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4 days ago · Adapted by Alec Coppel (Vertigo) from his 1947 play A Man About a Dog, scored by Nino Rota (8½, The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsession, which was released in the US as The Hidden Room, had its release date and certification from the British censor delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life ‘Acid Bath ...
17 hours ago · Torch Songs. It was lovely to catch up with Ehsan Khoshbakht in Bologna — here’s a book he’s put together for the Locarno Film Festival for a retrospective on Columbia Pictures. I’ve contributed the chapter on Edward Dmytryk’s films for the studio — so THAT’S why I was banging on about Dmytryk so much a few months back!
17 hours ago · Among the Hollywood Ten were Alvah Bessie Herbert Biberman Lester Cole Edward Dmytryk Ring Lardner Jr. John Howard Lawson Albert Maltz Samuel Ornitz Adrian Scott and Dalton Trumbo. These individuals wielded significant influence in the industry having contributed to some of Hollywood’s most impactful films.
5 days ago · Obsession (aka The Hidden Room, 1949) Edward Dmytryk - Criterion Channel (2x) More research, this time for an upcoming article in The Dark Pages. Currently on the Criterion Channel (and soon to be released on Blu-ray from Indicator), this is a terrific noirish thriller you should seek out. Keep an eye on the dog.
5 days ago · The term is thought to have been first used by French critic Nino Frank, in a 1946 review of four Hollywood crime thrillers (The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941), Murder, My Sweet aka Farewell, My Lovely (Edward Dmytryk, 1944), Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944), and Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944)) that pointed to the films’ complex ...
3 days ago · Tenet (2020) is without a doubt among the most innovative espionage-sci-fi films ever produced. While time travel in sci-fi films is not new, the film features technology that can reverse entropy permitting objects and characters to travel backwards in time.
5 days ago · Bette Davis's renowned artistry transcends boundaries and genres, solidifying her place among the all-time greats. These movies embody the essence of what made Bette Davis a legend, providing film aficionados with an unforgettable journey through some of cinema's most cherished moments.
