Tag Archives: High Noon

Two ’50s Films That “Shouldn’t Have Won” Best Picture

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Mark DuPré

(Note: It’s been a while since I’ve written. There was some pandemic going around that seems to have messed things up a while. Plus I’ve been busier than usual. But I hope that retiring from teaching, which I’ve just done, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anastasia, Argosy Pictures, Around the World in 80 Days, Baby Doll, Betty Hutton, Bus Stop, Cantinflas, Cary Grant, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Come Back, Cornel Wilde, David Niven, Dorothy Lamour, Fred Zinnemann, Friendly Persuasion, George Barnes, Giant, Gloria Grahame, Golden Globes, High Noon, I Vitelloni, Ivanhoe, James Stesart, Jean Hagen, John Ford, Joseph McCarthy, La Strada, Little Sheba, Lust for Life, Michael Todd, Moby Dick, My Cousin Rachel, Pia Zadora, Republic Pictures, Richard III, Seven Samurai, Shirley MacLaine, singin' in the rain, Technicolor, The Bad and the Beautiful, The Greatest Show on Earth, The King and I, The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Ten Commandments, War and Peace, Written on the Wind | Leave a comment

Two Audrey Hepburn Films: Roman Holiday and The Nun’s Story

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Enough time has passed that many filmgoers today have only barely heard of one of the biggest starts of the middle of the last century, and one of the most sparkling and engaging presences in all film history. There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged A Man for All Seasons, Audrey Hepburn, Beatrice Straight, Charade, Dalton Trumbo, Dean Jagger, Eddie Albert, Edith Evans, Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity, Gregory Peck, High Noon, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe, Mildred Dunnock, My Fair Lady, New York Film Critics Circle, Patricia Collinge, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Finch, Pretty Woman, Production Code, Richard Gere, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Sister Luke, stardom, The Nun's Story, Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, War and Peace, William Wyler | Leave a comment

2018 Golden Globe Thoughts

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Ah, yes, the relatively meaningless Golden Globes. Well, since the shelf life for interest in this first awards show of the season is so very short, I must needs get my thoughts out rather quickly. Again, the Golden Globes only … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Allison Janney, American Crime Story, Christian fundamentalism, Christopher Darden, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Kaluuya, Dunkirk, Elizabeth Moss, evangelicalism, Frances McDormand, fundamentalism, Gary Cooper, Gary Oldman (Dark Hour), gene kelly, Get Out, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, Guillermo del Toro, High Noon, I Tonya, James Franco, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, O.J. Simpson, Old Testament, Oprah, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Seth Meyers, singin' in the rain, The Disaster Artist, The Handmaid's Tale, The Martian, The Shape of Water, This is Us, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Time's Up | Leave a comment

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Two ’50s Films That “Shouldn’t Have Won” Best Picture

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