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Tag Archives: Walter Matthau
QuickPix (5): “Great DRAMA For You to Savor, Vol. 2”
> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (461): “MIRAGE is No Mirage- It’s The Real Deal”
MIRAGE (directed by Edward Dmytryk, 1965) ***** (out of 5) . > This is easily one of the most “Hitchcockian” films that Hitchcock never made! . It compares favorably in almost every area: from the sharp script by Peter Stone … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cinema, criticism, Diane Baker, Edward Dmytryk, films, George Kennedy, Gregory Peck, ideas, Jack Weston, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Leif Erickson, Mirage, movies, opinion, Peter Stone, Quincy Jones, reviews, Walter Matthau
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KPK on the CINEMA (40): The Films of APRIL 2015
. I saw 30 films in April 2015. Best. Month. Ever. Renewing my focus on “classic” cinema, I have never watched so many 5-star gems in one month: 12 of them! I was transfixed by treasures from the likes of John … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (34): The Films of OCTOBER 2014
. > OCTOBER 2014: 31 days: 27 films reflecting the dynamic spectrum of cinema- from a Clint Eastwood western to a classic horror film; from English history to Norse mythology; from Greek tragedy to surreal biography; from the jazz clubs … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (25): The Films of January 2014
. I saw 14… (almost 15*) films during the 31 days of January 2014… (Ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple have been expanded for … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, capers, Cary Grant, Charade, cinema, Code 46, college, crime, Daniel Craig, Ennio Morricone, entertainment, Fateless, film criticism, films, George Kennedy, Henry Mancini, Hungarian cinema, Immortals, Imre Kertész, Iron Man 3, James Coburn, John Hurt, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lady in the Lake, Longford, movies, opinion, Paris is Burning, POW's, prisoners of war, reviews, romance, screwball comedies, slapstick, Stanley Donen, The Act of Killing, The Big Wedding, The Phantom of the Paradise, The Story of Louis Pasteur, thrillers, Walter Matthau, Winnie the Pooh, World War II
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