It’s tough, on the waterfront. Filmed on location in Hoboken, New jersey it is violent, with strong language – telling a priest to “go to hell”? Shocking stuff in 1954. Director Elia Kazan, the cast, and Boris Kaufmann, who took the pictures, all come out of this gritty drama covered in glory. Which is more [...]
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On The Waterfront-1954
Posted in art, entertainment, tagged 100 Best Films, Brando, Budd Schulberg, Eve Marie Saint, Lee J.Cobb, Leonard Bernstein, Malden, Steiger on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gone With The Wind-1939
Posted in entertainment, tagged Add new tag, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, MGM, Selznick, Vivien Leigh on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
GWTW – is possibly the most watched film ever. David O. Selznick’s grand obsession was to make a great movie from Margaret Mitchell’s best selling novel of the Civil War. He spent lavishly, recruited great stars (and made one out of Vivien Leigh) and ended up with a piece of cinema that rocked 1939 audiences [...]
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