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Torturous! This, in short, is the term I would use to define "Blonde". Marilyn didn't deserve this. We have to admit that his life was never easy, on the contrary, he faced adversities of all kinds from an early age, which should have not only seriously harmed his career, but even prevented it! And we all know that in the years in which the film shows "horror" in every detail of her life, she exploded in popularity, in joy on screen, starring in countless films and becoming the most admired actress of those times. It's sad that Dominik chose this tragic path for Marilyn. Despite this false and depressing situation, Ana de Armas is the big winner of "Blonde", she deserved an Oscar!

I watched the whole series and, even with some imperfections, I say it was the best TV series I have ever watched. It has a consistent script, and despite some exaggerations provided by the characters Tayyar and Metin, it manages to maintain suspense throughout all its chapters. The two central characters - Ömer and Elif (Engin and Tuba) form the purest couple I've ever seen on screen, both with enormous charisma and incredible performances. Engin incorporated his character in such a way that it is difficult to imagine that he is not even a policeman and Tuba is simply the most beautiful actress working in the world today, she is of a beauty that leaves us speechless and as an actress she is undoubtedly one of the greatest revelations on the screen in this 21st century. Of course, being a TV series, each chapter usually ends in an atmosphere of expectation, of suspense, and this could influence a more objective evaluation of "Kara Para Ask", but this does not happen, the plot is so well presented that the suspense becomes a natural ingredient. Rarely have I seen a film or TV production with so many positive aspects, it really is impressive. Perhaps its ending could have a slightly different direction than what was done, but we have to respect the creativity and intentions of its authors This series is worth watching. A very high quality product.

I have always been intrigued by the portentous biography of Henry Hathaway, who began his successful career as an assistant director in 1925 and 1926. The list of films, especially westerns directed by him, is enviable. And most are of proven quality. Here we have one of his last works - The Sons of Katie Elder, 1965 - which I consider one of his worst films, a really meaningless work. The script is weak, completely improbable, taking strange and meaningless paths. The cast is completely inappropriate. I come to believe that Hathaway has appointed someone to direct this film. I don't believe he did. It seems that they tried to repeat the success of the Wayne-Martin duo in Hawks' Rio Bravo, but the result is the opposite. The role played by John Wayne has nothing to do with his profile, his characteristics. And both Wayne and Martin seem lost in the film, not sure what they're doing there. Even Earl Holliman, who normally performs well, is terrible in this western. And young Michael Anderson Jr even worse. We don't even need to comment on the role of Dennis Hopper, developed without any credibility, as well as James Gregory. There remains Martha Hyer who seems to be busy with some other film and then suddenly walks past the set to appear on screen. Only that. The western genre is my favorite. I have more than 450 westerns cataloged, which I have watched more than once, so I consider myself in a position to say that "The Sons of Katie Elder" is a big mistake! Difficult to understand the score above 7 obtained by him here. If it hadn't been realized, no one would miss it.

A great movie! Directed in 1950 by Anthony Mann, it is a western that approaches the Indian in a non-routine way compared to the overwhelming majority of American westerns. In the same year - 1950 - that Delmer Daves humanized the Indian in the western "Broken Arrow", with James Stewart, curiously Mann's favorite actor, he did the same in "Devil's Dorway".

I understand that each of these two films has its specific characteristics, but "Devil's Doorway" is far superior, despite the fact that Delmer Daves' western appears to be better known and probably did better at the box office. The story is extremely captivating: an Indian warrior - Lance Poole - who returns from the Civil War, having fought alongside the Confederates and finds his tribe threatened by the greed of the white man, mainly by a land explorer and business broker, without any qualms.

The objective is to take the land away from the Indians, no matter what the means!!! Lance Poole looks to a principled lawyer for support and the dedication of an army officer as well, but all that is not enough to stave off the terrible confrontation to come. Anthony Mann is here at one of his high points, the movie is emotional and Robert Taylor had a fantastic acting! Robert Taylor's performance in this film, I repeat, is exceptional, giving great stature and dignity to Indian warrior and US Army soldier Lance Poole. Unforgettable !

