beverly hills chihuahua is an american-mexican trilogy series featuring the voices of george lopez and odette yustman .

the films are based on a chihuahua named " papi " going through adventures alongside his family and friends .

beverly hills chihuahua ( film series )

a thin plotline and tired jokes make beverly hills chihuahua a forgettable family film despite a few cute moments .
this is the first beverly hills chihuahua film to be rated g by the mpaa , unlike the first film which was rated pg by the mpaa .
— interview with george lopez , who plays papi in beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . his character 2 . film 3 . beverly hills chihuahua 4 . bein
— interview with kyle gass , who plays lester in beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . his character 2 . beverly hills chihuahua
— interview with frances fisher , who plays amelia jones in beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . her character 2 . beverly hills chihuahua
beverly hills chihuahua is hardly best in show when it comes to disney dog movies .
another sequel , beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta was released on september 18 , 2012 .
— interview with lev l . spiro , who is the director for beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . working with dogs 2 . third film
— fourth b - roll of four for beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! . b - roll provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film .
— third b - roll of four for beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! . b - roll provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film .
— second b - roll of four for beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! . b - roll provides a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film .
on february 1 , 2011 , the sequel , beverly hills chihuahua 2 , was released on blu - ray and dvd .
beverly hills chihuahua 2 is a 2011 disney direct - to - dvd sequel to the family comedy film , beverly hills chihuahua . directed by alex zamm , and starring george lopez , odette yustman and zachary gordon , the film focuses on papi and chloe , now married , and their five puppies . the film was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on february 1 , 2011 , in a two - disc blu - ray and dvd combo pack .
— interview with sara white , who is a producer for beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . story
beverly hills chihuahua is definitely not a bad film , but it ' s premise is very overdone . we have seen this before but not with chihuahua ' s lurking about . it ' s dumb , but it is a delight for children !
beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! is a 2012 direct - to - dvd sequel to the family comedy film beverly hills chihuahua , following beverly hills chihuahua 2 . directed by lev l . spiro , and starring george lopez , odette annable , and logan grove , the film focuses on papi , chloe , and the puppies moving to a hotel . the film was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on september 18 , 2012 , in a two - disc blu - ray dvd combo pack . zachary gordon and chantily spalan did not reprise their roles as papi , jr . and rosa .
beverly hills chihuahua full trailer . in cinemas january 16 . starring jamie curtis , piper perabo . voiced by drew barrymore , andy garcia
music video for raini rodriguez ' s ' living your dreams ' from the beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! soundtrack .
— interview with brina lane , who plays jenny in beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! : 1 . message 2 . chihuahuas
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while on vacation in mexico , chloe , a ritzy beverly hills chihuahua , finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home .
— a look at the ' fiesta on wheels ' used to promote the beverly hills chihuahua 3 : viva la fiesta ! dvd and blu - ray release .
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the music to beverly hills chihuahua was written by composer heitor pereira , who recorded the score with the hollywood studio symphony at the eastwood scoring stage at warner bros .
a kid ' s film doesn ' t have to be an all time classic to be watchable - once anyway - for the whole audience . no one in beverly hills chihuahua seems to care enough to bother . and if they don ' t care , why should i ?
despite mixed reviews from critics , beverly hills chihuahua was a commercial success . the film grossed $ 29 , 300 , 465 on its opening weekend from 3 , 215 theaters , averaging about $ 9 , 114 per theater , and ranking number 1 at the box office for that weekend . on its second weekend , the film arrived number 1 again with $ 17 , 502 , 077 . beverly hills chihuahua grossed $ 94 , 514 , 402 domestically and $ 54 , 767 , 204 in other territories leading up to a total of $ 149 , 281 , 606 worldwide .
for most of beverly hills chihuahua , all i could think about was drew barrymore . what might she have been up to while she recited her lines for chloe , the spoiled yet sad - looking live - action chihuahua that speaks in her voice .
urltoken beverly hills chihuahua 1 - 3 [ dvd ] [ 2008 ] : george lopez , drew barrymore , zachary gordon , raja gosnell , alex zamm , lev l . spiro : movies & tv
papi is back and ready to party with his two - - and four - - legged family as they move into a posh beverly hills hotel .
the good news : beverly hills chihuahua is not the apocalypse - signaling , cultural abomination its trailers make it out to be . the bad news : that ' s pretty much the best thing that can be said about it .
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beverly hills chihuahua isn ' t terrible . ok , it ' s kind of terrible , but it ' s a talking - dog movie , and anyone who goes to a talking - dog movie without being prepared to step in poop deserves to ruin his shoes .
if you liked
beverly hills chihuahua ,
you ' ll like this second sequel more than the first . it felt like the filmmakers just tried harder this time around , and that ' s something i appreciate . . . even in furry fluff like this .
a diamond - clad ultra - pampered beverly hills chihuahua who gets lost while on vacation in mexico and papi ( voiced by george lopez ) , an amusing chihuahua who ' s crazy about chloe , springs into action and heads south of the border to rescue her , while chloe gets help from delgado ( voiced by andy garcia ) , her newfound friend and self - appointed protector .
beverly hills chihuahua was released on march 3 , 2009 in the us and 25 may 2009 in the uk on disney dvd and blu - ray . as of november 1 , 2009 , the dvd has sold 3 , 534 , 251 copies generating $ 59 , 918 , 764 in sales revenue .
beverly hills chihuahua received mixed reviews from critics . as of october 17 , 2008 , review aggregator rotten tomatoes reported that 41 % of critics gave positive reviews based on 95 reviews . among rotten tomatoes ' cream of the crop , it was reported that 47 % of critics gave positive reviews based on 17 reviews . metacritic reported that the film had an average score of 41 out of 100 based on 22 reviews , placing it under the
mixed or average
category .
chihuahua the movie with 3 bonus features : seeker & fetch / nico the unicorn / ever . . .
the video of the song was recorded in beverly hills , california , in november 2010 and directed by alex zamm . on december 17 , 2010 . it premiered on the disney channel on december 19 , 2010 .
papi and chloe are back ! it ' s been nearly two years after our four legged friends escaped the mean streets and perils of mexico . now we find everyone ' s favorite talking chihuahuas living in luxurious beverly hills happily married to each other and starting their new lives together as a family . but when their humans are struggling to pay the house mortgage , papi , chloe , their puppies and their friends will stop at nothing to save their home and get in touch with their inner warriors . but their new adventure is blocked by a series of hazards , both humans and canines .
chloe , a diamond - clad , bootie wearing beverly hills chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much , she hardly notices papi , a hilarious chihuahua who happens to be crazy for chloe . but when the most pampered pooch gets lost in mexico with only a street - wise german shepherd to help her find her way home , papi heads south of the border - - joining forces with a motley crew : three dogs , two humans , a sly rat and a nervous iguana - - to rescue his true love .
spanky , alfalfa , buckwheat , and the rest of the little rascals are getting another feature film treatment . universal pictures is planning another film , and they ' ve hired alex zamm to direct it . does the world really need another little rascals movie ? no . but it ' s happening . did any of you like the 1994 little rascals big screen adaptation ? i thought it was terrible . for those of you not even familiar with this franchise , it ' s based on a cinematic series called our gang , which aired during late 1930s and ‘40s . it was adapted for television in the ' 50s . i will say if that make this reboot a period piece that takes place in the ' 30s that might be interesting , but chances are they ' ll just give it a modern update for audiences like they did in ' 94 . as for the director , zamm , there ' s a reason you ' ve never heard of him , he ' s made films such as .
this volume 2 is equally as enjoyable as the first movie . george lopez lends his voice to these movies and brings a lot of his great humor . i purchased all 3 of this series from amazon , at great pricing . my grandchildren ( ages 4 , 5 , 6 , & 8 ) will actually sit down and enjoy this movie . giving grandma a little quiet time . it arrived earlier than promised well packaged . great family movie , plenty of fun and excitement for all .
