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The John Frankenheimer Collection

by Marco Lanzagorta

[29.Feb.08] :. The rather complex ideological issues and unique sense of aesthetics that Frankenheimer infused in his films can be fully appreciated in this collection.

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Brute Force (1947)

by Tim O'Neil

[18.May.07] :. The inability of the filmmakers to deliver any kind of lasting victory for the inmates with whom the audience identifies forces the movie down particularly dark cul de sacs.

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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

by Chris Robé

[18.Oct.04] :. The investigation into issues of patriotism and accountability in Judgment at Nuremberg resonates strongly with contemporary American politics.

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The Rose Tattoo (1955)

by Erich Kuersten

[14.Oct.04] :. All this overacting hardly dampens the film's efforts to grant weighty meaning to the rose tattoo.

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

by John G. Nettles

[12.May.03] :. It is, quite simply, the Hollywood Western in full flower, with all the nostalgia and sins of commission and omission that that implies.

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The Killers (1946)

by David Sanjek

[2.Apr.03] :. The line between victims and violators is almost erased, now that playing by the rules seems little more than an antiquated affectation.

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