The Red Shoes (1948)
Directed by: Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger
Written by: Hans Christian Andersen; Emeric Pressburger + Michael Powell
Starring: Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bressermann, Esmond Knight, Ludmilla Tcherina
Beautiful technicolor cinematography and wonderful ballet sequences make up for plodding story and bad acting. B+
The Census Taker (1984)
Directed by: Bruce R. Cook
Written by: Bruce R. Cook + William Kerwin + W. Gordon Smith
Starring: Greg Mullavy, Meredith MacRae, Timothy Bottoms, Austen Taylor, Garrett Morris, Troy Alexander, Erin-Bruce Tolcharian
Funny dark comedy concerning a suburban couple who murder a rude census taker, and go about hiding the body during a dinner party. Very 80's and very dry. Austen Taylor stands out as ditzy sister-in-law. B+
The Whales of August (1987)
Directed by: Lindsay Anderson
Written by: David Berry
Starring: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Southern, Harry Carey Jr.
Two elderly sisters reside in their remote seaside cabin in Maine. Throughout the course of a couple days they come to terms with their lives. Good performances all around. A-
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