“a lifetime” is a new film launched this week by animal defenders international ( adi ) about the brutal short lives of two foxes , brothers borys and eryk , born and killed on a polish fur farm . adi placed hidden cameras on the farm to capture this rare insight into an industry that kills more than 100 million animals a year . watch the film here . joanna lumley and brian blessed are backing adi’s campaign to end the fur trade . animal defenders international president jan creamer said : “over 100 million animals die for their fur every year . our film shows the lives of these intelligent , feeling individuals and the cruelty they suffer when treated like a product . just because they are not like us . playful fox cubs borys and eryk , grow up in a small cage and die a terrifying and painful death for vanity and trinkets . this is the real cost of fur – when you buy fur ,
while the credits roll , papi lets us know that delgado captured el diablo and got a medal . el diablo was then adopted by a rich lady , who likes to dress up her pets . rafa is a spokesmutt for a doggie - toothpaste . chloe ' s rich doggie friends have their own reality dance show . manuel and chico are in beverly hills . papi and chloe have quite a litter .
a moment of silence , please , for alex zamm ’s marvin the martian and hong kong phooey movies . the beverly hills chihuahua 2 director was attached to helm cgi - live action hybrid adaptations of both properties ; mike myers was rumored to star in the former , while eddie murphy was attached to star in the latter . now , though , it’s looking increasingly like neither one will ever be completed . marvin was originally supposed to hit theaters in december of 2011 . hong kong , meanwhile , hasn’t seemed to make much progress since murphy’s deal was announced 16 months ago . and now that zamm has posted
meanwhile , in beverly hills , papi comes back , looking for chloe , but can ' t find her . he runs inside the house and finds rachel ' s friend , angela , looking through some pictures . sam comes in and busts angela with the pictures . she comes clean about chloe ' s disappearance . she needs to email chloe ' s picture to rachel in mexico city . papi is shocked at the news .
brendon connelly mar 13 , 2017 a new international trailer lands for the woody woodpecker movie . . . update : it ' s been a while , but woody woodpecker completists , fear no more . a new international trailer for the upcoming movie has been released . and you can view it right here . . . you are very welcome . previously ( december 2016 ) thanks to universal ' s brazillian wing ( wing ! get it ? like a bird ' s wing ! ) here is the first trailer for the live - action woody woodpecker movie . in the sense , that is , that the movie is live - action , because the woodpecker most definitely is not . the film ' s director is alex zamm , previously culpable for jingle all the way 2 , beverly hills chihuahua 2 , inspector gadget 2 . . . you know what ? that ' s a lot of number twos . zamm did direct some episodes of the upright citizen ' s brigade tv show and he does have timothy omundensen here - the bearded man getting gunged , previously popular in psych and gallivant .
they reach viv ' s beverly hills mansion . viv is expected back anytime soon . just as rachel and chloe run inside , viv ' s car pulls up . sam tries to stall her , but she really wants to see chloe . rachel runs downstairs and hugs viv . just then , chloe also comes downstairs , looking and dressed like nothing happened . while chloe and papi sit in the gazebo , rachel asks sam out . the movie ends with chloe licking papi ' s face .
the short story goes . . . in august 2011 , eddie murphy teamed up with director alex zamm ( tooth fairy 2 , beverly hills chihuahua 2 ) to make a live - action version of the classic cartoon hong kong phooey . we must have missed the announcement of the project , because , i checked the s & a archives and didn ' t find any posts on it . over a year later , the movie obviously hasn ' t happened ; will it ? i dunno . i don ' t think i particularly care either , especially if the video below is anything to go by . all that ' s left of the project is some test footage that was shot for it , and that has surfaced . apparently zamm released the footage online , via his vimeo . . .
the academy awards may be off - limits to canine superstar uggie - with a spokesperson for the weinstein company revealing earlier today that
uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the oscars
- but that didn ' t stop the pooch from stealing the show at the inaugural golden collar awards at a ceremony in los angeles , california on monday evening . devised by dognewsdaily in order to ' recognise canine excellence in hollywood films ' , the golden collar awards saw uggie receive two nominations for best dog in a theatrical film for his work in the artist and water for elephants , taking home the gong for the former and adding to a growing list of accolades for the acclaimed silent feature that includes the prestigious palm dog at the cannes film festival , not to mention a few others for its human cast and crew . other stars attending the ceremony included the artist
a sequel to the greatest christmas film of all time is finally being made , without its original star . it ' s turbo time again . but not the turbo time you remember . that turbo time is gone forever , like a a fart from ted the reindeer in the winter wind . admit it : jingle all the way is a guilty pleasure that is best consumed in secret every holiday , like cheap boxed wine . even now , the classic lines from that film are running through your head with a bad austrian accent tied to it . if you felt a great disturbance in the force today , it was because millions of jingle all the way fans screamed out in terror , and were suddenly silenced . it came as news broke that twentieth century fox and wwe studios ( yeah , there ' s a movie studio for a fake sport ) were teaming up on a jingle all the way sequel . it
my family enjoyed the first in this
series
, but this one fell far short of the first . the acting is poorly done , the type one envisions in soap operas ( i don ' t watch them , which is why i say envisions ) . there is the now too usual disney stpudity of things like the
father
dog urinating on paperwork from a bank to stop the bank from using the paperwork . why disney has stuff like that in its products i will never understand . at the end of the day this movie will mostly please little ones , which makes it all the more of a shame they have stuff like that in the movie . i ' m glad i got this through amazon ' s new / used option and paid very little . it wasn ' t even worth that .
universal pictures has found its director for its planned reboot of the little rascals , handing the reins to alex zamm . now , be honest . raise your hand if you knew that universal had designs on an our gang reboot . and keep them raised if urltoken ever heard of zamm . not too many of you out there , it seems . zamm . s directorial credits include . are you ready for this ? . carrot top . s chairman of the board from 1998 , as well as the straight - to - dvd sequels inspector gadget 2 , beverly hills chihuahua 2 and tooth fairy 2 with larry the cable guy . moviehole , which breaks the news of zamm . s hiring , says that the rascals movie will begin filming in los angeles next month , once casting has been completed . the new rascals movie will be based both on the old our gang television show from the late 1930s and . 40s , as well as the
delgado reaches the police dog training ground and watches nostalgically as the dogs are trained . one of the police dogs , tomas ( carlos juvera ) sees him and goes over to him . they seem friendly . delgado tells tomas that he ' s doing a private security thing , escorting a rich chihuahua to beverly hills . however , vasquez is after them and so is el diablo . tomas asks him if that ' s why he ' s doing it , but delgado says it ' s just a job . he needs an officer to run chloe ' s collar tag . tomas tells delgado to bring chloe . when he returns to the fountain , he sees that chloe ' s collar is missing . cheerfully , she tells him that she handed it to manuel ( who she saved from an iguana ) to show to a ship captain for him to read the tag . delgado yells at her , saying that iguanas are vegetarian and that this is the oldest con in the book .
in puerto vallarta , delgado tells her to stay near a fountain , while he goes to
see a man about a dog
( or the other way around ) . chloe takes a refreshing bath in the fountain . a pack rat , manuel ( cheech marin ) , and an iguana , chico ( paul rodriguez ) , seeing her , plan to con her . manuel gets in chico ' s mouth , as if the latter was eating him , and yells for help . chloe comes along and shoos away chico . manuel sees the diamond collar and asks where chloe ' s from . she replies beverly hills . he tells her that he ' s a porter in a cruise ship , who tends to upscale dogs like chloe . staring hungrily at the collar , he promises to get her home .
