Reviews
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Guys and Dolls sashays onto the screen with vibrant colors and musical numbers in the underbelly of New York City shining a light on their illegal activities. Following a successful Broadway play, the musical is adapted for the screen with its screenplay and direction crafted by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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Imitation of Life produces a mimicry of race relations and their function in society. With aggrandizing characters from the satirical novel released in 1933 by Fannie Hurst, this film is the second film of its kind with the original book-to-film adaptation released in 1934. Though unaware of the nature of the novel, I went into…
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Set in the gritty, restless city of Manhattan, Sweet Smell of Success follows the lives of two men – both terribly corrupt and morally deficit. We are introduced to our protagonist, Sidney Falco, amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City.
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Summer Stock is a quintessential 1950s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) musical film with elements of comedy, detailed choreography, and vibrant technicolor.
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