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There’s heavy speculation on social media that suggests Prince Harry is feeling beyond desperate at this point. Keep reading below for everything you need to know. Of course, we are talking about the Duke of Sussex and his situation right now. Things aren’t going very well for him both on a professional standpoint and of course, on a personal one, too.

Royal Family News: Prince Harry Is Beyond Desperate At This Point

While the Invictus Games in Vancouver turned out to be a success earlier this month, Prince Harry also made headlines for the massive fight that he supposedly had with his wife, Meghan Markle.

It was caught on camera and things turned out to be so bad for them that Meghan ended up leaving Canada early to go home.

It goes without saying that Prince Harry doesn’t want to make those kinds of headlines. But this...

The Desperate Housewives ending wraps up eight seasons of mysteries in the picture-perfect suburban neighborhood, Wisteria Lane, and the ending answers big questions about what happens to main characters Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), and Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis (Eva Longoria). Although Mary Alice Young's (Brenda Strong) friends have many happy times together, it was clear that the conclusion would be just as emotional as the rest of the series, as most episodes focus on the intense personal lives of the four main residents of this seemingly peaceful street in the small town of Fairview.

There are several mysteries in every season, from why Paul Young (Mark Moses) comes back home after a decade away to what Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo) is hiding from. The best shows like Desperate Housewives have series finales that are gripping, memorable, and wrap up every major storyline,...

When last we tuned into Paramount+’s Criminal Minds: Evolution, Rossi revealed to the team, in dramatic fashion, that the mysterious “North Star” entity that inspired Gold Star is in fact the Bau itself.

To illustrate his alarming point, he distributed copies of a white paper that he and Jason Gideon drafted — but never submitted — back in the ’90s, which in essence suggested a “recipe” for creating a serial killer.

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General Hospital spoilers find Dante Falconeri desperate to help someone during the week of July 1-5, 2024 on Gh. Check out the latest spoilers for the ABC soap opera.

General Hospital Early Weekly Spoilers: Dante Falconeri Springs into Action

Gh weekly spoilers show Dante Falconeri trying to talk his dad, Sonny Corinthos, out of something. So, it appears that Sonny spirals further and it’s probably caused by his nasty custody battle with Ava Jerome.

Next week, on General Hospital, Ava makes a move then, she tries to cover it up. Later, Natalia Rogers-Ramirez is honest with Sonny. So, it’s likely that Ava tries to ruin things between Sonny and Natalia. It may push Sonny over the edge causing Dante to intervene.

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So, Sonny might hit rock bottom soon in his bipolar breakdown and Dante could very well be the one to get him help. Also, Gh will...

Days of Our Lives (Dool) spoilers for Monday, July 1 hint at some major moments to kick off another week in Salem!

Next On Days Of Our Lives

One character does something desperate to keep a secret hidden, while a super couple shares a blissful reunion, and two others are hoping to gain alliances for their own agenda. What kind of drama should fans expect on Monday? Time to find out!

Desperate Times Lead To Desperate Actions For Ej Dimera

Dool spoilers for Monday, July 1 suggest that Ej Dimera (Dan Feuerriegel) will be so desperate to keep Jude’s (Oliver Larty) true paternity under wraps that he’ll strike up a deal with Melinda Trask (Tina Huang).

Trending! Days Of Our Lives Comings and Goings: Two Beloved Cast Members Out, Fans Beg For One Fan Favorite’s Return!

Melinda lost her job as the town’s district attorney, thanks to Ej,...

No, Gala, those guys aren’t the caterers.

In fact, the men who approach Eva Longoria’s character in the exclusive Land of Women sneak peek above are the harbingers of a swift and unsettling sea change in her life — she just doesn’t know it yet.

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The...

Show off your excitement for The Acolyte with new items inspired by the Disney+ series in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Dark Harbinger armor, Wookiee Jedi-inspired hairstyles, and a Serpent's Tongue Vibroblade are coming in the "Desperate Defiance" update. Join the quest to retrieve the missing holocron of Darth Nul in the new location of Minboosa District on Hutta in Update 7.5.

