The Wet House provides a judgment-free atmosphere for drunks, but there was no such thing in the world of this ground-breaking movie that was made in 1945. Don Birnam is a part time writer and a full time, 24-carat alcoholic. For someone like Don Birnam, the judgment was EVERYWHERE, his supporting brother, to a lesser […]
The Lost Weekend
January 30, 2020 by
Film Title
The Lost WeekendSynopsis
An Alcoholic alone for a harrowing weekend.
Director
Billy WilderCast
Ray Milland
Jane Wyman
Phillip Terry
Howard DaSilva
Frank Faylen
Doris Dowling
Forgotten Classics: The Swimmer (1968)
May 6, 2020 by
Film Title
The SwimmerSynopsis
Burt dips his wicks in multiple suburban swimming pools on a warm summer’s day
Director
Frank Perry -Sydney PollackCast
Burt Lancaster
Janet Languard
Janice Rule
Charles Drake
Marge Champion
Burt Lancaster, John Cheever, suburban ennui, and one extremely tight pair of swim trunks.
KISS ME DEADLY
April 18, 2020 by
Film Title
Kiss Me DeadlySynopsis
Mike Hammer picks up a desperate woman hitchhiker who is subsequently murdered
Director
Robert AldrichCast
Ralph Meeker
Cloris Leachman
Albert Dekker
Paul Stewart
Mort Marshal
Strather Morton
A malicious bit of fun.
