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A Night to Remember: The Best Film of the Titanic Disaster.

A Night to Remember: The Best Film of the Titanic Disaster.

Released: 1958 Dir.: Roy Ward Baker Of the many movies about the sinking of the Titanic, 1958’s A Night to Remember is the best. Mostly because it is one of very few Titanic movies that doesn’t rely on fictional characters to tell the story. Opting instead to keep it real, and dramatize the story of the real people involved, using 2nd Officer Lightoller (Kenneth More) as our eyes and ears for much of the story without diminishing the scope of…

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Elevator to the Gallows: Turning Film Noir on its Head.

Elevator to the Gallows: Turning Film Noir on its Head.

Released: 1958 Dir.: Louis Malle First time viewing.               Deep in my gut, which can be a dark and foreboding place, I knew Elevator to the Gallows was going to be good. What I didn’t realize was how good it was going to be. It’s not just good, it’s great, especially if you like seeing Hollywood formulas turned on their head.               Elevator to the Gallows is a French film noir/new wave crime story that reimagines the classic story of…

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