Tag: Jean Simmons

Richard Brooks’ The Happy Ending (1969) + $ (1971)

Richard Brooks’ The Happy Ending (1969) + $ (1971)

June 18, 2016 | By

Reviews of two classic Richard Brooks films – the housewife crack-up drama The Happy Ending (1969) on Blu from Twilight Time + the heist comedy $ (1971) from Sony.

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BR: Happy Ending, The (1969)

BR: Happy Ending, The (1969)

June 18, 2016 | By

The title of Richard Brooks’ 19th feature film as director infers a story with a classic alls-well-that-ends-well finale, but The Happy Ending proved to be something that goes against the grain of a classic Hollywood saga of bored privileged housewives boozing and bed-hopping and clothes shopping to their hearts’ content before hitting sleazy lows…

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Jean Simmons Bids ‘So Long’ at the Fair

Jean Simmons Bids ‘So Long’ at the Fair

May 13, 2016 | By

Jean Simmons’ beloved brother disappears during a stay in Paris in Antony Darnborough’s odd little thriller So Long at the Fair (1950).

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Film: So Long at the Fair (1950)

Film: So Long at the Fair (1950)

May 13, 2016 | By

Producer Antony Darnborough took two pokes at directing in 1950, starting with The Astonished Heart and So Long at the Fair, albeit co-directing both with the aid of then-newcomer Terence Fisher,..

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Film: Blue Lagoon, The (1949)

Film: Blue Lagoon, The (1949)

July 20, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / B . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer:  n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a / Released: Xn/aX Genre: Drama / Romance Synopsis:  Two cousins must survive on their own and deal with emerging sexual attractions after being shipwrecked on a tropical island. Special Features: n/a . . […]

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