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Jun 30, 2024 · Siegel was never a fixture of awards season and didn’t receive any recognition from the Oscars or Golden Globes during a career that spanned from the early 1940s to the early 1980s, but accolades and acclaim didn’t matter in his—or Eastwood’s—book.
Jun 21, 2024 · In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective JJ Gittes (Nicholson) is hired by a woman who goes by the name of Evelyn Mulwray to prove her husband's...
4 days ago · Review: Don Siegel’s ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ on KL Studio Classics 4K UHD Blu-ray. Kino’s stellar new 4K is the only release of Siegel’s sci-fi classic that’s truly the real deal. It’s been almost 70 years since the first of four film adaptations of Jack Finney’s 1954 novel The Body Snatchers was released and in that ...
Jun 30, 2024 · Escape from Alcatraz is an iconic movie that has captured the imagination of audiences for decades. Directed by Don Siegel and released in 1979, the film is based on the true story of the daring escape from the infamous Alcatraz Island prison in 1962.
Jul 1, 2024 · An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner’s throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself. Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward mark the beginning of what they term “the noir cycle” with The Maltese Falcon in 1941.
Jul 6, 2024 · The first adaptation of The Body Snatchers, the Don Siegel version from 1956, arrived during the Red Scare, and has been alternately read as a warning against communism and a warning against...
Jun 29, 2024 · Sutherland's Protagonist Punctuates The Movie's Message. Donald Sutherland – who passed away on June 20th – was an outstanding actor who portrayed countless iconic roles. Still, fans might not know that one of his best movies was responsible for creating one of the most popular TV shows ever.