The 1950s were by far the most productive for westerns, with an impressive amount of production. Personally, I have a list of 42 great westerns all of them from the 50s. And among them is this nostalgic Rocky Mountain, a film very well directed by William Keighley , with Errol Flynn at the front of its cast. Scott Forbes very competently plays the role of another army officer. And Patrice Wymore appears very well in the film. I even believe that the chemistry between Flynn and Patrice - who would later marry - was carried over to the film, with a great result, especially for Flynn, who plays the role of the leader of the Indian fighters, with a great performance. I always make a parallel between Rocky Mountain and Devil's Door this by Anthony Mann (both from 1950). I see great similarities between the two in the sense that both Robert Taylor (Lance Poole) and Errol Flynn (Capt Lafe Barstow) have the same "warrior" character, of course at different extremes "white man / Indian". It is a powerful film, showing a perverse side of courage: those who fight knowing that there will be no salvation are doomed, but they fight anyway. The end of the film is epic, in fact very well filmed. A great movie. It deserves to be seen more than once!

A simply impressive film. Anyone who got used to seeing Eastwood in the 70s in light, comical films intended only for fun (except for his memorable westerns), is amazed to see him in this production, the first film directed by Cimino. There are comical moments, including an exceptional Jeff Bridges, showing here one of his great moments in cinema, still very young, but that already demonstrated the enormous talent he has. The film, in fact, not only stands out as a most enjoyable film to watch, but has a high quality script, providing Clint and Jeff Bridges a fantastic time in their careers. It is very similar to what would come a few years later, in the hands of Tarantino and the Coen brothers, with intriguing and highly violent films. I came across this film by chance a few years ago and I was really surprised by its quality. I have no doubt that we are facing one of the magical moments of cinema. I repeat: Impressive !!!

Sérgio Ricardo was one of the great names of 20th century Brazilian culture, having dedicated himself not only to cinema, but, and especially, to music, with great compositions. Among other films, he directed This World is Mine, which today is part of the best produced in 20th century Brazilian cinematography. Sérgio may not have achieved, despite his value as a composer and director, the prominence he always deserved. He had a strong temperament and even though he had a big heart, it was not easy to relate to him. In the early years, until the 1960s, almost the 70s, he worked hard, trying to build his name and already had a certain prestige abroad, however, with the incident that occurred at the Festival da Record in 1967 when, when presenting the song " Beto Bom de Bola ", and to see the public rejecting his work, he lost control, broke his guitar and threw it at the audience, saying: You don't understand anything !!! Really, in a festival in which great names emerged and, admit it, great songs appeared, Beto Bom de Bola was misunderstood, it did not please !!! Sergio paid dearly for his act. Their relationships became difficult, some doors closed. Only his tenacity and willingness to accomplish kept him active. He fought hard, represented Brazil at external events, directed films, composed new songs and continued, with gallantry, his trajectory. He recently disappeared at the age of 88. somewhat forgotten, since the new generations have proven to have other interests. Only time can show its true value. Great Sergio Ricardo !!!

Cinema is rich in well-made films, consistent stories, with good work by the actors, safe direction, but which do not achieve the recognition they should have. This is the case with Willie Boy. Director Abraham Polonsky, here with his favorite actor Robert Redford, made a film of great expressiveness, but which - it is not possible to identify the reason - did not achieve the expected result. Redford has an impeccable performance as the young law enforcement officer, cynical, opportunistic, but faithful to the principles of manliness and firmness. Perhaps the biggest problem in the film is that the main character (Willie Boy) is not the main actor (Redford). By chance, if the script had created a character that suited Redford, the film would have been a resounding success. Remember The Chase, with Brando and Redford, in which a role very similar to Willie Boy's was played by Redford. The fact is that the actor Robert Blake has the best performance of his career here, however it was not enough to raise the film to the level it deserved. And Katharine Ross, as a young native, also has a very good interpretation. It is an intriguing film, in which the good ones are not so good, and the bad ones are also not so bad. It actually has a high degree of reality. The end of the film is wonderful, with the confrontation between Redford and Blake inevitable because they are on different sides of the law, but extremely suffered by the relationship that both had. The facts that follow demonstrate the evident degradation of justice itself, whose limits are constantly exceeded. I consider Willie Boy a great film, an exquisite work by Abraham Polonsky. It is not Redford's best work but it is, without a doubt, a great work by Robert Blake !!!

