Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, a romantic fantasy, starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. Grade: B (*** out of *****) Mrs. Muir In 1945, 20th Century Fox bought the film rights to the novel, […]
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947): Joseph L. Mankiewicz’ Romantic Fantasy (or Fantasy Romance), Starring Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney, George Sanders, Natalie Wood as a Child
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Late George Apley, The (1947): Mankiewicz’s Version of Marquand’s Novel, Starring Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Mildred Natwick
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed The Late George Apley, a tale of a stuffy, upper-class Bostonian forced to adjust to a changing world, starring Ronald Colman.
Swallowed: Narrative Feature, Grand Jury Prize, New Fest (NY LGBTQ Fest)
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Childhood best friends Benjamin and Dom must survive a night in a backwoods hell of drugs, bugs, and obscene intimacy in this queer horror nightmare, featuring Jena Malone and Mark Patton.
Vanishing, The (1988): George Sluizer’s Scary Thriller
October 22, 2022 by
George Sluizer’s original kidnapping film is as disturbing for the questions it is asking (and never answers) as it is for a finale where the truth is shockingly told.
Hot Flashes, The (2013): Susan Seidelman’s Tale of Basketball Team Made Up of Middle-Aged Females
October 22, 2022 by
Susan Seidelman’s 2013 comedy, The Hot Flashes, follows a group of offbeat women–including Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah and Wanda Sykes–who set out to prove expectations wrong by forming a basketball team made up of middle-aged females.
