Wild River's an odd one: an uneasy mix of the epic and the personal. Monty Clift's an agent in the newly formed Tennessee Valley Authority ordered to clear Jo Van Fleet and her family off an island before the water submerges it. The racial politics -- Van Fleet's rather kind to her Black sharecroppers -- are fascinating in this post-Montgomery pre-1963 film. Clift delivers one of his more credible post-accident cryogenic performances.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 November 2021 11:55 (two years ago) link
Panic in the Streets is hella tense and effective. He knew how to use a camera this early in his career.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 2 October 2022 21:40 (one year ago) link
I've started watching his films again, have seen A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront. I've noticed that Panic in the Streets is on the Criterion Channel. Also want to watch Gentleman's Agreement.
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, his earliest film, doesn't seem to be available
― Dan S, Monday, 3 October 2022 00:55 (one year ago) link