The Beach Bum
The shaggy dog nature of this film, one that mimics its protagonist’s neverending belief that everything is just gonna be alright, alright becomes almost transcendent.
George Peppard
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Pendulum (1969)
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Capt. Matthews
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P.J. (1968)
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P.J.
Roger Ebert -
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
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Dolan
Roger Ebert
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Painting with sound: the music of James Horner, 1953-2015
A discussion of the works of the great film composer James Horner.
Paul Schrader: Porn Again?
Is the director's explicit "The Canyons" the nadir of his career—or its climax?
A little black dress makes the world go round
With the passing of Andy Williams, I keep imagining his golden tenor singing Henry Mancini's "Moon River." The song talks about crossing life in style. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is all about fashionable cafe society and love; in an adult fairy tale, you can have both even if you are two drifters.
The director Gregory Nava once commented, "Whenever any question of style or taste in dress comes up, I simply ask myself, 'What would Fred Astaire have done?'" Audrey Hepburn is Astaire's female equivalent: sophistication mixed with fizzy fun.
Interview with George Peppard
Suite 1705 of the Ambassador East Hotel includes a glass-enclosed luncheon porch overlooking the city. There are windows on three sides. On the fourth, there are steps that lead back into the living room. From there you go out into the hall down the elevator and back to reality.