chloe , a spoilt chihuahua with little pink booties , is brought into a pet boutique by her owner , viv ( jamie lee curtis ) , in a louis vuitton bag , much to the envy of the other dogs . she ' s got real diamonds in her collar . chloe speaks ( in dog - tongue ) to the other dogs . her owner , viv , heads vivacity cosmetics . chloe is then taken to a high - end pet clothing store .
jake and the neverland pirates : battle for the book is one of the more intriguing efforts from the children’s show . it’s a solid enough disney vehicle in general , and one that the kids love , but the story here incorporates wendy , john , and michael in a new adventure that is not only a nice homage to the original story / film , but also plays with the animation in a way that is admittedly lost on the target audience , but is a lot of fun . hook learns about wendy’s book of stories , from which she reads to her brothers about all of hook’s failures , and he decides he had better steal it to keep the stories from spreading . it turns out there’s something magical about the book of stories , and the general connection to neverland , and if the book gets destroyed , everyone will forget everything that happened . having
the dogs run off into the night . vasquez orders his goons to catch the chihuahua . the dogs run into an open - air market , with the dognappers in hot pursuit . chloe drops her bootie and almost goes back for it , but delgado pulls her away . they manage to get away , by jumping over a chain - link fence . vasquez orders his goons to find chloe , as she must be worth a lot of money , judging by her diamond collar . he puts a collar with a gps on el diablo and tells him to find chloe . el diablo runs off in pursuit .
at home , we meet papi ( george lopez ) , sam the landscaper ' s ( manolo cardona ) chihuahua , who digs holes for his owner . he tries flirting with chloe during his break , but she blows him off , though that only makes him try harder . viv ' s niece , rachel ( piper perabo ) , comes to visit . she and chloe don ' t seem to like each other at all . viv is on her way to europe to promote her cosmetics line and can ' t take chloe ( as chloe hates berlin ) and their dog - nanny just gave birth . not wanting to leave chloe with strangers , she entrusts chloe in rachel ' s care . neither chloe nor rachel is thrilled .
chloe and delgado prepare to leave chihuahua . monte says goodbye . chloe seems to miss papi . they go into a restaurant and see a sign with chloe ' s picture . chloe realizes rachel ' s looking for her . they bark and get the attention of two cops , who recognize chloe from her picture . sam and rachel give rafa to the old widow . just then , sam tells rachel that ramirez called saying that ' s chloe ' s found . they go to the police station where chloe and delgado are . a cop is taking chloe behind the bushes at the moment . vasquez and rafferty arrive in their van . papi , in the car , notices vasquez and gets chloe ' s scent from the van . he jumps out of the car , and heads to where the van is parked . manuel and chico look for the collar .
vasquez , rafferty and el diablo look for chloe . papi is caged , though his razor - sharp tongue can ' t be caged as easily . chloe hides from them , although el diablo has her scent . delgado happens by and sees el diablo . he gives out a high - pitched chihuahua bark , getting the villains ' attention . rafferty runs towards it and is arrested by the cops . chloe comes out of hiding and gets papi out of his cage . however , they are spotted . vasquez chases after chloe , while el diablo chases after papi . she stands on a ledge , while vasquez tries to catch her . el diablo has papi cornered . chloe shouts out
no more !
and lets out a ferocious bark , scaring both el diablo and vasquez . they take to their heels . vasquez is tackled to the ground by delgado and arrested by the cops .
wearing the diamond collar , manuel and chico gloat over their latest con , when they ' re confronted by el diablo . he demands to know where the chihuahua is . manuel tells him and el diablo runs off . delgado takes chloe to a railyard , to meet a coyote , a smuggler that sneaks collarless dogs across the border . she infers that delgado was a police dog and asks why he no longer is . he just says that he did something wrong . when she persists with the questions , he yells at her to stop . he puts her on a train to tijuana . the coyote ( ed francis martin ) will take her to america after that . as the train starts , she watches tearfully as delgado walks away . however , he gets a change of heart and runs for the train . after a really fast run , he manages to get on the train compartment . as they travel , unknown to them , el diablo jumps on the train .
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when delgado push chloe into the water , she gets wet on just one half of her body , then in the next scene she is all wet .
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homeward bound : the incredible journey was probably one of the best animal movie around , and everything that that movie was , this movie isn ' t . it isn ' t spectacular , it isn ' t breathtaking , it isn ' t adventurous , it isn ' t funny , it just goes to show how low disney will sink to earn money from your children . take it from me , i ' m only 15 years old , and even i was holding my forehead with my hand and shaking my head , wondering :
why ? ? . . . why ? !
it might be good for preschoolers who laugh at stupid jokes , but my goodness , i ' d be surprised if this even makes 2 stars on the official ratings list . to put it all together , i not only want my money back , but i am going to torch this ticket in my fireplace tonight and forget all about it . @ _ @
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gosnell gracelessly walks us through cheap , generic talking dog material , while parents everywhere groan silently to themselves .
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as vivian leaves , she gives rachel chloe ' s schedule and leaves . soon , three of chloe ' s friends are brought over for a playdate . she has to attend to the dogs , including pouring them chilled evian by the pool . rachel ' s friends are also there , lounging by the pool . chloe and rachel complain to their friends about the other . rachel says chloe ' s spoilt rotten . chloe says rachel ' s an irresponsible loser . papi shows up and
protects
chloe from a
dangerous
pigeon , by chasing it away , jumping over rachel and her friends . rachel goes to complain to sam . papi tries his luck with chloe again , but to no avail . sam calls papi over . he seems to like rachel .
the next morning , chloe tries to wake rachel up for a mani - pedi , but rachel only wakes up when her phone rings . her friends invite her for a road trip to mexico , and she takes chloe along . while the three girls ride through town , taking in the sights , chloe wonders if there ' s a four seasons in this place . they check into a hotel . chloe impatiently waits for her dinner , while rachel and her friends plan to go for a party . rachel finally places a bowl of dog - food in front of her , far from the prime rib chloe expects . she gets revenge by placing a big morsel of the dog - food in rachel ' s shoe . rachel yells at chloe , but chloe pretend - limps , making rachel ' s friends think she hit chloe . the girls leave , leaving chloe behind . in no mood to stay home , chloe distracts the hotel manager and sneaks out , albeit quite conspicuously .
she walks around town , looking for rachel . she finds her at a party , but is suddenly abducted by a dognapper , who puts her in his van along with other dogs . returning home , rachel freaks out when she discovers that chloe ' s missing . the next day , she goes to look in an animal shelter . the lady there tells her that some dogs are stolen to participate in dogfights , which take place in mexico city . she tells her friends that she plans to look around more in town and then maybe head to mexico city .
meanwhile , in mexico city , chloe is placed in a not - so - luxurious cage . a german shepherd nearby named delgado ( andy garcia ) sourly tells her she ' s in the dogfights . she whines a bit , but another dog , rafa ( eddie ' piolin ' sotelo ) , tells her she won ' t be getting any sympathy from delgado as he ' s a gladiator - the best of the best . however , some other dogs disagree , saying el diablo is the best . chloe whines , but delgado tells her that she might be ransomed , which cheers her up a bit .