A shameful documentary not only for Brazil, but for everyone who respects the truth and is committed to ethics and the preservation of a country's real memory. Unfortunately, director Pietra, an opportunist who let herself be carried away by the ideology of the left, in a completely irresponsible way, produced one of the biggest offenses ever made to a country. He denied history, gave a personal interpretation to the facts, created non-existent situations, falsified images, hid his family connection with the company Andrade Gutierrez responsible for frauds and bribes of the Lula and Dilma governments, in short, everything did to produce something misleading and false, but with an image of supposed truth. It is unbelievable that in the time we are living in - the 21st century - someone lends himself to an execrable role like this, misrepresenting the truth, solely to favor a political legend, to meet the expectations of people not committed to the country and providing, especially for young people only lies and misrepresented facts. Regrettable and reprehensible !!! Fortunately, a light illuminated the Oscar's judgment and prevented an unfair award for a documentary like this: false and harmful !!! It is not actually a documentary, it is much more a work of fiction !!!

A very interesting western. George Sherman made good movies, had a clear tendency to make good westerns. And "Reprisal" is a good example of his filmography. Perhaps if the movie were a few minutes longer the characters could have been better developed, especially Frank Madden, the character of Guy Madison, an Indian who comes to town as a white man. Racial prejudice against the Indians is shown here perfectly, I believe only matched in Devil's Doorway with Robert Taylor. and in Cimarron with Glenn Ford, both Anthony Mann movies. Felicia Farr, appears well in the role of the girlfriend of the hero of the Wild West. I consider her one of the best western actresses (Jubal, 3:10 to Yuma, The Last Wagon, always Delmer Daves). At one point, moved by jealousy, she lets out her prejudice. And Neil, the older brother of the three bandits, assaults the young India for no reason, even provoking her brother's hatred. Interesting are the variants shown on prejudice. The old Indian, Madden's grandfather has an excellent participation. Very good western, with an uplifting message about racial prejudice. The scenes of Madden's lynching attempt are perfect, very realistic. And the reckoning in the final duel was very well developed. Worthy of the title: "Reprisal!

"Man in the Shadow" is a vigorous movie. Maybe an Orson Welles presence in a movie has the maximum temperature level, because, most of the time, having bought a certain effect over the years, Welles started to use roles of irascible, violent, arrogant men, exactly the role which was booked in this great movie starring Jeff Chandler, an underrated actor who lived very little. It's really a violent movie set in a small town dominated by a completely unscrupulous man. Its plot allows a certain parallelism with Arthur Penn's "The Chase, 1966", whose sheriff played by Marlon Brando faces a similar situation. It is a great movie in black and white. But the fact is that black and white only exceeds the violence, the racism and the growing tension that eventually explodes at the end of the movie. Jack Arnold, I think, made a great movie here, and Chandler has one of his best film performances, with Welles showing an all-time skill. Great representative of the 50's, great movie !!!

Don Siegel would become known for his high-impact, well-structured films, with good storylines, and usually got the most out of his actors. One of them, Clint Eastwood, not only had memorable performances under his direction, but fully absorbed the master's lessons and later devoted himself to directing, with the same commitment and grit as Siegel. The film is not only an adventure in the wilderness of the desert, very well filmed, but an above average cop and also an excellent thriller. The protagonist is the great Cornel Wilde, who had beautiful adventures in the 1940s, spanning the 1950s, and a second heavyweight team: Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan and Jack Elam, respectable presences in any film. It's really a thrilling movie, a great show, very good !!!

