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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974
What a tour de force for Cicely Tyson! She portrays a 110-year-old woman in 1960-something who recalls her life prior to emancipation and during segregation, through the civil rights struggles of the 60s. I am sure that if this hadn't been a made for TV movie, it would have been better known. Everyone is great here. A must-see.
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Count the Hours! 1953
Oh dear. I am always glad to see a noir or near-noir tgat I've never seen before, but boy did this one have its problems! The low budget and rushed (nine days) schedule are evident. But what is worse is the total disregard for real legal proceedings snd norms, especially in a story that depends so much on that! I am grateful that I have never had to deal with cops and kawyers as incompetent as the ones shown here!!!
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Madam Satan 1930
This movie had everything, and a lot of it! Rich couple on the skids, floozy girlfriend trying to steal hubby away, maid with a heart of gold who gives sound advice to her mistress, by singing her pearls of wisdom in a semi-operatic, semi off-key way (!), drunken well-meaning best friend, always willing to cover for straying husband in a pinch, gay party in an ill-maintained zeppelin during an electrical storm (!), costumes to die for, the appearance of the…
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Faces 1968
This film almost looks like a documentary the way that it's filmed. Of course it has Cassavetes' expert hand at the helm. All of the actors are natural, raw and believable. It is so painful, but rings true. I felt like a voyeur seeing yhese characters' pain and vulnerability. Exhausting and beautiful.
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