meanwhile , delgado and chloe happen by a day of the dead parade . delgado takes his leave . she follows him , but he tells her that it ' s every dog for itself . he agrees to take her to the carthay hotel ( where viv and chloe are preferred guests ) . as they run , they hear el diablo ' s howl . delgado , knowing that he is following chloe ' s scent , dunks her in a place of muddy water . meanwhile , rachel speaks to a harried detective ramirez ( jes˙s ochoa ) at the local police station in mexico city . he tells her that they ' ve tried unsuccessfully to stop the dogfights . he asks her to get him the picture of chloe . rachel gets a call from viv , calling from capri . she asks to speak to chloe . rachel mimics chloe ' s
arf
several times , standing in the police station , much to the bewilderment of the personnel there .
when chloe wakes up , she sees a churro left behind by a nice kid and runs to eat it . however , she ' s confronted by a pack of street dogs , who want the churro for themselves . however , she goes into a tirade of her ordeal and snarls at them not to push her . they run off , tails between their legs . however , they weren ' t scared of chloe , but of the huge scary el diablo behind her . however , delgado comes to her rescue again , grabbing chloe and running off . el diablo gives chase . they run into a museum , past the people and hide in an exhibit . el diablo bursts in and , while the guards have their hands full with him , they run off . delgado tells her that they ' re going to puerto vallarta , as somebody there can help them .
they stow aboard a truck . she asks why el diablo is after her . he guesses that vasquez must have sent him . the cops have been after vasquez for a long time , but haven ' t been able to catch him . she tries asking more questions about delgado ' s past , but he ignores her . just as the truck pulls away , papi shows up , with rachel and sam behind him . papi finds one of chloe ' s booties and shows it to rachel . however , unbeknownst to them , one of vasquez ' s goons watches them . he calls vasquez and reports that there are others looking for chloe . vasquez , now aware of chloe ' s owner , vivian ashe , tells him to find chloe first .
while rachel and sam ask people about chloe , papi gets her scent and runs towards some sewage pipes , where chucho ( luiz guzman ) and rafa lie . he says that they have chloe ' s scent and describes chloe . they remember chloe from the dogfight . papi tells them to follow him and leads them to rachel and sam . rachel is all for keeping them , as long as they give them a bath as they stink . after an eventful doggie - bath , the two fresh dogs speak to papi about their quest . he refuses to give up . the next morning , sam tells rachel that ramirez has reported that chloe and a german shepherd were seen in puerto vallarta . in a store , manuel and chico are discovered inside the piñata they were hiding in . after a funny chase , they manage to get away from the broomstick - wielding owner , but drop the diamond collar , which the owner keeps .
in the train , delgado is discovered and runs amuck , pursued by the train crew . he jumps out onto the ground . chloe jumps out as well , right on his back . she doesn ' t want to leave him . however , they now have a long walk ahead of them . ramirez , rachel and sam speak to the store owner about the collar . apparently , he was almost arrested for having it . he complains about the rat and iguana . rachel gives him chucho , much to his pleasure . rafa and chucho say goodbye to each other . ramirez tells sam and rachel about the canine - related incident on the train , near puerto vallarta . they plan to go there . manuel and chico , wanting the collar back , sneak into sam ' s car . sam , rachel , papi and rafa head for puerto vallarta .
behind the bushes , el diablo attacks chloe . delgado notices vasquez and realizes that chloe is in trouble . he gets loose from the leash and runs towards the bushes , but can ' t find chloe anywhere . el diablo takes chloe to vasquez ' s van . vasquez tells rafferty to put chloe inside the van . just as he opens the door , papi bites him in the nose . papi and chloe run up an aztec structure , followed by el diablo . chloe falls through the decrepit floor as it crumbles . manuel and chico manage to get out of the car , with the collar , but are stopped by delgado . manuel offers delgado the collar so he can follow chloe ' s scent . at first , delgado says he can ' t , but suddenly he gets chloe ' s scent . he takes the collar to the people . sam , rachel and the cops follow him . he leads them to the aztec structure .
chloe , proud of her bark , rejoins papi . however , el diablo confronts them . delgado attacks el diablo , but the latter pushes him off . chloe jumps on el diablo ' s back . he runs around and finally knocks her off , but gets hard - tackled by delgado . he manages to get away though . however , chloe is on the ground , not moving , while papi stands near her and pleads lovingly for her to get up . she wakes up , but keeps still so he can keep talking . she finally gets up , much to his relief . sam and rachel come running up . ramirez pats delgado on the head . chloe and rachel have a happy reunion .
while the dognappers are taken away , the dognapper - nappers ( the dogs ) watch . delgado starts to leave , but chloe tries to stop him , saying they need a guard dog . delgado says he has to go after el diablo . chloe can take good care of herself now . he ' s sure they ' ll be seeing each other again . he starts to walk off . rachel speaks to ramirez and he calls delgado and gives him back his police collar . delgado couldn ' t be happier . rachel , sam , chloe and papi leave . chloe and delgado thank each other .
cinesite in london , using their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements , animated the many talking dogs . the in - house visual effects supervisor is matt johnson , and the animation supervisor was alexander williams .
chloe and delgado board a truck in mexico city , and exit shortly thereafter in puerto vallarta . according to the mexican guía roji road atlas , that is a 17 - hour drive , taking the fast route through manzanillo .
humans : vivian ashe • rachel • sam • detective jesús ramirez • mr . and mrs . cortes • vásquez • rafferty • colleen mansfield • mr . kroop • judge mckible • officer ketcham • sergeant mancía • robbers • jenny • mr . montague
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no stars but it made me choose at least one . so disappointed ! my son can ' t watch these except on my laptop because they are from a different region ( europe ) and do not play on american dvd players . would ' ve been nice to have seen that print upfront before i purchased !
love the movies . i bought this for my granddaughter but unfortunately we can not watch it . none of the disc will play on none of our dvd players . 😞not happy .
the movie did not play in my dvd player so was disappointed . i decided not to send it back because the return postage would be more than what i paid for it .
bought this dvd set for my baby , but it was the formatted for the european region , not north america . . .
. . . read the reviews or looked way down in the fine print to see that it doesn’t play in the . . .
this company makes their money by selling to people that haven’t read the reviews or looked way down in the fine print to see that it doesn’t play in the us . how do they have 96 % positive rating ? region should be clear and large from the very first advertised page of product . it was a present and my daughter cried when it didn’t work .
same thing ripped off won ' t work in the usa and . . .
same thing ripped off won ' t work in the usa and wanted as much as the cost to return them . . don ' t buy from them 🖕
unable to view the dvds . these dvds are only compatible - - for european dvd players . so if in the us - - read this review .
i really need to return this item . it came from overseas and isn ' t compatible with u . s . dvd players . the cost to ship it back will probably more than the item cost .
does not play , says disc is wrong region . what a waste of money
this product is not able to be played by standard american dvd players . therefore i was unable to use this dvd .
just like others i didnt read the fine print . please do not purchase this . they dont work on regular dvd players
this dvd will not play on any dvd or blue - ray or even and xbox . i ordered it as a gift for someone only to have them tell me it wont play in the us ! ! !
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according to imdb , woody woodpecker is coming to theaters in 2017 in his first ever movie . which is odd , since we ' ve heard little to nothing at all about it . today , we have a look at the annoying bird courtesy of imp awards . this one - sheet is for international audiences , which has us wondering if this is even going to get a proper release on america shores . the woody woodpecker movie is taking on an environmentally conscious theme , and will tackle social issues with a deft hand at the comedy fans have come to know and love . the plot finds the hyperactive red - head entering a turf war with a big city lawyer who wants to tear down his home . this is all in an effort to build a house to flip . from the poster , we ' d assume that this is a fully animated cgi movie . but we ' d be wrong , as it ' s listed as being


obsession , released in the us as the hidden room , is a 1949 british crime film directed by edward dmytryk , based on the book a man about a dog by alec coppel , who also wrote the screenplay for the film , and turned the story into a novel .

