Daily Archives: January 30, 2022

Classic Film Review: “The Beachcomber (1954),” Maugham’s model for “The African Queen?”

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Roger Moore

One can almost see the wheels turning in the ancient and esteemed British production company, The Rank Organization, the interoffice muttering that leads to inter-office memos and then to major — or minor — motion pictures. “Oy! What’s this? United … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Spider Man” and “Scream” run unopposed

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Roger Moore

Another $11 million for Sony’s Spider, another $7 and change for Paramount’s “Scream.” Bupkiss went to the few other limited releases, “Clean” among them.

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