Tag Archives: Anna Magnani

Film Society at Lincoln Center: Anna Magnani Retrospective 5/18-6/1

Posted on May 19, 2016 by sheila

In a recent radio interview about Gena Rowlands, host Jason Di Rosso asked me what other actresses might even enter the foyer of the foyer of what Gena Rowlands does as an actress. I’ve got my Top 4: Gena Rowlands, … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: Running my mouth in 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by sheila

I may write some magnum opus in the next two days, you never know, but here are links to some of the things I’ve written in 2014, here and elsewhere. I have worked hard to keep my site an eclectic … Continue reading →

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The Passionate Thief (1960); directed by Mario Monicelli

Posted on December 12, 2014 by sheila

Charlie and I went to The Film Forum last night to check out the restored The Passionate Thief (1960), directed by Mario Monicelli, and starring Anna Magnani, Ben Gazzara and Toto. It’s getting a nice theatrical re-release, and it looks … Continue reading →

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The Long Night (1947), Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013), The Fugitive Kind (1959)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by sheila

The Long Night Directed by Anatole Litvak I saw this movie for the first time during my wintry month out on Block Island. I watched it in the teeth of one of the biggest storms I have ever experienced up … Continue reading →

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Faces I love, part 2

Posted on October 9, 2006 by sheila

Here’s part 1.

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