In 1954, the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Fest went to the Japanese film, The Gate of Hell, by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Cannes Film Fest 1954: Year 7–Gate of Hell by Teinosuke Kinugasa is Top Winner; Few Hollywood Titles; French Male-Dominated Jury
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Thor: Love and Thunder: Teaser Reveals Natalie Portman is Back
April 18, 2022 by
After a break from Marvel Cinematic Universe, Oscar winner Natalie Portman is back in the first teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder.
Hollywood Scandals: Deppgate–Depp’s Doctor, Nurse Recall Bloody Hunt for His Severed Fingertip
April 18, 2022 by
Depp suffered the injury in March 2015, while he was in Australia for the filming of the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
Cannes Film Fest 1953: Year 6–Clouzot’s Thriller Wages of Fear, Starring Yves Montand, is Top Winner
April 17, 2022 by
The Grand Prize of the 1953 Cannes Film Festival went to Henri-Georges Clouzot’s brilliant thriller, The Wages of Fear, starring Yves Montand.
Levy’s Anatomy: Silver Chalice (1954): Paul Newman’s Screen Debut in Historical Epic–Could Critics Be Wrong in Initial Response?
April 17, 2022 by
Fresh off from the Broadway stage, Paul Newman made his feature debut at age 29 in “The Silver Chalice,” a film that was dismissed at the time as a preposterous flop. Yet seen from today's perspective, the movie deserves a second look, even if it it gives only a brief glimpse into the forceful, confident, charismatic mega-star performer that Newman would become.
