James Mason
Blu-Ray Review: Spectacular ‘Bigger Than Life’ Joins Criterion Collection
Submitted by BrianTT on April 2, 2010 - 2:13pm.CHICAGO – “God was wrong!” This line, spoken by the legendary James Mason in the remarkable “Bigger Than Life,” must have sent shockwaves through the audiences that heard it in 1956 and it’s not surprising that the film was shunned, buried, and only recently unearthed as a classic of its era. Directed by Nicholas Ray (“Rebel Without a Cause”), the film is the latest addition to the Criterion Collection and it’s stunningly good.
Free TCM Screening of ‘North by Northwest’ at Music Box Theatre in Chicago
Submitted by BrianTT on March 8, 2010 - 10:24am.CHICAGO – Turner Classic Movies will present a free screening of “North by Northwest” at the Music Box Theatre on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 7:30pm with TCM’s Robert Osborne and Oscar-winning star Eva Marie Saint.
Blu-Ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock Makes Striking HD Debut With ‘North by Northwest’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 11, 2009 - 4:06pm.CHICAGO – It is as difficult for me to write critically about “North by Northwest” as it would be for someone to discuss their first love. The films of Hitchcock are, without question, why I do what I do and my only concern, as they start to be released on Blu-Ray, is that they won’t live up to the bar set by the package put together for first Hitch movie on the next-gen format - “North by Northwest”.
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