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Showing posts with label Fritz Lang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fritz Lang. Show all posts
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Peter Lorre: His first starring role was a massive hit and one of the most influential works of art in the history of film — and that was the problem

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Peter Lorre, "M" (1931). An unforgettable psychological portrait. By Paul Parcellin Renowned character actor Peter Lorre created ...
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Sunday, March 24, 2024

Is It or Isn’t It? “Clash by Night” is a Gripping Drama, Alright, But Some Insist It Doesn’t Make the Cut as an Authentic Noir Because It Lacks One Crucial Element

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Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, "Clash by Night" (1952). Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin “Clash by Night” has   t...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Noir Directors and their Eyepatches

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An eyepatch can make a director look like a badass and that's a good thing in the famously brutal movie biz. Sure, a lot of them are sca...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

You Only Live Once: Outlaws on the Road

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Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda in 'You Only Live Once.' D irector Fritz Lang's masterpiece of German cinema, “M” (1931), delves ...
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