The William Wyler Film Poll

must be better than The Big Country, two and a half hour bore from the mid-50s with nothing going on, as if he has no idea what to do in the west

The Westerner is a crisp 100m

Watched and loved that one right after it showed on the channel.

The Heiress on Criterion Channel, and, boy, is it as masterful as ever. Use of deep focus, the unerring interior design, de Havilland's never coming across as gauche -- wow. And I still can't believe a Hollywood film from the late '40s allowed the park bench scene ("Too late, Mariah...").

one of his best

We watched The Little Foxes on TCM last night and thought it was pretty good. Always funny seeing such an evil, old movie.

The shot of Davis illuminated by the lamp in front of the window near the beginning was awesome. Apparently the cinematographer was the same as Citizen Kane.

The scene where (SPOILERS) Davis attempts to cause her husband's death by not helping him get his medication as he struggles up the stairs is really good.