obsession was entered into the 1949 cannes film festival .

obsession ( 1949 film )

. adelaide : national library of australia . 27 april 1949 . p . 16
ingmar bergman ,
på förekommen anledning
, dagens nyheter , 5 april 1949 .
hitchcock - a film preservation , for the love of film , blogathon post .
11 c . a . lejeune , in : observer , 6 . 2 . 1949 .
12 anon . , in : news of the world , 6 . 2 . 1949 .
since 1949 , opha has served as a catalyst for development in the public health sector .
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3 “they made me a fugitive” ( 1947 ) , “dancing with crime” ( 1947 ) and “obsession” ( 1948 ) .
the cast of
julius caesar
with director curtis canfield ( center ) , 1949 . archives and special collections
the amherst college masquers , performing “julius caesar” at the folger shakespeare library , 1949 . amherst college archives and special collections
i know what you are thinking . obsession ( 1976 ) , the hitchcock - inspired horror film by brian depalma about reincarnation , may not be his most respected work , but it is hardly forgotten . and , then there is luchino visconti’s italian version of the postman always rings twice , ossessione ( 1943 ) , which is often listed in film history books , so it has not been forgotten . but , have you heard of the 1949 british film called obsession ? or , perhaps by its alternate title , the hidden room ? yeah , me neither .
in 2012 , archives and special collections featured the 1949 performance of
julius caesar
on their blog , the consecrated eminence .
obsession . . .
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the setting is a rain - slicked street in downtown los angeles in 1949 , four years after the end of world war ii .
crew : ( b & w ) widescreen . available on vhs . extract of a review from 1949 . running time : 96 min .
) was the first film directed by edward dmytryk after he relocated to england after being blacklisted . made by independent sovereign films in 1949 , it’s a superb british psychological thriller with a definite tinge of noir to it .
ruth ann steinhagen shot philadelphia phillies first basement eddie waitkus in 1949 . barbara hershey , right , played a character based on her in the 1984 film , ' the natural . ' ( ©tristar pictures / courtesy ever )
an unexpectedly good thriller , obsession is the story of a man who plans to kill his wife’s latest lover , committing the perfect crime . robert newton is great as the devious doctor , his rational creepiness makes this a fascinating psychological film .
waitkus , on june 21 1949 , walking for the first time since the shooting with help from nurses at illinois masonic hospital in chicago . ( ap )
the story , with its elements of obsession , mystery , insanity and a baseball star , made it part of both chicago ' s colorful crime history and rich baseball lore .
christianna brand’s novel green for danger is even better than the film , though the film adaptation is very good . if you have a taste for this kind of film , you’re almost certain to have a grand time .
jubin hu . projecting a nation : chinese national cinema before 1949 ( university . hong kong : hong kong university , 2003 . isbn : 9622096107 . 276 pp .
it ' s an exploration of obsession and how it can lead to a person ' s downfall ,
kahia said .
we have a lot of attachments in life , and when things don ' t go as planned , we have a hard time letting go . it ' s up to the audience to decide whether this is a good or bad obsession .
the motive that drives the plot of obsession is simple in the extreme , this is out and out a revenge for infidelity , but the presentation by dmytryk is superbly . . . read the rest .
philadelphia phillies first baseman eddie waitkus acknowledges fans at shibe park as he stands by gifts given to him in philadelphia in august 1949 , two months after the shooting . ( ap )
andrew spicer , what cannot be said . „silent dust“ ( 1949 ) and the malevolent veteran , in : zeithistorische forschungen / studies in contemporary history , online - ausgabe , 2 (
i highly recommend green for danger . i learned something about britain during the war , while my respect for the british film industry increases with each new film discovery .
but , the dog and cat in this film are amusing , even inadvertently heroic .
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a report titled “special television and radio survey : julius caesar ( wnbt )
determined the amount and distribution of viewing during the telecast of “julius caesar . ” households with televisions had two options on sunday , april 3 , 1949 : a western film or amherst ' s production .
thomas f brady hollywood . . ( 4 september 1949 ) .
hollywood wire : dmytryk reports on his year in england - - story for sale - - ' annie ' goes again
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in obsession ( marketed in the usa as the hidden room ) newton’s psychiatrist character , dr clive riordan of london , is a quietly erudite and urbane professional with a passion for model trains and a distaste for emotional outbursts .
we ' re not acquainted , but i have something of importance to speak to you about ,
she wrote in a note to him after a game at wrigley on june 14 , 1949 .
shooting began on 16 november 1948 and came to an end on 4 march 1949 . an important contribution was made by actor and fellow director hasse ekman , who had previously taken a hand in bergman ' s adaptation of a ship to india . bergman in images : my life in film :
thanks for the praise . he is a sweet little life force in a dark film .
* note this film contains mild nudity and sexual content appropriate for ages 14 and up .
this neatly packaged film noir is proof that you don ' t need violence to create tension .
the animals in film blogathon has now arrived – in the good old days of classic hollywood .
orson welles in the third man : ‘dominates the film both by his presence and his absence’ .
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production country : sweden swedish distributor ( 35 mm ) : terrafilm swedish distributor ( dvd ) : studio s entertainment laboratory : film - labor production company : terrafilms produktions ab aspect ratio : 1 , 37 : 1 colour system : black and white sound system : aga - baltic original length ( minutes ) : 78 censorship : 075 . 006 date : 1949 - 03 - 18 age limit : 15 years and over length : 2160 metres release date : 1949 - 03 - 19 , astoria , stockholm , sweden , 79 minutes
on sunday , april 3 , 1949 , the amherst college masquers made television history . nbc broadcast their performance of
julius caesar
to 17 cities nationwide , marking the first nationally televised performance of a shakespeare play .
in edward dmytryk’s obsession or the hidden room ( 1949 ) , robert newton ( just a year from being immortalized as long john silver ) plays the wronged hubby , one dr . clive riordan , , a scientist married to the flagrantly unfaithful storm ( sally gray ) . newton inhabits the role with a calm menace , having worked out every detail of his plan to get away with murdering bill ( phil brown ) , storm’s most recent paramour , a very nice american fella .
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the 1949 amherst
olio
attributes the production’s success to “the elaborate creation of shakespearean era atmosphere by means of a 17th century stage design and costumes that reproduced the setting as it might have appeared in the globe theater .
obsession plays out like you would imagine ( especially at the end ) but that doesn ' t make it any less enthralling . it gets off to a bit of a slow start , but gradually picks up as we gain an understanding of the characters involved .
nick carraway , a young midwesterner now living on long island , finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord , the nouveau riche jay gatsby . he is drawn into gatsby ' s circle , becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy .
title : drömmen composer : erland von koch ( 1949 ) comment : instrumental . title : blott en dag , ett ögonblick i sänder composer : oscar ahnfelt ( 1872 ) lyrics : lina sandell ( 1865 ) comment : sung by unknown man . title : vandringen composer : erland von koch ( 1949 ) comment : instrumental . title : vart ska du gå ? composer : : alice tegnér comment : sung by girl ( from a record , musica e19015 - 1942 ) .
but during steve ' s pursuit , his love turns into obsession and his hope collides with reality as he unravels bits of truth with each romantic attempt . after ignoring a friend ' s advice , he furthers his efforts and risks destroying his sanity and his life .
chicago ( ap ) — she inspired a novel and a movie starring robert redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she ' d never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him , nearly killing him .
the scenes of torture ( involving cigarettes ) and suicide were so extreme that swedish censors trimmed the film . the imagery of death masks , dolls , and butchered animals is brilliant preparation for bergman ' s later excursions into the world of dreams , and the film - within - a - film device looks forward to persona .
finally , legendary composer nino rota wrote the score for obsession —his first for a film outside his native italy . while his life was less colorful that dmytryk’s , brown’s or newton’s , rota composed over 150 scores for major films from all over the world , including franco zeffirelli’s romeo and juliet ( 1968 ) and francis coppola’s the godfather , i and ii ( 1972 and 1974 ) .
q : in the great gatsby ( 1949 ) did alan ladd wear lifts or stand on raised platforms to increase his height ? he appears to be a similar height to other male characters but we know he was very small in real life .
bill georgaris of tspdt has finally decided to start updating his film noir page . this means the old version of…
in the film ' the natural , ' robert redford played slugger roy hobbs , who was based on waitkus .