Star Wars: The Old Republic players looking to show off their excitement for the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte are in luck because the developer Broadsword is adding a range of new items inspired by the show. While The Acolyte may be set hundreds of years after The Old Republic, that doesn't mean the Dark Jedi of the past can't explore some more recent trends in galactic fashion. Those sticking to the Light may not find a new ensemble for their wardrobe, but it's still fun to know that...

General Hospital viewers can expect to see confrontations, a wedding, and much more the week of May 13-17, 2024. The storyline features a range of characters including Lois Cerullo (Rena Sofer), Jagger Cates (Antonio Sabato Jr), Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), Anna Devane (Finola Hughes), Carly Spencer (Laura Wright), and others.

Lois catches up with Jagger in a nostalgic nod to when they were both on the show in the 90s. Jason tells Anna that Carly has become the leverage FBI agent John Cates is using to get him to work undercover, a move that is sure to cause some drama. Carly, meanwhile, visits Brennan (Charles Mesure) in Pentonville prison, seeking information on Pike man, but this could lead to more problems on the ABC soap opera.

Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) reconnects with her fiance, Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard), before their impending wedding. Laura Spencer (Genie Francis) shares her concerns with her husband,...

Steven Williams returns to guest star as Ray’s father on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode nine. Ken Girotti directs from a script by Khalid A. Moalim, with episode nine – “The Return” – set to air on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson. Edwin Hodge plays Special Agent Ray Cannon and Shantel VanSanten is Special Agent Nina Chase.

“The Return” Plot:

When two armed guards are gunned down while transporting millions of dollars’ worth of Nigerian artifacts to a Brooklyn museum, the Fugitive Task Force races to catch the thieves. Also, Ray speaks to his father about taking his relationship with Cora to the next level.

Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson in...

FBI star John Boyd guest stars as Special Agent Stuart Scola on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode eight. Directed by Lisa Robinson from a script by Richard Sweren, episode eight – “Supply Chain” – will air on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.

“Supply Chain” Plot: A drug deal between two teens is interrupted when a middle-aged woman abducts them at gunpoint, sending the Fugitive Task Force on the hunt to rescue them. Also, Nina and Scola (FBI) bump heads over parenting styles.

Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 8

The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:...

The team’s on the hunt for the person(s) responsible for the murder of four cops on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode seven. Directed by Sharon Lewis from a script by David Hudgins and Chris Salmanpour, episode seven – “Rendition” – will air on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.

“Rendition” Plot: The Fugitive Task Force springs into action after four detectives are shot dead during a prisoner exchange outside of a diner in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Remy struggles with having Corey as a roommate.

Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 7

The Plot,...

The team is called in to help with an active shooter on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode six. Directed by Corey Bowles from a script by D. Dona Lee, episode six – “Fouled Out” – will air on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.

“Fouled Out” Plot: After the Fugitive Task Force mobilizes to help apprehend an active shooter on a college campus in Queens, they find themselves in the middle of the glitzy world of college basketball. Also, Barnes and Charlotte attempt to work on their relationship.

Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 6

The Plot,...

Hey, "FBI: Most Wanted" fans. We're back on the scene to tell you all about another new episode of FBI: Most Wanted that is coming up tonight, March 19, 2024. It will be the 5th one for this current season 5. We were able to round up a couple of new, official teaser scoops for this new episode 5 by way of CBS' official episode 5 press release description. So, we will certainly pull it up right now. Let's go. First thing's first. There is an official title for this new episode 5 of FBI: Most Wanted season 5. The writers named it, "Desperate." It sounds like episode 5 will feature some more very scandalous, intense, dramatic, action-filled, suspenseful and interesting scenes as an English teacher gets kidnapped. Corey gets into a bind and more.

Season five of CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted continues with episode five, “Desperate,” which finds the team embarking on a dangerous rescue underground. Directed by Ken Girotti from a script by Elizabeth Rinehart, episode five will air on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.

