BklynMagus wrote:
>Dear List:
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>A while back we spoke of Marlon Brando.
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>Four of his films are coming out on dvd on Tuesday.
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>Here is my handy homo-guide to the releases:
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>THE FUGITIVE KIND (1959) -- Joanna's favorite (if I
>remember). Presented in 1:66 original aspect ratio,
>the acting is fine, as is Sideny Lumet's direction and
>Boris Kaufman's cinematography. It is the last
>Brando performance before he pivots even further
>toward strangeness, which will produce great results
>in the late '60's/early '70's, but some clunkers along
>the way.
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Yes...I'll give this one another thumbs up, despite the fact that it's
basic Tennesse Williams soap.
But I cannot think of a single other actor who could look at Anna
Magnani and say "Women say they can burn a man down; I can burn a woman
down..." ...and get away with it. Joanne Woodward has a good part in
it, as does Maureen Stapleton.
Joanna
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