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Tag Archives: Richard Widmark
November 2018 Viewing Diary
Mr. Soul! (2018; d. Melissa Haizlip) The opening night film of Indie Memphis, which already feels like it was 20 years ago. I wrote about it briefly in my recap of the festival for Ebert. It’s a gorgeous film. Supernatural, … Continue reading
January 2016 Viewing Diary
“30 for 30” Chasing Tyson (2015; d. Steve Cantor) I love the 30 for 30 series on ESPN but had never seen this one, the story of Evander Holyfield’s pursuit of Mike Tyson. I’ve got a Tyson thing. I loved … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Bill Murray, Channing Tatum, France, Iranian film, Italy, J. Miller Tobin, Japan, Rebecca Hall, Richard Widmark, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, war
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Don’t Bother to Knock (1952); Director: Roy Ward Baker
Yesterday, June 1, was Marilyn Monroe’s birthday. Here is a look at an under-rated performance, that of the babysitter in “Don’t Bother to Knock”, co-starring Richard Widmark. “I rather think that had she endured, had she come ten years later, … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Anne Bancroft, Don't Bother to Knock, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
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20 Favorite Actors
Joining the fun that’s been going on, and to quote Nathaniel who started this whole thing: “In no particular order and extremely subject to change.” For example: where the hell is Robert Mitchum? And William H. Macy? And Sean Penn … Continue reading
Posted in Actors
Tagged Cary Grant, Dean Stockwell, Ewan McGregor, Gary Cooper, Gene Hackman, George Sanders, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Nicholson, James Cagney, Jeff Bridges, John Wayne, Johnny Depp, Kurt Russell, Marlon Brando, Mickey Rourke, Paul Newman, Richard Widmark, Robert Duvall, Russell Crowe, Thomas Mitchell
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Don’t Bother To Knock (1952); Dir. Roy Baker
“I rather think that had she endured, had she come ten years later, maybe it would have been different. But at that time – I mean, she came in at the height of the Hollywood system – and she was … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Anne Bancroft, Don't Bother to Knock, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
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“Why Must Women Have To Be So Normal?”
The wonderful Kim Morgan has a piece up about Don’t Bother to Knock with Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark (rest in peace). I remember Alex telling me I HAD to see this movie, somehow I had missed it, although I … Continue reading
Trains, criminals … beauty …
oh … and a glimpse of Richard Widmark in a crowd: One of the Art of Memory’s gorgeous train travel posts. (Here’s another in that ongoing series).
Richard Widmark: tributes
A terrific in-depth obituary in The Washington Post. David Thomson had this to say about Widmark in his awesome The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Widmark came into movies a little later than most male stars, already in his early … Continue reading Continue reading