Tag Archives: William Wyler
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Letter (1940)
There’s a reason Kim Carnes wrote a song about Bette Davis’s eyes. The song might be lousy, but it pays homage to a simple truth: Bette Davis had the best eyes of any post-silent film era actress. The intensity of … Continue reading
“Ben-Hur” For Easter
Happy Easter and Passover everyone! When deciding on an Easter movie, I had a wealth of films to choose from. But since I’m not Catholic enough to appreciate “The Passion of the Christ,” not stoic enough to labor through “The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1925, 1959, Adaptation, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, Epic, homoerotic, remake, Stephen Boyd, Technicolor, William Wyler
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