BR: Beat the Devil (1953)
One of the oddest films ever made, Beat the Devil is many things: a dry comedy, a slick celluloid pastry with a hollow centre, a cheat, and an interminably dull production which…
Tag: Gina Lollobrigida
Tyrone Power’s Solomon and Sheba (1959) + Wife for a Night (1952)
Review of what would’ve been Tyrone Power’s final film, Solomon and Sheba (1959) on Blu from Twilight Time + Wife for a Night (1952) from the KQEK.com archives.
BR: Solomon and Sheba (1959)
After a steady stream of films, screen star Tyrone Power had his eyes on producing his own biblical epic, given the genre had become a mainstay in cinemas with widescreen formats and stereophonic sound – perfect for exploiting sprawling vistas, rich colours, and lavish romantic soundtracks that bridged classic tales of romance and tragedy with modern audiences…
DVD: Wife for a Night / Moglie per una notte (1952)
Though Mario Camerini’s perhaps better known for his mythic film versions of Ulysses (1955) and the Kali Yug diptych from the Sixties, he certainly proved himself an able comedy director with his adaptation of the Anna Bonacci play (“L’Ora della Fantasia”)…
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