This Property is Condemned (1966)

This Property Is Condemned Directed by Sidney Pollock Written by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Coe, and Edith Summer suggested by a one-act play by Tennessee Williams 1966/USA Paramount Pictures/Seven Arts Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant One of the last of the Tennessee-Williams Southern-fried... Read full article

The Moon is Blue (1953): The Cleanest Condemned Movie in Cinema

Hawkeye: I’m outraged! It’s a disgrace. I’ve never seen a cleaner movie in my life. B.J.: There was more filth and dirt in this morning’s breakfast. Father Mulcahy: Well, one of the actors did say “virgin.” Hawkeye: That’s because everyone was. –M*A*S*... Read full article

This Property is Condemned (1966)

The Starr family – Hazel (Kate Reid) and her daughters Willie (Mary Badham) and Alva (Natalie Wood) – operate the Starr Boarding House in the small town of Dodson, Mississippi. The boarding house caters to railroad men, including the wealthy Mr. Johnson (John Harding), an older man with ... Read full article

“I Am My Own Girl”: This Property is Condemned (1966)

Inspired by a short story by Tennessee Williams, This Property is Condemned (1966) sports an amazing cast starring Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, and Mary Badham. This film–only the second ever to be directed by the soon-to-be legendary director/actor Sydney Pollack–tells the story of a s... Read full article

This Property Is Condemned (1966) (2)

The first movie review of 2014 is this sultry Tennessee Williams tale of freedom and sexuality.  It’s every Williams movie rolled into one.  Despite a third act slump the movie never recovers from, This Property Is Condemned has the best performances from Natalie Wood and Robert Redford I&#8... Read full article