Posts Tagged ‘All About Eve’
Film Review – Cruella
What a strange decision it was to make an origin story about Cruella de Vil. Her first onscreen appearance was in Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), in which she (voiced by Betty Lou Gerson) was a chain smoking, diabolical villain who wanted to murder and…
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Film Review – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Fame, desperation, the need for strangers to admire you, the search for artistic truth, commerce versus art, the ability for an actor to completely commit to their craft and yet wreak havoc with their personal life, aging, magical realism, being stuck in one’s own head,…
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An Appreciation – Rear Window
If someone who has never seen a Hitchcock film asked me to recommend the one they should see first, I would pick Rear Window (1954). Not only is it highly entertaining and full of well-developed suspense, but it also incorporates everything that made Alfred Hitchcock…
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Top 5 – Party Scenes
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Ben share their top 5 party scenes. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll and share which one you think…
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Top 5 – Sidekicks
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Brandi share their top 5 sidekicks. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our…
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For The Ladies – A Letter to Three Wives
A year before he directed All About Eve, Joseph L. Mankiewicz made A Letter to Three Wives, which landed him the Oscar for best director and best screenplay. It unabashedly falls within the category of Woman’s Picture, as it deals with the nature of female…
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Top 5 – Female Villains
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 female villains. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and Zune. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in…
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What We’re Watching – 7/20/11
Here’s a random thought: have you ever walked in to a movie and expected it to be bad, but watched it anyway? Maybe the genre is one you don’t enjoy, or it deals with a subject matter that you find unappealing—but, against all your better…
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