I don’t get A Christmas Story’s continued success. I mean, I get its initial success (I grew up with it, on video, and remember my friends talking about it before I got to see it and the film living up to expectations), but it’s hard to believe people still like it. I mean, what do […]
Entries Tagged as 'Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer'
A Christmas Story (1983, Bob Clark)
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Tagged: Bob Clark· Jean Shepherd· Leigh Brown· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· ★★★
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956, Russell Rouse)
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments
The Fastest Gun Alive–to put it mildly and politely–is a turkey. I thought, given Glenn Ford in the lead, it was going to be at least a decent Western… but it’s not. Ford’s great (more on him later), but the script is atrocious. It’s rare to see a script so fail its cast; to the […]
Tagged: Frank D. Gilroy· Glenn Ford· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Russell Rouse· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Running Scared (1986, Peter Hyams)
March 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Jimmy Smits is pretty good in Running Scared. He’s a believable bad guy, intimidating even.
I don’t know why I’m opening with Smits, maybe because I’m in a good mood and want to be generous with praise for an unlikely recipient.
Running Scared is a delightful action comedy; I didn’t realize how much I missed the genre […]
Tagged: Dan Hedaya· Gary DeVore· Gregory Hines· Jimmy Huston· Joe Pantoliano· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Peter Hyams· ★★★
Love Crazy (1941, Jack Conway)
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Love Crazy has to be the worst film William Powell and Myrna Loy ever made together. Powell started his career in silents, so it’s possible it’s not his worst film, but I’m pretty sure it’s Loy’s. Love Crazy starts incredibly lazy. It doesn’t bother defining either character–they’re just Powell and Loy playing a couple, Powell’s […]
Tagged: Charles Lederer· David Hertz· Jack Conway· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Myrna Loy· William Ludwig· William Powell· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
The Indian Runner (1991, Sean Penn)
February 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Halfway through The Indian Runner–I’m guessing at the location, but halfway sounds about right–there’s a stunning montage. It might be the best way to talk about the film, or at least to start talking about the film, because The Indian Runner resists any standard–or glib–entry angles. It’s a five character montage, taking place in the […]
Tagged: Charles Bronson· David Morse· Dennis Hopper· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Patricia Arquette· Sean Penn· ★★★★



