Oct 28, 2009 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Tonight's Movie: The Killer is Loose
THE KILLER IS LOOSE is a very creepy crime noir directed by Budd Boetticher . I loved the deep cast and '50s L.A. area location shooting but wasn't crazy about the plot.
No Orson. No zither. No masterful expressionism. Tobey Maguire instead of Joseph Cotten.
Remake rumor of the week! DiCaprio and Maguire taking the Welles and...
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This weekend the handsome bearded bear who calls himself Devin Faraci ran quite a juicy rumor over at CHUD regarding a remake of Carol Reed's brilliant noir THE THIRD MAN starring Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles.
Vienna's Third Man link remains strong
Sachertorte. Magnificent palaces. Splendid museums. When Phillip Kalantirsky had his fill of Vienna the Opulent, he stayed on for a taste of Vienna Noir - in a walking tour built around the cult film The Third Man.
HERS TO HOLD is a musical romance set against the backdrop of World War II, with Joseph Cotten as a pilot and Deanna Durbin as the girl who loves him.
SIFF Cinema wraps up its mini-festival of Hitchcock with two more films you can see 20 times a year on Turner Classic Movies but that you really should see on the big screen.
Duration: 1:28:22 CC TVPG Set in the late 19th century, this adaptation of Booth Tarkington's novel follows the wealthy Amberson family of Indianapolis.
Young pianist puts her heart into romantic piece
You probably know Rachmaninoff's Second Piano concerto, whether or not you think you do.
Second Saturday Summer Drive-In: Shadow of a Doubt
For many years, this marvelous 1943 thriller was one of Alfred Hitchcock 's most underrated American films, even though its sinister portrayal of small-town life prefigures such twisted-Americana faves as The Naked Kiss and Blue Velvet .
'The Third Man' screens at the Senator
Classic film screenings continue at the Senator Theatre this weekend with Carol Reed 's magnificent The Third Man , starring Joseph Cotten as a pulp novelist visiting postwar Vienna, where he learns that his good friend, Harry Lime , has died.
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