CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on December 16, 2016

[ 12 / 22 / 22  ~  9 / 9 / 99 ] There’s nothing like diving into a series of films in one fell swoop to watch the breadth of a talented performer or director. I did this with RUTH ROMAN. I call her The Mighty Roman. I find...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on January 18, 2012

Watched January 13, 2012 Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951): 4/5; Tomorrow Is Another Day is an early ’50s noir which seems to be virtually ignored by most audiences, whether or not they’re fans of classic film. A Google search of the title brings up not the film’s IMDb page, but...   read more

Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on October 25, 2009

“You worked a whole day just to dance a minute at Dreamland?” “It was worth it.” Woody Allen’s most sentimental gesture comes at the end of The Purple Rose of Cairo, when Mia Farrow, kicked around by men and by life, finds joy in the fleeting images of Fr   read more