Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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BR: Tony Rome (1967)

BR: Tony Rome (1967)

September 28, 2016 | By

Between 1965-1970, Frank Sinatra appeared in 10 films, moving from comedies, thrillers, and war films, ultimately settling on the detective genre which resulted in a tight cluster of Tony Rome (1967), The Detective (1968), and Lady in Cement (1968), and although he would also star in two more genre efforts…

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BR: Lady in Cement (1968)

BR: Lady in Cement (1968)

September 28, 2016 | By

Frank Sinatra’s follow-up to Tony Rome has him reprising the titular character in the same Miami environment, but with a less traditional detective plot in spite of author Marvin H. Albert taking a crack at adapting his novel, with prolific TV scribe Jack Gus…

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An Interview with “Aunt Dan and Lemon” director Dan Spurgeon

An Interview with “Aunt Dan and Lemon” director Dan Spurgeon

September 23, 2016 | By

A year after mounting The Baby for the stage, director Dan Spurgeon and producer Drew Blakeman return with Wallace Shawn’s Obie Award-winning drama / dark comedy Aunt Dan and Lemon. What follows is a concise Q&A with director Spurgeon on discovering the play, its prescient elements, and thoughts on its characters and politics.

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Play Review: Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon”

Play Review: Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon”

September 22, 2016 | By

Wallace Shawn’s 1985 Obie Award-winning play Aunt Dan and Lemon makes its return to Toronto via Shadowtime Productions in a professional and faithful production that reprises the concept…

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Otto Preminger’s Stark Little Masterpiece: Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)

Otto Preminger’s Stark Little Masterpiece: Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)

September 19, 2016 | By

Review of Otto Preminger’s moody psychological thriller Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) from Twilight Time + Editorial Blather on Preminger, Saul Bass, and the value of a cultivated brand name.

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