Directed by John Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is wonderfully ugly. In it three men set out to hit it rich mining for gold. Rather quickly they find what they're looking for, but the challenge then becomes keeping it. They must deal with forces from outside and forces from within, and in the end … Continue reading The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
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High Sierra (1941)
Directed by Raoul Walsh "It's infernally cold up here, maybe it's nerves. The rock above, where Earle is hiding looks like a huge ice berg. Whenever the flares are lit, the faces of the crowd gathered around here look like great masts of snow. They look dead, all but their eyes..." - Radio Reporter at … Continue reading High Sierra (1941)
The Ladykillers (1955)
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick In The Ladykillers, a group of five burglars hole up in the home of an elderly lady while they execute an armed robbery. The ringleader, Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), plans to use the elderly lady, Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson), as their unwitting getaway driver, a plan which mystifies the others but for … Continue reading The Ladykillers (1955)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
Directed by Roman Polanski David Thompson refers to the world of Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac as the "cinema of the absurd," a combination of tragedy and low-brow comedy that might confuse, unsettle and frustrate its audience. Cul-de-sac is an unlikely film, made by an unlikely group of people that seems almost giddy, a celebration of its own … Continue reading Cul-de-sac (1966)
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