Tag Archives: Shelley Winters

Poseidon Notes

These notes are completely stream-of-conscious – along the lines of what I did with the abysmal Day After Tomorrow which, whaddya know, also had Emmy Rossum in it. Not a good sign. As I wrote this thing I suddenly got … Continue reading

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Speaking of William Holden’s Death Scene

(were we? Yes. We were.) … Here’s a post of 5 death scenes (on my new addiction – Matt Zoller Seitz’s blog) I found myself nodding in agreement at the inclusion of Sean Connery’s death in The Untouchables. I haven’t … Continue reading

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Night Of the Hunter: “Chiiiiiiiiildren…”

Watched Night of the Hunter this morning, this dark rainy morning. Is there a film more packed full of arrestingly beautiful and terrifying shots? The black silhouette of the farmhouse – against the white white sky … with the two … Continue reading

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