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Tag Archives: Robert Aldrich
FLIX PIX (1040): “Mike Hammer Should Ignore Those Pleas to KISS ME DEADLY”
KISS ME DEADLY (directed by Robert Aldrich, 1955) ****+ (out of 5) . > Often considered a B-movie noir classic this over-the-top Cold War melodrama certainly pushed the boundaries of its time… . As hard as director Robert Aldrich could push, … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, cinema, Cloris Leachman, corruption, criticism, detectives, entertainment, espionage, film noir, films, Flix Pix, gangsters, ideas, Jack Elam, Kevin Keelan, Kiss Me Deadly, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, movies, mystery, opinion, Ralph Meeker, reviews, Robert Aldrich, spies, Strother Martin, suspense, violence
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FLIX PIX (870): “Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster Face-Off in VERA CRUZ”
VERA CRUZ (directed by Robert Aldrich, 1954) **** (out of 5) . > Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster make western heaven, in this film directed by Robert Aldrich- a man with quite a CV! . He made WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Burt Lancaster, Cesar Romero, Charles Bronson, cinema, criticism, drama, entertainment, Ernest Borgnine, films, Gary Cooper, ideas, Jack Elam, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, Robert Aldrich, Vera Cruz, westerns
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FLIX PIX (808): “THE BIG KNIFE Eviscerates the Hollywood Star-Making Machine”
THE BIG KNIFE (directed by Robert Aldrich, 1955) *** (out of 5) . > This overheated melodrama about the soul-killing star-making machinery of Hollywood must have been considered pretty tough and cynical in the mid-50’s. . It seems cloyingly naive and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cinema, Clifford Odets, criticism, fame, films, Hollywood, ideas, Jack Palance, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, Robert Aldrich, satire, stardom, The Big Knife
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KPK on the CINEMA (122): The Films of April 2022
. > APRIL 2022! SO BE IT. (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) (Titles in PURPLE have been expanded for FLIX PIX columns) > This month I … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (344): “Nasty Stereotypes, Susanna York’s Nipple and THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE”
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (directed by Robert Aldrich, 1968) **+ (out of 5) . > Very curious, that in the Netflix description of this breakthrough film, they totally omit the very pertinent fact that this is a gay-themed film about … Continue reading
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