“Desperate” Plot: When a high school debate team and their English teacher are kidnapped in rural Pennsylvania, the Fugitive Task Force rushes to the scene to find out who took them and what they want before it’s too late. Also, Remy helps Corey out of a bind.

Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Paul H. Juhn as Lyle May, and Shantel VanSanten as...

FBI: Most Wanted fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 5 Episode 5 episode titled Desperate!

Find out everything you need to know about the Desperate episode of FBI: Most Wanted, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

FBI: Most Wanted Desperate Season 5 Episode 5 Preview

In the upcoming episode of “FBI: Most Wanted” titled “Desperate,” set to air on CBS at 10:00 Pm on March 19, 2024, viewers can prepare for an intense and urgent investigation as the elite task force faces a harrowing situation. The storyline unfolds in rural Pennsylvania, where a high school debate team and their English teacher are kidnapped, propelling the task force into action to decipher the motives behind the abduction and ensure the safe return of the hostages before it’s too late.

The cast, led by Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess Lacroix...

Prepare for an intense ride on CBS as “FBI: Most Wanted” returns with Season 5 Episode 5, titled “Desperate.” Airing at 10:00 Pm this Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the episode plunges viewers into a high-stakes situation when a high school debate team and their English teacher are kidnapped in rural Pennsylvania.

The task force springs into action, racing against time to unravel the mystery of who took them and discern their motives before it’s too late. As the plot unfolds, the tension rises, promising a riveting episode filled with suspense and adrenaline-pumping moments.

In this installment, Remy steps in to help Corey navigate a challenging situation, adding a layer of personal dynamics to the larger narrative. “Desperate” guarantees an evening of gripping storytelling and heart-stopping moments. Tune in at 10:00 Pm on CBS for an intense and thrilling ride with “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 5 Episode 5.

Release Date & Time: 10:00 Pm Tuesday 19 March 2024 on...

The following contains minor spoilers for Bleach.

Author Tite Kubo's legendary shonen series Bleach features plenty of fan-favorite characters, from the cool, aloof Byakuya Kuchiki to the good-hearted, strong Chad to intriguing villains like Ulquiorra Cifer and Grimmjow. Bleach fans also love the many powerful, compelling women and girls shown in the series, and looking back, Bleach was a bit ahead of its time with female representation in shonen. None of the girls were token love interests or eye candy; they were all well-rounded characters who had something to contribute to the story.

Bleach fans may love the best female characters for all kinds of reasons, from a character's cool dialogue and memorable personality to her unique combat powers, her brave actions, or even her visual design. The series has wonderful women among the heroes and villains alike, giving Bleach fans plenty of solid options for a Best Girl...

Actor Ewan McGregor rose to prominence with his performance in the 1996 comedy-drama film Trainspotting. However, McGregor is best known for essaying the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. McGregor later reprised the role for the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2022.

Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor in Star Wars prequel trilogy

Despite the fanfare surrounding his work in the space opera franchise, McGregor admitted to having an embarrassing experience while working on the prequel trilogy. During a talk show appearance, McGregor revealed how he was embarrassed while filming a scene as his friends watched on from the sidelines. McGregor also described the scene as his worst Star Wars moment and here is why.

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Desperate Housewives vet Eva Longoria is officially joining the cast of Hulu’s acclaimed mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building for its upcoming fourth season.

According to Deadline, Longoria has signed on to portray a recurring character, who will reportedly become "integral to the twists and turns of this season’s investigation." Further details about Longoria’s mysterious character remained under wraps. This marks the TV veteran’s first major scripted series in a long while, following her brief appearances in shows like 2019’s Grand Hotel and 2020’s Flipped. At the moment, Longoria is also attached to lead and executive produce an upcoming thriller dramedy series for Apple TV+ titled Land of Women, which will take place in Spain.

Related 10 Biggest Questions that Only Murders in The Building Season 3 Leaves Unanswered With twists, turns, and a new dead body in the Arconia, Only Murders in The Building left plenty...

With festivals beckoning and box office wobbling, this obnoxious question looms ever larger: What’s next?

