….

Sam’s Best Picture Prediction:With a leading 13 total nominations The Curious Case of Benjamin Button would under ordinary circumstances stand an excellent chance at taking the big prize. The film, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, is the kind of film that Oscar voters rally behind; it’s a [...]

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