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steinhagen , 19 , in cook county jail in chicago shortly after the june 14 1949 shooting . at the table is a photograph of waitkus in the hospital . she died of natural causes at 83 in late december 2012 . ( uncredited / associated press )
and in the 40 or so films he made , he was rarely given a lead role , so this month’s screening of obsession provides an exception , both in that newton plays the protagonist and also that he plays completely against that blustering , piratical eccentric for which he has been remembered .
ingmar bergman ' s new film , which he has both written and directed himself , will give rise to essays on film aesthetics . as a film it is different . and all this novelty dazzles the viewer , so that it takes a good hour before one realises that the screenplay is a piece of pretentious nonsense .
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despite its american protagonist and director , the film nevertheless shows a rare focus on idiomatically british themes and attitudes . jules dassin’s night and the city ( a film that was a product of the same blacklisting ) shows a thorough disregard for the specifics of the british social scene ( and for the geography of london ) but obsession is ridden with details that blend noir tropes with the older british modes of detective fiction . when a gun is drawn in this film , it is not simply a quotidian prop as in the american thriller : here it is a statement of intent , the kind of object only a man seriously determined on murder would seek out .
although obsession is not at all a political film – unless you count reactionary comments made by characters at riordan’s gentlemens club ( which are surely meant as an amusing dig at old fashioned attitudes ) . nevertheless , there is something of the filmmaker’s real life plight reflected in bill kronin’s situation ; his freedom has been curtailed and his world turned up - side down – if not severely reduced with a view to being curtailed .
and rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film’s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics—shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro ’40s fashion—into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,
obsession ( aka : the hidden room ) is directed by edward dmytryk and adapted to screenplay by alec coppel from his own book and play . it stars robert newton , phil brown , sally gray and naunton wayne . music is by nino rota and cinematography by c . m . pennington - richards .
obsession lacks the striking visual style of dmytryk’s hollywood films of the postwar era , but i did notice that the night photography of london’s dark , foggy streets was suitably atmospheric and similar to those in such hollywood film noirs as murder my sweet ( 1944 ) . also , i couldn’t help but relate the story of a man trapped by circumstances who is then convicted and condemned outside a court of law to dmytryk’s own situation .
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the plot involved disposing a body by dissolving it in acid . this had similarities to the john george haigh case . accordingly , the british board of film censors refused to grant the film a certificate for a time and its release was held up .
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but newton was also a well - respected and accomplished stage performer , whose true talents were usually captured only fleetingly on film .
not familiar with this film but you make it sound enticing . i see its on youtube will have to check it out .
known in usa as the hidden room , obsession was directed by edward dmytryk ( 1908 - 1999 ) and adapted into a screenplay by alec coppel from his own book and play . born in san francisco to ukrainian immigrants , dmytryck ( left ) , had been considered one of hollywood’s rising young talents in the early 1940s .
the confluence of these public events and scholarly trends provided fertile ground for new research . the “historical turn , ” in the wake of poststructuralism and postmodernism , ushered researchers into dusty archives , uncovering long neglected materials , and making new connections . rather than simply being driven by an empirical ( or fetishist ) obsession with the archive , most scholars in this new quest for chinese film history have sought to ask questions both big and small , conceptual as well as evidentiary . they try to place newfound or old evidence in dialogue with contemporary theoretical explorations within film studies and other related disciplines .
the masquers performed
julius caesar
at amherst before the telecast performance in d . c . originally intending to give six performances , the masquers were
forced to play an extra day in kirby theater because of the demand for tickets ,
according to the 1949 amherst
olio .
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the plot involved disposing a body by dissolving it in acid . this had similarities to the john george haigh case . accordingly , the british board of film censors refused to grant the film a certificate for a time and its release was held up . [ 12 ]
in both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (
in this vibrant , funny , and heartfelt film , a widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age .
i heard about this film from a friend and i am so glad i did as its one of robert newton ' s best roles .
unfortunately , dmytryk was ordered to return to the united states to renew his passport . once home , he was arrested and sent to prison to serve his sentence for contempt of congress . after a few months in prison , he was called to testify once more before huac . this time he agreed to name names , which allowed him to work in hollywood once more . according to dmytryk’s autobiography , odd man out : a memoir of the hollywood ten , obsession received good reviews and did modestly well at the box office . perhaps that was true in england , but , according to other biographers , obsession was sparsely distributed and poorly received in america because the press had labeled dmytryk a subversive .
one of the few ( if any at the time this film was made ) films shot in england with new york city ' s ' little italy
as the locale . this was edward dmytryk ' s first film after he had refused to . . . see full summary »
i am so glad that you talked about this film ! i saw it for the first time in 2015 at the noir city film noir festival in los angeles . it was part of a british marriage themed noir double feature with “the sleeping tiger . ” i remember this film as causing feelings of high tension as you not only worried about the man chained in the basement , but were also terrified for the little dog and hoped he didn’t accidentally fall into the tub of acid ! kudos to you for mentioning an eminently watchable film that more people should see !
. . . this film from a friend and i am so glad i did as its one of robert newton ' s best . . .
fritz lang’s 1924 two - part film of die nibelungen was conceived as an attempt to escape from the prevailing wagnerian interpretation of th . . .
thanks for participating in the blogathon , and introducing me to this film . i’ve added it to my “to watch list” . it sounds intriguing .
like a fast - paced burner . it’s not fincher’s most famous film , but it’s absolutely one of the most underrated thrillers since 2000 . —
as part of this year’s reunion programming , michael kelly , head of archives and special collections at amherst , presented “ julius caesar : 1949 , ” a look back at the remarkable performance . his talk incorporated some of the college’s archival materials from the production , including a full - length video recording of the televised play .
haven’t seen this film in years , but remember enjoying it as an above - average mystery , with sim in a nice change of pace role from his usual dithering fools , or scrooge . it’s a shame he didn’t return to play cockrill in another film , but i see he has the title role in the film adaptation of j . b . priestly’s an inspector calls , which i hope to track down one of these days .
aestheticizes violence without fetishizing it . bullet holes and knife wounds help color the film in dark brushstrokes—such is the coens’ wont—and careful attention to shot composition ratchets the film’s morbid elements to almost intoxicating heights . you’ll want to look away , but the coens keep your eyes glued to their somber fatalism . —
treats redemption as a cruel joke , a spell of relief that lasts only long enough for us to view its obsolescence . the film takes jabs at
prison is no ordinary film . it is the first time that ingmar bergman has made a film in his own right . his own idea , own screenplay , his own design , without the aid of experienced film people . and prison is more bergmanesque than any of his earlier films . here he shows his true colours . it displays clear influences from the 1920s , yet also points from the 20s and 40s towards the future . a remarkable film . the new ways of feeling and seeing that belong to a new film generation have never hitherto been expressed with such consistency and power . no doubt to the great irritation of those conservatives who want the world , including the film world , to stand still , and no doubt to the inner delight of those who want it to move forward . for the first time in 25 years sweden is once again at the developmental cutting edge of world cinema .