The strikes will end and a new season will begin but where’s that next cycle of movies and streaming content that represent groundbreaking ideas? Where will they come from?

A quick survey of past groundbreakers poses some answers, all of them disturbing.

Breakthrough movies of years past have represented the unpredictable product of corporate guile (The Avengers), artistic monomania (Avatar) or accidents of history (Barbie).

Some hits invaded the zeitgeist because they were relentlessly defiant (Midnight Cowboy) or simply inevitable (Harry Potter). Ironically, some of Hollywood’s most culturally ambitious movies were distributed at moments when films were being largely ignored by the filmgoing public – Doctor Zhivago (1965) or Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

Cinema, as with every form of pop culture, has gone through cycles of bold innovation as well as pervasive failure. Hollywood, circa the early 1960s,...

In baseball, scouts like to talk about pitching prospects in terms of mechanics.

There are pitchers who have repeatable mechanics: Their windup and delivery is the same every time, which reduces the chances of injury and facilitates easy and simple corrections.

Then there are pitchers with herky-jerky mechanics: There’s a violence and irregularity to the way they throw, which can sometimes yield more spin or more speed. But it means that in some games they just won’t have their rhythm, and the risk of blowing out an elbow or whatever is far greater. Maybe that career-ending blowout will never come and maybe it’ll come tomorrow. You never know.

HBO’s Succession is a show with repeatable mechanics. Not to be reductive, but it’s rich people who go to rich-people places and say “fuck” a lot. Give me that cast and that creative team and I’m going to assume steady execution,...

While it would be fun to see the ladies of Wisteria Lane reunited once more, there is a diverse range of reasons why a Desperate Housewives reboot could likely fail. When Desperate Housewives debuted in 2004, the series was a huge hit. Melding suburban dramedy with a dark murder mystery plot, Desperate Housewives season 1 managed to balance the plot's melodramatic elements with plentiful comedic relief. While the show’s second season saw its critical reception fall off somewhat, the ratings of Desperate Housewives remained strong, and season 3 of the series even saw its reviews improve again.

However, all good things must come to an end and, by season 5, the delicate tonal balance of Desperate Housewives had grown a lot less steady. After a controversial time jump, Desperate Housewives never regained its initial critical acclaim or its impressive ratings. Nonetheless, the series survived for eight seasons and, while seasons 7 and 8 rarely rose...

Brian Cox is offering his sympathies to Amber Heard.

Speaking with The Independent for a new interview, when asked about the recent defamation trial between Heard and Johnny Depp, the “Succession” actor expressed concern for Heard.

Brian Cox says he ‘feels sorry’ for Amber Heard after Johnny Depp trial https://t.co/On8dx2dWkc

— The Independent (@Independent) September 13, 2022

Cox previously called Depp “overrated”, but admitted “the public love him”, along with the jury.

“Well, they did,” he said. “I feel sorry for the woman. I think she got the rough end of it.”

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After six weeks of the highly publicized trial, the jury awarded Depp 10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive, though the latter amount was reduced to the legal 350,000 cap. Heard was awarded 2 million in compensatory damages.

Kelly Dodd announces joint podcast with Vicki Gunvalson. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/S_bukley

Controversial The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Kelly Dodd is planning to start a joint podcast with Vicki Gunvalson and not everyone is happy about that.

Kelly announced the news on her podcast with husband Rick Leventhal, The Rick and Kelly Show, and people are already reacting to the news.

The duo would be following in the footsteps of Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp who currently have a joint podcast, Two Ts in a Pod.

Teddi and Tamra’s podcast tend to focus on things in the Bravo universe including the Housewives franchise and there’s a strong possibility that Kelly and Vicki will follow along those lines.

The pair haven’t exactly hammered out all the details of their pending project and Kelly did not share a possible date for the show’s premiere.

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Hawaii Five-0, Ray Donovan, Supergirl and The Rookie!

1 | Can we talk about how massive Hawaii Five-0‘s Halloween moon was? That’s gotta disrupt the tides, right? Also, the human femur that Jerry dug up was awfully large for a teenage girl, wasn’t it?

