Under the lens takes a deep look at films by focusing in on one or two particular areas of the picture that helped to define it for better or for worse. Spoilers will be included...
Title: Mrs. Miniver
Year: 1942
Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright
Director: William Wyler
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Is It Any Good?: It’s pretty mediocre. I suppose had this been 1942 that the blatant propaganda of it all wouldn’t be so intrusive, nor...
Title: How Green Was My Valley
Year: 1941
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Roddy McDowall
Director: John Ford
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Is It Any Good?: It’s pretty good. With a steady hand John Ford walks the tightrope with the subject matter of...
Under the lens takes a deep look at films by focusing in on one or two particular areas of the picture that helped to define it for better or for worse. Spoilers will be included...
Title: Rebecca
Year: 1940
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Is It Any Good?: Great! It’s classic Hitchcock! Twists and turns in every way. Joan Fontaine is coy enough as the new Mrs. De Winter, and Sir...
Title: Gone With the Wind
Year: 1939
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel
Director: Victor Fleming
Runtime: 3 hrs 58 mins
Is It Any Good?: It’s one of the greatest cinematic experience you’ll ever witness! Truly an all-time great film, it’s digitally remastered version...
