CBS had an instant hit on their hands when The Wild Wild West made its network debut on September 17, 1965. While many of the popular TV Westerns were running out of steam, series creator Michael Garrison ripped a page from the Ian Fleming/Sean Connery playbook and conceived The Wild Wild West as a “James […]
The Tudors: The Series
This is a dramatization and this is elegant popular entertainment. As an armchair historian, in love with the stories of Henry VIII, I find it absolutely gripping. The acting is for the most part marvelous, and the idea of doing these great personages as compellingly attractive people is a brilliant one. There is plenty enough […]
Hail, Caesar!
Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen write and direct Hail, Caesar!, an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum, Hail, Caesar! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer […]
The Witch
Set in 1630 New England, first time director Robert Eggers launches his debut with this unusual, creepy witch-based “folktale.” Constructed from his own script, the story opens with William (Ralph Ineson) and Katherine (Kate Dickie) standing before the leaders of the settlement/plantation where they have freshly landed from England. There appears to be some disagreement […]
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