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Although Alec Baldwin was (briefly) set to play Thomas Wayne in Joker, the actor dropped out last month leaving Warner Bros. searching for a replacement, and it seems that they've found one in Brett Cullen. Chances are that you'll recognize the actor as he's appeared in quite a number of projects over his long career, including TV shows such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Desperate...

Marjorie Lord actress ca. early 1950s. Actress Marjorie Lord dead at 97: Best remembered for TV series 'Make Room for Daddy' Stage, film, and television actress Marjorie Lord, best remembered as Danny Thomas' second wife in Make Room for Daddy, died Nov. 28, '15, at her home in Beverly Hills. Lord (born Marjorie Wollenberg on July 26, 1918, in San Francisco) was 97. Marjorie Lord movies After moving with her family to New York, Marjorie Lord made her Broadway debut at age 17 in Zoe Akins' Pulitzer Prize-winning adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel The Old Maid (1935). Lord replaced Margaret Anderson in the role of Tina, played by Jane Bryan – as Bette Davis' out-of-wedlock daughter – in Warner Bros.' 1939 movie version directed by Edmund Goulding. Hollywood offers ensued, resulting in film appearances in a string of low-budget movies in the late 1930s and throughout much of the 1940s, initially (and...

'Cat People' 1942 actress Simone Simon Remembered: Starred in Jacques Tourneur's cult horror movie classic (photo: Simone Simon in 'Cat People') Pert, pouty, pretty Simone Simon is best remembered for her starring roles in Jacques Tourneur's cult horror movie Cat People (1942) and in Jean Renoir's French film noir La Bête Humaine (1938). Long before Brigitte Bardot, Mamie Van Doren, Ann-Margret, and (for a few years) Jane Fonda became known as cinema's Sex Kittens, Simone Simon exuded feline charm in a film career that spanned a quarter of a century. From the early '30s to the mid-'50s, she seduced men young and old on both sides of the Atlantic – at times, with fatal results. During that period, Simon was featured in nearly 40 movies in France, Italy, Germany, Britain, and Hollywood. Besides Jean Renoir, in her native country she worked for the likes of Jacqueline Audry...

Anthony Mann

As much as any other filmmaker who found a niche in a given genre, in the 10 Westerns Anthony Mann directed from 1950 to 1958 he carved out a place in film history as one who not only reveled in the conventions of that particular form, but also as one who imbued in it a distinct aesthetic and narrative approach. In doing so, Mann created Westerns that were simultaneously about the making of the West as a historical phenomenon, as well as about the making of its own developing cinematic genus. At the same time, he also established the traits that would define his auteur status, formal devices that lend his work the qualities of a director who enjoyed, understood, and readily exploited and manipulated a type of film's essential features.

Though he made several fine pictures outside the Western, Mann as an American auteur is most notably recognized for his work in this field,...

Audrey Long, actress in B film noirs and Westerns, and widow of author Leslie Charteris, dead at 92 (photo: Audrey Long publicity shot ca. late '40s) Actress Audrey Long, a leading lady in mostly B crime dramas and Westerns of the '40s and early '50s, and the widow of The Saint creator Leslie Charteris, died "after a long illness" on September 19, 2014, in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. Long was 92. Her death was first reported by Ian Dickerson on the website LeslieCharteris.com. Born on April 14 (some sources claim April 12), 1922, in Orlando, Florida, Audrey Long was the daughter of an English-born Episcopal minister, who later became a U.S. Navy Chaplain. Her early years were spent moving about North America, in addition to some time in Honolulu. According to Dickerson's Audrey Long tribute on the Leslie Charteris site, following acting lessons with coach Dorothea Johnson, whose pupils had also included...

