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FLIX PIX (1057): “Fred MacMurry is a PUSHOVER for Femme Fatale Kim Novak”

Posted on May 4, 2023 by KPKeelan

PUSHOVER (directed by Richard Quine, 1954) **** (out of 5) . > Fred MacMurray as a crooked cop, waylaid by sly femme fatale Kim Novak in her first credited role? You bet! . Another heist film. Another kickass noir. “A cold-blooded … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged arts, cinema, classics, crime, criticism, drama, entertainment, film noir, films, Fred MacMurray, ideas, Kevin Keelan, Kim Novak, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, murder, opinion, Pushover, reviews, Richard Quine | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (929): “Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford Are ABOVE SUSPICION”

Posted on November 26, 2022 by KPKeelan

ABOVE SUSPICION (directed by Richard Thorpe, 1943) **** (out of 5) . > Hollywood workhorse Richard Thorpe directed this top-notch noir, brilliantly pairing Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford as tourists turned unlikely spies in prewar Europe. . Hitler is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Above Suspicion, arts, cinema, criticism, entertainment, films, Fred MacMurray, ideas, Joan Crawford, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, Richard Thorpe, spies, suspense, thrillers, World War II | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (100): The Films of JUNE 2020

Posted on July 24, 2021 by KPKeelan

. JUNE 2020 was a busy film month! Not much else to do, if you have no sex partner and you can hardly heave the house! In this bunch, we get comedies, romances, dramas, animation, film noir, sci-fi, horror, caper … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (95): The Films of January 2020

Posted on July 19, 2021 by KPKeelan

. January 2020! A new decade that will no doubt be filled by great movies… If the world can survive tRumpism… (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Fred MacMurray

FLIX PIX (1057): “Fred MacMurry is a PUSHOVER for Femme Fatale Kim Novak”

FLIX PIX (929): “Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford Are ABOVE SUSPICION”

KPK on the CINEMA (95): The Films of January 2020

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