Archive for the 'True Story' Category
I Want To Live - 1958
Drama, True Story| 1 Comment »This is a tough, nothing held back, indictment of capital punishment. It makes Dead Man Walking look like Wlly Wonka. The picture takes a stand and shows us an innocent woman, a mother yet, railroaded into the gas chamber at San Quentin. There is never any doubt in our mind that Barbara Graham […]
Somebody Up There Likes Me - 1956
Set Your Recorders, Drama, New York, True Story, Tribute| No Comments »This is the best way to honor a legend, watch some of his best work. This the way I want to remember Paul Newman. Absolutely.
This was another constantly viewed picture at the store. It had 4 important elements; great acting, great script, great boxing scenes and great location shooting in the New […]
Glenn Miller Story - 1954
Set Your Recorders, Drama, Big Band, True Story| Comments Off“The only interesting thing this guy did was die in a plane crash” was supposedly said by a producer assigned to do the bio pic of the bandleader Glenn Miller. As most of us know, Mr. Miller got on a small plane in England in 1944 and flew off to Paris in an intense […]