Audrey Long, who starred opposite John Wayne in the 1944 Western Tall in the Saddle and in a pair of film noir favorites directed by Anthony Mann and Robert Wise three years later, has died. She was 92. Long, who was married to Leslie Charteris, the author of The Saint adventure books, from 1952 until his death in 1993, died Sept. 19 after a long illness, according to Ian Dickerson of the website LeslieCharteris.com. With her husband (played by Steve Brodie), Long's character fled from the cops and a crook (Raymond Burr) in Mann’s 1947 crime thriller Desperate. Also in May

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Cinema is a kind of uber-art form that’s made up of a multitude of other forms of art including writing, directing, acting, drawing, design, photography and fashion. As such, film is, as all cinema aficionados know, a highly collaborative venture.

One of the most consistently fascinating collaborations in cinema is that of the director and actor.

This article will examine some of the great director & actor teams. It’s important to note that this piece is not intended as a film history survey detailing all the generally revered collaborations.

There is a wealth of information and study available on such duos as John Ford & John Wayne, Howard Hawks & John Wayne, Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando, Akira Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune, Alfred Hitchcock & James Stewart, Ingmar Bergman & Max Von Sydow, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina/Marcello Mastroianni, Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon, Francis Ford Coppola & Al Pacino, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton, Martin Scorsese & Robert DeNiro...

The authors wish to acknowledge with gratitude the venues in which some version of this article previously appeared: Cinema Scope 24 (Fall, 2005), Trafic 62 (Summer, 2006), and the late and twice-lamented The New-York Ghost (Dec. 26, 2006).

In the Place of No Place

Every movie contains its alternates, phantom films conjured variously by excess or dearth: textures and movements that carry on their own play apart from the main line of the narrative, an obtruding performance or scene, an unexplained ellipsis or sudden character reversal, the chunk life of an object seizing the frame in an insert whose plastic beauty transcends its context.

Though the extremes of pure narrative economy (in which each detail exists purely for transmission of plot) or utter dispersal (in which no piece connects to any other) can never exist, we can tentatively use the concepts as limit-cases to differentiate films which make room for their phantoms (or, in the worst case,...

Desperate

Directed by Anthony Mann

Screenplay by Harry Essex

U.S.A., 1947

One of film noir’s strongest, most unique qualities is its malleability. A film which fans and scholars deem as part of the genre need not be especially violent, nor especially thrilling, nor especially long, nor especially short, etc. Despite that so many take pleasure in listing the many ingredients they deem ‘essential’ for a movie to be described as noir, the reality is that the possibilities to play around with the elements allows for remarkable freedom for writers and directors. Anthony Mann is a name that should be very familiar with any self described noir buff, having directing more than a handful, among them brilliant gems such as Side Street and Border Incident. Much like in the latter of the the two mentioned pictures, the director takes noir by the horns and creates a sharp, tough story...

Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Better Off Dead (1985)

Synopsis: Lane Meyer is a depressed teen who loses his girlfriend Beth. Her given reason for breaking up is: “Lane, I think it’d be in my best interest if I dated somebody more popular. Better looking. Drives a nicer car.” Anyway, poor Lane is left alone and thinks up treacherous ways of killing himself. He finally meets a French beauty called Monique and falls for her. Simultaneously, he must endure his mother’s terrible cooking which literally slides off the table and his disgusting next door neighbour Ricky (and his mum) while he prepares for the skiing race of his life – to get his old girlfriend back! (blu-ray.com)

Special Features: Theatrical trailer.

Double Feature: Black Sheep/Tommy Boy (1996/1995)

Synopsis: Black Sheep - A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job...

Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films made available by Netflix for instant streaming.

This Week’s New Instant Releases…

Promised Lands (1974)

Streaming Available: 04/19/2011

Cast: Documentary

Director: Susan Sontag

Synopsis: Set in Israel during the final days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, this powerful documentary — initially barred by Israel authorities — from writer-director Susan Sontag examines divergent perceptions of the enduring Arab-Israeli clash. Weighing in on matters related to socialism, anti-Semitism, nation sovereignty and American materialism are The Last Jew writer Yoram Kaniuk and military physicist Yuval Ne’eman.

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)

Streaming Available: 04/19/2011

Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Gerald Alexander Held, Lena Stolze, Sunnyi Melles

Synopsis: Directed by longtime star of independent German cinema Margarethe von Trotta, this reverent...

