Double Indemnity, 1944. Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Byron Barr, John Philliber, and Tom Powers. SYNOPSIS: Criterion continues its string of 4K upgrades of classic movies with Billy Wilder’s 1944 film, Double Indemnity. The 4K presentation is sublime, and Criterion threw in a pair […]
Stella Dallas with Lynn + Lucy director Fyzal Boulifa | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #88
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, Lynn + Lucy director Fyzal Boulifa delves into 1930s melodrama with King Vidor’s classic Stella Dallas… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa discusses his terrific […]
BFI Review – The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve, 1941. Directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. SYNOPSIS: A con-woman, and her family, have their eyes on a rich man who joins their cruise ship. But love is in the air… We know Eve. The temptress seducing Adam to take a bite out of the apple in the Garden of Eden. […]