I reviewed Night Passage today. It's a western I've always admired, but I confess I've noticed some details that you may not have noticed before, for example: the tiresome and sometimes unnecessary music sung by James Stewart; Audie Murphy's clear discomfort (and choice not appropriate for the role), making a Utica Kid that does not show much credibility; the feminine roles of Dianne Foster and Elaine Stewart, confused, without much transparency, despite the good actresses. But it is a vigorous film, which bears a certain resemblance to other Mann-made westerns starring James Stewart, which leaves me in doubt as to whether Mann's part in the film was no greater than that which film memory records. James Stewart does not have such roles as Bend of the River, Winchester 73, The Man from Laramie, Far Country or The Naked Spur, but he appears as well as ever. Excellent photography values the film. Anyway, we have a western with a good ending, and that brings us Dan Duryea once again as an ironic bandit, role that became his specialty. And Brandon de Wilde, still very young, playing an innocent kid in the same line as Shane's Joey, but director James Neilson might have found another way to keep the money he carries all the time in a cardboard box. Tiring and improbable. A good western but could be better.

It is without doubt a powerful film. It addresses in a highly competent way the drama of one who has suffered a virtually irreparable loss and sees his world collapse without any possibility of recovery. And it also shows another powerful force: the strength of friendship. The friend (Don Cheadle) who stands next to it, without charge, somehow suffering along with it. The performance of Adam Sandler is not surprising because we already know of other good times, but it really is fantastic. He transfigured himself, completely assumed the character. I have no doubt that for this role would deserve an Oscar. Magnificent. Finally, this is a unique moment in the history of cinema: it deals with a very sensitive issue for the American Nation, September 11, and it does so perfectly. Congratulations to the director (Mike Binder) who manages to build a work without reservations, honest, true, constructive and exciting.

This is a great value western. It is worth to review Arizona, especially Jean Arthur, beautiful, and William Holden early in his career, in a nostalgic and authentic Western. The film shows the colonization of the American West with the intense conflicts between cattle ranchers, cowboys, gangsters and all sorts of adventurers who have moved to that wilderness of the USA, many paying dearly for their daring: with their own lives. What we see in Arizona is certainly no different from what has happened in the vast majority of American states. The images are perfect, people dress with what was possible in a backward and resourceless region. The physical types, all indications, are perfectly displayed, dirty, with ragged clothing. Violence prevailed in a region without law and without a minimum of justice. Everything here was very uncertain, one never knew if it would be possible to return to the place where one was and even if there would be a day after. Relations were too superficial and life too short. But it also shows the spirit realized of the people of the Wild West, and the character of Jean Arthur fully incorporates this spirit of struggle, of achievement. It is a magnificent film, worthy of being among the best westerns of all time. I believe that if it had been produced in color, surely today it would be appearing among the great westerns.

When I read Paul Gallico's short story in 1966 in a Reader's Digest book publication, I concluded that I was facing one of the most beautiful stories I had ever read. I was 17 years old and now 68 years old, I'm just as sure. I've read hundreds of books, watched hundreds of other movies, but The Snow Goose remains not only the most beautiful story I've ever read, but also one of the most thrilling movies I've seen. It's a difficult story to shoot, as it revolves around a bird almost impossible to control, but the footage is perfect, preserving everything Paul Gallico has dreamed up. Some small parts of the film are different from the book, but we have to admit that for the transposition of a book into the cinema or TV, some adjustments are necessary. It only lacked in the end the destruction of the lighthouse by a German bomber. But it's a wonderful movie. Richard Harris and Jenny Agutter are perfect in their roles of Phillip Rhayader and Frith. For some reason I still can not identify, this story and this film touches me deeply. It is very difficult to contain the tears in the moments of affection between the goose, Rhayader and Frith, and when the goose departs to the North or when it returns. The greater emotion is due to the decision of the goose to accompany Rhayader in the small boat, facing the danger of the battles in the rescue of the wounded soldiers. It is something unprecedented and of unprecedented grandeur, and even at this very moment when I write this commentary, tears flow from my eyes. It's a wonderful story and the film retains the same atmosphere as the book. They are perfect: book and film. I only regret the lack of the film in the commercial market, I have already searched extensively for a DVD and never found it. I watch the movie often on YouTube, it's the only solution. But it is gratifying to watch it, it is good for the soul

