Impeccable Ensembles: Beat the Devil (1953) + Between the Lines (1977)
Impeccable ensemble casts are the main draw in John Huston’s BEAT THE DEVIL (1953) + Joan Micklin Silver’s BETWEEN THE LINES (1977).
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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…
The Return of Moby Dick
Review of John Huston’s stirring adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1956), released on Blu by Twilight Time.
BR: Moby Dick (1956)
Reportedly shot in 1954 and released two years later after a tumultuous production history, John Huston’s film of Herman Melville’s classic 1851 novel may have been poo-pooed by critics, with great disapproval levied on Gregory Peck, but time has been very kind to the film…
Twilight Time Goes to War, Part 4: Conflicted Nuns!
In Part 4 of Twilight Time Goes to War, we look at two tales of Conflicted Nuns from 1957: John Huston’s underrated drama Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison on Blu-ray + Fox’ DVD of Sea Wife!
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