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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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KPK on the CINEMA (85): The Films of March 2019
. March!! (I take neither blame nor credit.) Go forward, Time! (Not like we can do much about it anyway…) (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) … Continue reading
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