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The beauty of ocean going yachts, in the TECHNICOLOR water and skies of MIAMI...
equinox flower. Yazujiro Ozu (1958)
NIAGARA (Dir: Henry Hathaway, 1953).
Marilyn Monroe's breakthrough performance in an unusual film noir, distinguished by its use of eye-popping three strip Technicolor.
Arriving at Niagara Falls for a delayed honeymoon, the affable Polly Cutler (Jean Peters) and her husband Ray (Max Showalter, billed here as Casey Adams) encounter the altogether odder married couple Rose (Monroe) and George (Joseph Cotton) Loomis, visiting the Falls six years after their own honeymoon in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. Recently discharged from a mental institution, the troubled George is scarred by his experiences in the Korean War and seemingly an ill match for the voluptuous Rose. Darker motives are apparent as Polly spies Rose in the embrace of another man. When George mysteriously disappears Polly suspects murder, but has a hard time convincing her husband and the authorities until George reappears and the fatalities begin to mount.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME! Link below.
KANSAS RAIDERS (Dir: Ray Enright, 1950).
A lively western adventure, set against the backdrop of the American Civil War.
This star vehicle for Universal contract player Audie Murphy, is a highly fictionalised account of the early career of the outlaw Jesse James. Here such historical figures as young Jesse (Audie Murphy) and his brother Frank (Richard Long) team up with Kit Dalton (Tony Curtis) and the Younger brothers under the tutelage of Confederate guerrilla Colonel William Quantrill (Brian Donlevy), in a kinda outlaw equivalent of Avenger Assemble (Josh Whedon, 2012).
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME! Link below.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (Dir: Robert Rossen, 1956).
Richard Burton heads the cast in a historical drama chronicling the life and accomplishments of Alexander III of Macedonia. Part of the trend to entice audiences away from television, the lavish production was shot in glorious Technicolor and utilised the widescreen CinemaScope format.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME. Link below.
THE SHEEPMAN (Dir: George Marshall, 1958).
Glenn Ford had a terrific run of movies in the 1950s. Many of which were westerns, including this unusual oater with an excellent supporting cast.
Ford stars as Jason Sweet, a stranger who arrives in cattle country with a flock of sheep which he intends to graze on public land. The cowpoke townsfolk disapprove mightily of this and let Sweet know, in no uncertain terms, that they want him gone. But the tough talking, milk drinking Sweet means business. Picking a fight with town heavy "Jumbo" McCall (Mickey Shaughnessy) and making an enemy of shifty cattle baron "Colonel" Steven Bedford (Leslie Nielsen); meanwhile giving the glad eye to Bedford's intended Dell Payton (Shirley MacLaine).
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME. Link below.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920, dir. Robert Wiene
The grand ole' Winnie Lightner belts out this hot number Take It on the Chin in the now lost film Hold Everything (1930) It was also in color... too bad.
Can creativity change the world?
This was the title that caught my eye as I was zipping through Moynihan Hall in Penn Station Which is in Manhattan NYC. The artworks in the glass case which encompassed the exhibit stopped me in my tracks.
When I discovered that the exhibit was based on art that was created in moleskin Journals I could not resist. I had to take in this moment and document it so I could share it with you. These are some of my favorite pieces from this dope ass exhibit.
ZOFi
New York, USA
Technicolor, 2022
The human eye - a pool of vivid colors reflecting, refracting, and dispersing the visible spectrum of the human experience