In my opinion this is the film that Scott should not have done. The script is bad. Scott lives a husband who was betrayed by his wife years ago and seeks revenge the man responsible for it. The film escapes the traditional western line where the hero always has some dignity. Scott's character is a disoriented. Into the church in a way completely meaningless and then hides in a warehouse, taking his friend to death. Their actions do not make sense, despite being shown in history as having changed the lives of everyone in the community. All characters are caricatured, it does not seem that may exist. "Decision at Sundown" does not have the same strength of other Boetticher films and finishes disconcertingly again with Scott disoriented and drunk. I'm sorry those who admire the film, but I consider him very weak. Disappointing.

Among the westerns that Budd Boetticher directed com Randolph Scott, I rank as the top three: Ride Lonesome, Comanche Station and The Tall T, in that order. In fact there are three big films with a curiosity: in all three Boetticher put a beautiful woman between criminals creating for the characters of Scott - in each of the films - a situation of permanent stress, in that there was the need to maintain control over the activities of bandits while needed to protect the woman. And the stories have a certain similarity in the sense that women seek approaching Scott settling since the beginning of the relationship a strong sense of confidence in his character. All three are arguably tasteful films, both in photography, as in the development of action with actors properly scaled. And the filming location: Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California has a powerful effect on the outcome of each of the films. Among the three I have greater sympathy for "Ride Lonesome", perhaps by the presence of Karen Steele, perhaps for the great interpretation of Pernell Roberts, perhaps the wonderful final scene of the burning tree ... And not enough these three monumental westerns leased in Lone Pine, Boetticher also performed "Seven Men from Now" also with Scott. And in it we Gail Russell, a story a little different from the three mentioned films, but also a great spectacle. Many consider it the best film of the double Boetticher- Scott. Really Boetticher was a master. And these are his three masterpieces.

A surprisingly good western in the 60s A nice way to present the Old West where the bartender played by Arthur O'Connell tells the story to the young man played by James MacArthur. And this is a powerful story. Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors), buffalo hunter, returns home 11 years later and found his wife taking another wedding. But the story becomes even more complicated when it is robbed on the way and marked with hot iron by three men (Michael Rennie, Bill Bixby and Claude Akins) one being the pretender (Rennie) to the wedding with his wife. Jonas Trapp brings hell to the small town. It becomes a powerful avenger nickname in the city of "The Tiger" becoming a legend. It is a great western, maybe a western B but high level, with a well-written script and great performances of the cast. Chuck Connors is perfect in his role transmitted all the bitterness and disappointment of a man who returned home with plans for the future. The fight between Connors and Claude Akins is pure adrenaline, only seen in "Shane" and "North to Alaska". A western that will always be in our memory, still one of the great westerns of the 60s Very good, very good.

The big, the biggest movie of Kirk Douglas, with a performance worthy of an Oscar. Jack Burns is a misfit, like so many of us. Has no address, no family, no job, and going from one place to another without obligation. Lives only this day, lives what happens now. The film is a true poetry dedicated to the lonely. Burns suddenly appears in the city where he lives the woman he loved but whom he could not devote precisely because it is a solitary being, can not live with someone. This woman married her best friend, making it clear that only married not to be so. And Burns does not measure sacrifices by his friend and his family. You can be arrested only to see him in prison. And flee when their mission is accomplished. Burns is a lot like Shane George Stevens. If it were possible to join the two films, Lonely Are the Brave could be the continuation of Shane, no doubt. It would need only put the two movies set around the same time. Both one and the other, when it comes to loneliness, hopelessness, what they do? They go to the mountains, the only place that can accommodate them. Are heroes out of your time. . Lonely Are the Brave is a powerful film. David Miller made his masterpiece. A wonderful moment in film history.

