The films reviewed here represent those I have liked or loved over the years. It is not a list of my favourite films but all the films reviewed here are worth seeing and worth seeking out. I know many of you won't agree with me on a lot of these but hopefully you will grant me, and the films that appear here, our place in the sun. Thanks for reading.
Saturday, 20 July 2024
RIVER OF NO RETURN
One of Preminger's 'entertainments' and while "River of No Return" may be no masterpiece it's actually one of his most enjoyable films and one of the best Cinemascope movies of the early fifties, (Preminger was to prove to be a master of the widescreen). A western of sorts, it has Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe and young Tommy Rettig going down the river of the title to escape some less than friendly Indians. With the river itself playing a major part in proceedings as well as several songs courtesy of Ken Darby and Lionel Newman it's not like any other western of the period. Mitchum is his usual laid-back self, Monroe is excellent and Joseph LaShelle's cinematography is outstanding making this a Grade A entertainment and something of a cult movie.
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