The First Films of the World Cinema Foundation – as promoted by Martin Scorsese – are now online to view

by Allan Fish
This only came to my attention today, being snowed under with viewing left, right and the proverbial centre.  But I implore, urge, and generally press gang in the fashion of Clark Gable on Eddie Quillan in 1935 (or 1789) to go to this site…
http://www.theauteurs.com/cinemas/11
They are an organisation worthy of our and anyone’s support.  [...]

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Jon Lanthier Hits it Big as a Review Burb from his Piece on “Pressure Cooker” is Posted in Yesterday’s New York Times Features Section

by Sam Juliano
     Our dear Jon Lanthier, who is one of WitD’s most loyal and gifted contributors hit it big yesterday, as his Slant Magazine review for the film Pressure Cooker, was used in the film’s promotional add.  Lanthier’s positive quote–“Breathtaking equal opportunity in its search for human poetry” was splashed between quotes by veteran [...]

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The Big Steal – “Oh Mexico!”

by Tony d’Ambra
Comedy melodrama. Army officer (Robert Mitchum) is framed for a robbery and sets off after the culprit in a wild car chase across Mexico with a swell girl (Jane Greer). A hoot! Directed by Don Seigel and written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Geoffrey Homes from a story by Richard Wormser.
Last year in [...]

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The Big Steal – GUILTY PLEASURES

by Allan Fish
(USA 1949 72m) DVD1/2
Oh – a two letter word meaning nothing in particular
p  Jack J.Gross  d  Don Siegel  w  Gerald Drayson Adams, Daniel Mainwaring  story  “The Road to Carmichael’s” by Richard Wormser  ph  Harry J.Wild  ed  Samuel F.Beetley  m  Leigh Harline  art  Albert S.d’Agostino
Robert Mitchum (Lieutenant Duke Halliday), Jane Greer (Joan ‘Chiquita’ Graham), [...]

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Guess the pic

Jenny’s at it again…

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Cleopatra – GUILTY PLEASURE

by Allan Fish
(USA 1934 101m) DVD1/2 (France only)
I am dressed to lure you
p  Cecil B.de Mille, Adolph Zukor  d  Cecil B.de Mille  w  Waldemar Young, Vincent Lawrence  ph  Victor Milner  ed  Anne Bauchens  m  Rudolph Kopp  art  Hans Dreier  cos  Travis Banton
Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Warren William (Caesar), Henry Wilcoxon (Antony), Ian Keith (Octavian), C.Aubrey Smith [...]

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Link to Movie Man’s ‘The Dancing Image’ Site and Lead Post on ‘Wonders in the Dark’

Movie Man’s most flattering acknowledgement of Allan Fish’s top choices for each decade can be found by clicking on link below.  It is to be noted that Movie Man scoured through older posts to secure Allan’s personal lists (which of course were informed by his excellent capsule reviews) and the results of each decade poll [...]

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1960’s Poll Will Conclude on Wednesday Evening, June 3 at 11:00 P.M. EST

by Sam Juliano
     Top 25 ballots for the 1960’s poll will be accepted up until 11:00 P.M. EST on Wenesday, June 3rd.  Submissions can be made on the ‘Best Movies of the 60’s’ link under the site header.  The 60’s polling has been the most successful ever, what with over 40 ballots already submitted, some [...]

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A notice of intent – slight change to the qualification rules for the 1970s poll and future polls

by Allan Fish
We will be going ahead with the seventies poll in a couple of weeks, but we need to take stock beforehand.  There are numerous reasons.  Firstly, to give everyone a chance to see the films they may want to see before submitting choices for the sixties poll.  Secondly, to allow Sam to do [...]

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Eros + Massacre (no 1)

by Allan Fish
(Japan 1969 216m) DVD2 (France/Japan only, no Eng subs)
Aka. Erosu purasu Gyakusatsu
Appreciation requires an ambivalent participation
p  Shinji Sushizaki  d  Yoshishige Yoshida  w  Yoshishige Yoshida, Masahiro Yamada  ph  Motokichi Hasegawa  ed  Hiroyuki Yasuoka  m  Toshi Ichiyanaga  art  Tsuyoshi Ishii
Mariko Okada (Noe Ito), Toshiyuki Hosokawa (Sakae Osugi), Yuko Kusunoki (Itsuko Masaoka), Kasuko Ireno (Akika Hiraga), [...]

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