Surely one of the greatest war movies ever made. Brando and Brynner have both flawless performances. Brynner is a giant in his role. The film addresses a relatively unexplored subject, the need to supply the Nazi army. in this case, with rubber would be transported to Germany in a cargo ship that sets sail from Japan. It infiltrated the freighter a member of the British intelligence (Brando) in order to derail the mission. Brynner is the ship's captain, honest and conscientious man who no longer has illusions with Nazism. Janet Margolin, beautiful, plays a Jew who during the trip is collected along with other refugees on the ship. Film made in black and white has a great shot and was made exactly 50 years ago. It is a powerful movie with great acting of the cast and I think it is a film that did not have the deserved welcome as it is of great value as a cinematographic work. A great movie!

6.4 on IMDb is very little to "Baby, the rain must fall" certainly a great film by Robert Mulligan. I watched for the first time when it was released and I confess that it is impressed. Everything seemed very real. In fact, the little girl Margaret Rose (the little actress Kimberly Block) has an interpretation so close to reality that only lacked exit the screen. It is an intriguing story regarding the character played by Steve McQueen (Henry Thomas) believe very close to the real McQueen, whose life also before he became a first magnitude star was not the most regular and happy. Poor Henry, tortured by her foster mother, which led him to never understand the world, placing itself always against everything violently. Her reaction was nothing more than what you have learned with his mother in punishment for no reason he received a lifetime. I think it was not bad. But the damage was done to her was too large relative to the well he saw. McQueen was a truly magnificent actor. Plays his part very secure and even in scenes where it appears as a singer is very well (your image because the voice is not his). The song he sings to his wife and daughter is very beautiful, exciting. Lee Remick (Georgette Thomas)was a gorgeous actress and extreme competence. The early part of the film in which she appears only with Margaret Rose, his daughter, is of high quality. High level of interpretation. And throughout the film she keeps huge regularity. Never fails. And Don Murray appears discreetly as police Slim, symbolizing balance, calm and tranquility that Henry could never afford to be with him. If there was a continuation of this wonderful movie, there would be great opportunity to Georgette, Margaret Rose and Slim being together, but that would be another story... and, please, where is Kimberly Block?

The Chase is a vigorous work by Arthur Penn, one of the best. Powerful work. The photograph of the film is perfect. The formidable cast works extremely integrated, allowing the constant action to develop in a natural way; all are perfectly framed in their roles. Of course, at this point it is evident the competence of the director. Some consider exaggerated scenes of violence, especially those involving assaults the Sheriff Calder (Brando), but we know that reality is possibly even more violent, or at least it was in those times. Or they will have forgotten the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination? There is a great similarity between the scenes of the film and what happens and happened in reality. Robert Redford loomed here for his successful career and Jane Fonda, discreet, yet showed their full potential. Angie Dickinson is the faithful companion of Brando, with its lush beauty. And Janice Rule shows the great actress who was in a difficult role, but plays with great naturalness. It's really a story vigorous, violent and intriguing. A great movie.

It is a very good movie. Honest, show faithfully the region, the people and customs of Morocco after the first World War conflict. The actors were well chosen. Catherine Deneuve has a discreet performance and Terence Hill friendly paper, quite suitable for your image shaped by Trinity and later Lucky Luke. Gene Hackman is the greatest actor of all time, safe and with great screen presence. This international cast also stand out Max Von Sydow as apparently forced context archaeologist but that ends up integrating the climate of war, and Ian Holm, very well chosen for the role of the Arab leader. Impressive. The photograph of the film is also excellent. The battle scenes are simply perfect, a few times, we have seen scenes so well prepared. And the Foreign Legion once again produces a beautiful film, as Beau Geste. It is worth watching it.