Paramount casually drops one of its best-looking Blu-rays, with a nice sideboard of extras.
Understanding Screenwriting #12: John Michael Hayes, Quantum of Solace, Boomerang!, Boston Legal, & More
by Tom Stempel
John Michael Hayes was one of the best screenwriters of the 1950s and ’60s.
An essential set of big-ticket Joan Crawford films.
Alfred Hitchcock and and screenwriter John Michael Hayes validate their thesis with plenty of spectacle to be voyeuristic over.
Simply as a sample of Hollywood refreshment, it’s a smashing product.
Since the straightjacket morality of the 1950s are ready to come back full-force, take a long look at what your bad, sinful self is up against.
Auteur-for-hire Mark Robson can’t quite reign in a bloated and episodic script.
For all its facades, nothing in the film reads quite as false as the final scene.
If IMDb is to be trusted, and if you liked The Godfather Part II, you should therefore enjoy Carpetbaggers.