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Feb 25, 2021 · Now recognised as a classic, Twentieth Century is the film which established the template for the screwball comedy – and made Lombard a star. Picture 8/10 Considered one of the prototypes for screwball comedy, Howard Hawks’ Twentieth Century comes to Blu-ray through Indicator, presented in its original aspect ratio of about 1.37:1 on a dual ...
Sep 18, 2019 · In our The Twentieth Century review, we take a look at a biopic that defies traditional definition, blowing the entire genre apart in style. ... Shot in 4:3 ratio on 16mm film, the film is ...
Nov 20, 2020 · Toronto, 1899. Aspiring young politician Mackenzie King (Dan Beirne) dreams of becoming the Prime Minister of Canada. But his romantic vacillation between a British soldier and a French nurse, exacerbated by a fetishistic obsession, may well bring about his downfall. In his quest for power, King must gratify the expectations of his imperious Mother, the hawkish fantasies of a war-mongering ...
Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Aug 1, 2020. The witty repartee and lightning fast pacing keeps viewers breathlessly entertained. Full Review | Jul 25, 2019. A highly operatic duet of ...
Alicia Malone. This hilarious pre-code comedy has two great actors going head-to-head in who can play the most egotistical. John Barrymore and Carole Lombard are great together, as theater director and star, both of whom seem to have forgotten where reality starts and the stage stops. Full of incredible, witty dialogue by Ben Hecht and Charles ...
Oct 22, 2022 · Busan Film Festival. ‘20th Century Girl’ Review: A Korean Teenager Navigates First Love and the Complexity of Female Friendship. Reviewed on Netflix, Oct. 17, 2022. Running time: 119 MIN ...
Oct 7, 2016 · 20th Century Women works as a diptych to Beginners, which won Christopher Plummer an Oscar for his portrayal of a 75-year-old widower and father living his last years as a gay man. It was taken ...