A piece of technology that is frequently the bane of many scriptwriters, Ryan looks at cinema’s sometimes awkward usage of the mobile phone…

Buried is remarkable. Horrifying in concept, and brilliant in execution. With little more than an actor, a wooden box and a few small props, director Rodrigo Cortés has created a film more terrifying than an entire shelf full of torture porn horror, and possibly one of most thrilling movies I've seen so far this year.

Ryan Reynolds is excellent as the luckless truck driver who wakes up in a wooden box six feet under, and it's his haunted face, dimly lit and filthy, that carries the entire film.

What's notable about Buried is its absolute commitment to its premise. Where the not entirely dissimilar Devil, which we reviewed the week before last, diluted its 'evil in a lift' scenario with a 'detective on the case' subplot,...

He Walked by Night was a "B" movie released by Eagle Lion Films in late 1948 and early 1949. The credited director is Alfred L. Werker, but no one disputes that the actual director is the masterful Anthony Mann (who apparently took over production soon after it was begun). The movie was part of a series of increasingly accomplished noirs by Mann, including Railraoded! (1947), Desperate (1947), T-Men (1947), Raw Deal (1948), and Border Incident (1949). It's my favorite of the series; it manages to perfect the "docudrama" style begun in T-Men and Raw Deal, and it contains some of the most striking cinematography of the decade, creating a gripping combination of procedural and suspense. There are public domain videos available, but MGM/UA released on a good, quality DVD in 2003, which is still in print.

What It's About

A patrol cop is on his way home when he stops a suspicious man (Richard Basehart) on the street.

The past several years have seen a resurgence in interest in the Film Noir genre, not just in recreations via a host of films, but in the classics that started it all. That interest has spawned a series of releases on DVD, and The Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 5 is filled with treats.

You might expect that we would be reaching by the time we got to the fifth installment, a set with eight films, but in some sense the opposite may be true here.

While not the biggest names in the genre, the set gives us some true favorites, as well as some great actors.

Cornered (1945):

From England to continental Europe to Buenos Aires, ex-rcaf pilot Dick Powell stalks the Nazi collaborator who murdered his bride. But one fact constantly surfaces during his quest: no one can describe the mysterious man. Joining Powell in the film shadows are...

Reviewer: Jeffrey M. Anderson

Rating (out of 5): ****

This has been quite a summer for film noir on DVD. In addition to the Columbia Noir set that just arrived, now Warner Home Video releases a new eight-film box set, featuring at least three long-awaited and essential classics. First up is Anthony Mann's Desperate (1947), which is the first of three "B" noirs Mann released over the course of one year. It was followed by Railroaded! and then his groundbreaking T-Men, upon which he collaborated with the great cinematographer John Alton and reached new heights in the use of darkness and shadow. While Desperate isn't quite at the same level, it does have Mann's sense of coiled violence, just waiting to unload.

Film Noir Classic Collection: Vol. 5, has dusted off eight films of the celebrated genre and adapted them to DVD format. Collections like these, which bring older films to newer light, are godsends regardless (to a degree) of which films are selected, because as timeless as some of these stories and performances might be, the barrier of being stuck in an old format can bury them forever. And these stories deserve to be told. If you watch a few well made noir thrillers you will no doubt see the seeds that were planted in the heads of crime-thriller filmmakers the likes of Martin Scorsese or Michael Mann. Though there are better films in the noir genre that this collection could have culminated, there are also a lot worse. Any fan of noir films or old mysteries and thrillers will be pleased at what this box set has to offer.

Desperate (1947)

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Happily Noir fans can count their lucky stars that Warner Brothers continues their fine collection. We even get .real. DVDs and not DVD-Rs from the Archives Collection. However, the special features suffer from the laws of diminishing returns. Merriam Webster (online) defines film noir as .a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music.. Certainly all the films in this set meets (or exceeds) that definition. Some of them haven.t aged well, but others are still as shocking as they were when they first darkened theaters. Director Anthony Mann begins his noir series with Desperate (and would eventually carry...

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