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An Essential: The Asphalt Jungle

Sep 14, 2018 Nathanael Hood 0

The Asphalt Jungle is the film that made director John Huston the father of Jean-Pierre Melville and the grandfather of Michael Mann and Steven Soderbergh. It was from this mean little film that the fundamental […]

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Bogart and Bacall: A Four Film Retrospective

Jun 8, 2017 Nathanael Hood 0

He, the long-faced tough guy with the weary eyes. She, the sultry stunner with a voice and look that could crumble city walls. When they first met, he’d crawled his way up from theatre and […]

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B-Roll: John Huston’s THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (1951)

Jul 14, 2015 Nathanael Hood 0

B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood tackles John Huston’s Civil War drama THE RED BADGE OF […]

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B-Roll: John Huston’s FAT CITY (1972)

Jul 1, 2015 Nathanael Hood 1

B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood looks at John Huston’s 1972 drama Fat City. From the very […]

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John Huston’s Sweet Cute HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON (1957)

Nov 4, 2014 Wade Sheeler 0

John Huston is one of those directors not so easily identifiable by their style. Yes, an abundance of his films focus on masculinity, male-bonding and the manly-man adventure tale. But his visual style is not […]

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Iguana on a Hot Tin Roof

Jul 26, 2014 The Retro Set 1

By CARLEY JOHNSON It’s the heat that makes you crazy. I’m not talking about the dry, arid heat that more or less defines the American West– the kind of heat that, even at 100 degrees, […]

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