orpheus
is a greek myth about a musician who descends into the underworld to reclaim his dead wife , and so enchants the gods with the music of his lyre that they permit her to return to the land of the living - - on the condition that he never look at her . jean cocteau set his 1949 film of the story in modern - day paris , and added twists that would have startled the greeks , especially a romantic triangle with death as the third partner .
a line of inquiry that would have both complicated and enriched the project of projecting a nation is the intertwined questions of capitalism and modernity . the book touches on these only tentatively in chapter 3 on “industrial nationalism , ” and in chapter 6 , on the postwar period before the ccp won the civil war and took power in 1949 . the relationship between film industry and national culture could be more meaningfully pursued in areas that the author admits to have had to leave out , namely , material registers ( such as film technology ) , aesthetic forms ( such as genre formation and cinematic style ) , and reception ( spectatorial expectation and reaction ) .
the consequences and cultural shifts that followed world war ii shape the subtext of the film and make it much more sophisticated than a simple murder plot . like
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
4 for a discussion of britain and france see marilyn butler , film and community : britain and france , london 2004 , pp . 98 - 124 .
forty years before the blair witch project popularized the idea of a film being told from the camera’s perspective , actor / director robert montgomery gave this radical idea a spin with lady in the lake , his adaptation of one of raymond chandler’s philip marlowe detective stories . ultimately , the case proves to be minor marlowe and the first - person gimmick does eventually wear thin over the course of the film’s runtime . putting aside these reservations , however , the film is most certainly worth a watch if just to witness montgomery’s sheer audacity and inventiveness . it’s the textbook example of a film being ahead of its time . — m . r .
( 1949 ) is an unusual little gem of a thriller , a strangely polite and very english story of murder , jealousy , and revenge . it makes the most of its cast and its setting to craft a thoughtful tale of suspense that never becomes showy or overdone , with especially effective use of robert newton and post - war london . in fact ,
joseph losey’s 1975 film the r omantic englishwoman , with a script by tom stoppard and thomas wiseman , is one of those movies that seems to . . .
spoiler alert ! this essay discusses the ending of the film at length . viewers who want to be surprised by the ending should not read thi . . .
enjoyed this film a year ago when tcm aired it . enjoyed it so much i wrote a friday blog about it for our local newspaper , “my classic movie pick” . phil brown - aka bill in this film , went on to play uncle owen in star wars . great choice for this animals in films blogathon !
and los angeles , thus necessitating some creative uses of lighting . this commitment to realism would help perfect the film noir style we all know and love . —
was a rarity in its heyday , though if you didn’t know lupino held the reins , you might not guess the film was directed with a feminine touch .
the germans have a term for movies set among the ruins of postwar cities – “ trümmerfilm ” or “rubble films” . notable in this sub - genre are such pictures of the 1940s as t he murderers are among us ( wolfgang staudte , 1946 ) and germany year zero ( roberto rossellini , 1948 ) . the third man , deeply influenced by italian neorealism , is arguably the most significant british example , though it has a close contender in reed’s odd man out ( 1947 ) , shot on blitzed sites in belfast , and charles crichton’s seminal ealing comedy hue and cry ( 1947 ) . ken adam , production designer on the early bond movies , cut his teeth working on rubble films such as obsession ( 1949 ) and ten seconds to hell ( 1959 ) .
as far as kelly can tell from the archives , the first full - length shakespeare play to be staged at amherst was the taming of the shrew in 1908 . “by the time we get to the 1949 production of julius caesar , ” kelly says , “we’ve got a solid group of both students and faculty who are working on making these things happen . ”
is a fine example of high - quality british film noir , well - made and extremely well - acted , and both the movie and the dvd are highly recommended .
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plays with noir tropes more than he plays to them , deflating film noir’s inherent machismo by revealing the chief heavies of his cast as scrabbling cowards . depending on your mood ,
i ' ve seen this film before and was looking forward to watching it again but the disc supplied will not play on my dvd player - disappointing and a waste of money .
would probably have enjoyed enduring fame had it featured bigger stars or a different director , but don ' t let its obscurity dissuade you from spending some time with this unique film .
kahia is particularly proud of the scene where the lead and supporting actors confront one another in a hallway during the climax of the film , noting their complete commitment to the characters .
“ this ingenious and affecting film is strange and intense , but not exactly scary in the expected horror - movie manner . ” –a . o . scott , the new york times
film rights were bought by british producer noel madison . he also bought the rights to two other thrillers , four hours to kill by norman krasna and the last mile by john wexley .
is the coolest melville film of them all ; odds are , it’ll land upright , because that’s an impossible distinction to make . melville films pulse with ineffable cool . in the case of
aged terribly . you wouldn ' t miss anything if you just listen to the dialogue in this film except the fact that the main character has a huge model train set for some reason .
it ' s easy to imagine more illustrious stars in the roles , but each actor in the film delivers a compelling performance . newton , a character actor best remembered as long john silver in
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obsession , based on the play ' a man about a dog ' , is the story of a psychiatrist exacting revenge on his wife and her lover by commiting the perfect murder . keeping the lover in an abandoned bomb site for several months he goes about covering his tracks and making sure he can dispose of the body without leaving any trace . its simplicity is the key to the films brilliance . this is not a traditional thriller , there are no chases , there are very few twists and turns and there is no conflict of conscience . what the film does is take the audience into the inner workings of how to conduct a perfect murder and does so with wit and staunch britishness .
always left - leaning , he had been a communist party member briefly during world war ii so was subsequently called to testify before the house un - american activities committee and asked to named others . when he refused , he was identified as one of the so - called “hollywood ten” in 1947 , which meant he would no longer be able to get work in hollywood . consequently he fled to england , where he stayed until his passport ran out . it was during this period that he directed obsession .
film rights were bought by british producer noel madison . he also bought the rights to two other thrillers , four hours to kill by norman krasna and the last mile by john wexley . [ 8 ]
, alex proyas’ 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like
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“an earnest , clear - cut drama about the struggle for one woman’s liberation from the shackles of domesticity , puzzle does what it sets out to do remarkably well . ” – jordan raup , the film stage
is a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles’ passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that’s built on logical incoherence .
it is a nice little dark film that fits blogathons , apparently . 🙂 if you like ( british ) noir , it belongs high on the list . and you can find it free on youtube to screen .
then there’s orson welles as harry lime , leader of the gang peddling adulterated penicillin in vienna . he dominates the film both by his presence and his absence . he was difficult to pin down , even for his brief appearances . reed used the time shooting at night , while waiting for welles to show up , to experiment with tilted cameras and surreal shadows in narrow , gleaming nocturnal streets that became one of the film’s hallmarks .
was poorly distributed and ignored by audiences in the u . s . yet , those who seek out the film are rewarded with a taut yet darkly humorous character study of a marriage made in hell and its consequences .
welles , who is remembered most for his innovative work in 1941 ' s
citizen kane ,
served as inspiration to kahia since directors of that era faced a number of restrictions during a film ' s production .
the joy of this film is that both bill and monty survive in tact . riordan is caught , storm goes on a cruise , and though at first she plans to take monty ( but not a recuperating bill , who has no more interest in storm ) , but it’s clear monty and bill belong together . a man’s best friend in this film is neither a cheating dame nor a crazed husband , but a ridiculously cute little dog !
