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Seconds (John Frankenheimer, 1966).

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Blackboard Jungle premiered in New York City on 20 March 1955 before wider release 5 days later.

Based on Evan Hunter's 1954 novel, and adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film was a commercial and critical success, providing a breakout role for 28-year-old Sidney Poitier. It was also the film debuts of Rafael Campos, Jameel Farah (who would change his name to Jamie Farr), and Vic Morrow. It is also considered to be the first Hollywood feature to use rock and roll ("Rock and Around the Clock") for its soundtrack.

Blackboard Jungle was nominated for 4 Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography - Black and White ( Russell Harlan), Best Editing (Ferris Webster), and Best Art Direction.

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From MGM comes THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945, Lewin), plus proof that your time in university literature courses doesn't have to go to waste! This Aesthetic, Gothic and classy horror stars Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed.

We give an overview of Oscar Wilde, his 1890 novel, the Aestheticism literary movement, public versus private horror, and so! much! more!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:00:23; Discussion 1:23:31; Ranking 1:56:48.

[sesiondemadrugada]

The High Cost of Loving (José Ferrer, 1958).

[gregorygalloway]

The Great Escape premiered in London on 20 June 1963.

Based on Paul Brickhill’s 1950 nonfiction book of the same name (Brickhill was an Australian fighter pilot who helped with the escape at Stalag Luft III of March 1944), W.R. Burnett and James Clavell’s screenplay is highly fictionalized version (especially regarding American involvement and ignoring Canadian participation) hoping to appeal to an American audience.

The Great Escape was one of the highest-grossing films of 1963 and was nominated for one Academy Award (Ferris Webster for Best Editing).

[gregorygalloway]

The Manchurian Candidate was released on 24 October 1962.

George Axelrod adapted Richard Condon’s 1959 novel, and Axelrod and director John Frankenheimer produced the film.

Frank Sinatra wanted Lucille Ball to play the role of Eleanor Iselin, but Frankenheimer insisted on Angela Lansbury, who had just worked with on All Fall Down (released in April 1962). Lansbury was only 3 years older than Laurence Harvey, who plays her son.

Frank Sinatra’s fee accounted for nearly half the film’s $2.2 budget.

The Manchurian Candidate was a commercial and critical success and received 2 Academy Award nominations: Lansbury for Best Supporting Actress (she received the Golden Globe and National Board of Review awards) and Ferris Webster for Best Film Editing. It did not receive an Oscar.

[sesiondemadrugada]

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Albert Lewin, 1945).

[sesiondemadrugada]

The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962).