While I had seen his films before 1959, it was that year that I really became aware of Delmer Daves in a big way. As a teenager I was rather gaga over the young actors from Warner Brothers, Troy Donahue chief among them. And all in a row Daves directed the four best films Donahue ever made... A Summer Place (part of my 50 Favorite Films), Parrish, Susan Slade and Rome Adventure. Daves was rather well-known as a director who got out of the way of his actors and let them do their thing, which may have something to do with why Donahue wasn't a better actor.
Tuesday, April 9
Friday, April 5
Titanic: Favorite Movie #13
From 20th Century Fox
and Paramount Pictures
Directed by James Cameron
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Kate Winslet
Billy Zane
Bill Paxton
David Warner
Gloria Stuart
Frances Fisher
Kathy Bates
Victor Garber
Suzy Amis
Danny Nucci
Bernard Hill
Ioan Gruffudd
Tuesday, April 2
4 Recommended Soap Operas
When soap opera movies are good, I lap them up. I make no apologies either. They are, after all, about little more than tangled interpersonal relationships with great brushes of drama and sentimentality. Sounds a lot like real life, doesn't it? I like movies about real life. Bring on the drama and sentimentality. Get a tear or two out of me, serve me a big dollop of love... oh I am so there. And here are four films that I find to be among the best in soap opera:
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