has enormous ambitions that belie its tight running time , the end result of odious studio interference that nonetheless fails to impede the viewing experience . come for hayworth and welles , stay for the film’s dizzying hall of mirrors shootout . —
good time has brought acclaim to the safdies and has been nominated for several independent spirit awards . the brothers were nominated for a palm d’or at the cannes film festival , where the movie premiered and won an award for its score .
kahia , who showed two short films ,
valedictorian
and
masterpieces ,
at the newport beach festival in 2012 and 2010 , respectively , was invited back to the eight - day event to premiere his feature - length film .
to limit costs , kahia and the film crew shot
call of the void
in four days in and around downtown los angeles . to prepare for the tight filming schedule , kahia spent about four months planning the shots and layout .
shot in secret entirely within the hasidic community depicted in the film , and one of the only movies to be performed in yiddish in nearly 70 years , menashe is a warm , life - affirming look at the universal bonds between father and son that also sheds unusual light on a notoriously private community . based largely on the real life of its hasidic star menashe lustig , the film is a strikingly authentic and deeply moving portrait of family , love , connection , and community .
leave it to the master of suspense to meld docudrama realism with the melodrama of film noir . “ alfred hitchcock ’s powerful portrait of a man … drawn from life ! ” the wrong man ’s original trailer proclaims . it’s to the film’s credit that hitch doesn’t screw around here , telling in full the story of a man falsely convicted for robberies he never committed . unsurprisingly , hitch is every bit as interested in the effects of the outrageous miscarriage of justice that befalls manny balestrero as he is in the lasting trauma his detention inflicts on him and his family . the wrong man puts a high premium on claustrophobic camerawork—we feel like we’re as confined as poor old manny—but the film’s greatest impression is left in its aftermath . — a . c .
fantastic thriller also called the hidden room , based on the novel a man about a dog by screenwriter alec coppel who adapted it himself . coming close to 60 years now and the film ' s concept still holds up as a highly original idea .
) is nonetheless a gripping psychological thriller that builds considerable menace and tension in its bleak trajectory of events . on a visual level , the film ( photographed by c . m . pennington - richards ) is pure noir but in terms of execution ,
“ the film is worth praising for what it is and admiring for what it’s not — there’s no sappiness or false emotion , and none of the clichéd , quirky misfits who populate so many commercial comedies . ” –ken jaworowski , the new york times
i enjoyed this film too . robert newton is one of my favorite actors . he is such a chameleon ! couldn’t get much further from long john than this one ! thanks for the review and for reminding me of the importance of man’s best friend .
, however , lynch took his fascination with the subgenre to a whole other level , depicting a world where a character’s interior life influences not only the film’s visual style but its narrative structure as well . in the first great performance of her illustrious career ,
i remember your bringing this to the mad scientist blogathon , but i still haven’t had the chance to see it , for whatever reason . if you’ve mentioned this film in two blogathons , i need to put it at the top of my must see list !
director edward dmytryk made this film soon after fleeing the us when he refused to testify before huac regarding alleged communism in hollywood . i can’t help but think in allegorical terms about this film , with dr . riordan standing in for the malevolent house unamerican activities committee , storm as hollywood celebrities who supported the committee’s efforts ( e . g . ginger rogers , barbara stanwyck , robert taylor ) , bill as dmytryk , trapped and seeking escape , and monty as those who supported the exiled director , granting him work in england .
christine : the animals come through the movie unscathed . i know what you mean about that . as a rule , i won’t write about a film that shows animals being hurt or abused . if i do , i mention it , so readers have a warning .
variety wrote that the film is slow paced at first but becomes suspenseful . the new york times called it
a first - rate study in suspense and abnormal psychology
. kendal patterson of the los angeles times described it as an early predecessor of fatal attraction .
i wanted to do something different that stood out ,
kahia , 26 , said by phone from his hometown of san diego .
i have a love for black - and - white film because there ' s so much substance to these stories .
request : new tcm bookstore ? please consider offering books which have been adapted to film . i realize that most of these books are out of print . surely , tcm can arrange republication . there are many such books from england that we can’t get in the states .
thanks for the praise – i very much appreciate it . and yes , monty is a cutie ! i would never write about a murdered pup for a blogathon ! lol also , this is a british film , and their noir is rarely as bleak as hollywood noir .
but the most striking influence that occurred to me only decades after first seeing the third man is its likely debt to eric ambler’s the mask of dimitrios , which turns upon a british thriller writer journeying to istanbul to see a brilliant criminal who has disappeared after faking his death . there are several apparent allusions to ambler’s book in the film ( including one by ambler’s friend , carol reed , to prewar istanbul in the film’s stage - setting introduction ) , and greene includes a chapter from the mask of dimitrios in his anthology , the spies bedside book . during an onstage interview with ambler at the national film theatre in he 1990s , i asked him if he’d ever noticed the resemblance . “i have indeed , ” he replied , but sadly i never got around to pursuing the matter , and ambler died soon afterwards .
“a beautiful femme fatale saunters into an unsuspecting man’s life and entices him into committing murder for her . ” this logline could be used to describe any number of classic film noirs . most of this can be traced back to author james m . cain , who wrote two books—
it ' s the story of
call of the void ,
a psychological thriller shot in black and white that will make its world premiere sunday at fashion island ' s island cinema during the newport beach film festival . the festival opens thursday and runs through april 28 .
the term “brainwashing” was coined by a journalist named edward hunter , who had served in the morale operations section of the u . s . office of strategic services during the second world war , which he spent mostly in asia , and who became an outspoken anti - communist . hunter’s book “brainwashing in red china : the calculated destruction of men’s minds” appeared in 1951 . in it , he explained that “brainwashing” was his translation of the chinese term hsi - nao , which means “cleansing of the mind , ” and which he said he had heard frequently when speaking with europeans who had been caught inside china in 1949 , the year of mao’s revolution .
, which centers on two treasury agents who must go undercover to infiltrate a notorious counterfeiting ring . while not boasting any big - name actors or even a particularly novel story , the film is noted for its inventive cinematography , with mann and cinematographer john alton deciding to shoot several scenes on location in
the fact that the prostitute in the film , birgitta carolina , had a job at the well - known epa department store , caused some annoyance among the staff of the actual shop . as one of the union representatives put it in dagens nyheter :
we have exactly the same salaries as equivalent staff working for other employers , so we do not need to walk the streets to support ourselves .
the manager of the store also expressed his views , and shortly thereafter the film ' s director felt obliged to enter the fray , which he did in the same newspaper three days later :
finally tracked down the hidden room–a friend is sending it to me . speaking of hidden rooms : are you familiar with the horrifying case of h h holmes ? scorcese is making a film with leonardo dicaprio . if he does it right ( and i’m sure he will ) it’ll be hard to watch .
variety wrote that the film is slow paced at first but becomes suspenseful . [ 13 ] the new york times called it
a first - rate study in suspense and abnormal psychology
. [ 14 ] kendal patterson of the los angeles times described it as an early predecessor of fatal attraction . [ 15 ]
we’ll start with the following 100 titles . some 70 years after the term “film noir” was first uttered , take a trip through the screwed - up terrain of the mid - century psyche , with all its sex , lies , and crime scene tape . let’s get going—don’t say we didn’t warn you . — amanda schurr
was in the uk after being blacklisted as part of
the hollywood ten
who refused to testify before the house un - american activities committee . he was granted a work permit in the country by the ministry of labour as part of a
directors quota
in place to protect film industry jobs in the uk .