tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post7124275354108134577..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: cinema obscura: Martin Ritt's "Five Branded Women" (1960)joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-37698873784905391772011-06-10T09:13:09.953-04:002011-06-10T09:13:09.953-04:00Good but long forgotten filmGood but long forgotten filmjannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-74063193905529316992009-12-13T00:04:19.188-05:002009-12-13T00:04:19.188-05:00I agree with Daryl. Too many of Ritt's films ...I agree with Daryl. Too many of Ritt's films have been underrated.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-90490520112340547172009-12-06T12:28:19.188-05:002009-12-06T12:28:19.188-05:00This movie used to show up (a lot) on TV in the la...This movie used to show up (a lot) on TV in the late 1960s. But though the movie was released by Paramount, it was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, and therein lies the problem: De Laurentiis has been sitting on any number of films which he produced (and which he owns the rights). Another film is THIS ANGRY AGE, a.k.a., THE SEA WALL, a.k.a. BARRAGE CONTRE LA PACIFIQUE. Where is it?<br /><br />Martin Ritt's movies were frequently underrated, even though many of his early movies (THE LONG HOT SUMMER, in particular) were big hits. Another underrated movie from the early 1960s is PARIS BLUES, which has great atmosphere and cinematography and on-location Paris shooting, and fine performances, especially from Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll. But it came at the end of the beatnik-jazz movie cycle and most critics at the time dismissed it as cliched and tired. (I think it's actually a lot more savvy about race than any other movie with the exception of Cassavetes's SHADOWS.)Daryl Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371258313590183345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-73163207720367635032009-12-06T10:01:54.482-05:002009-12-06T10:01:54.482-05:00It was a Paramount release. So it should be in th...It was a Paramount release. So it should be in the library of Paramount Home Entertainment.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-15808675140903168492009-12-06T09:34:15.350-05:002009-12-06T09:34:15.350-05:00Holy cow! With a cast like that I can't imagi...Holy cow! With a cast like that I can't imagine why this isn't out on DVD. What studio has it?Nicolasnoreply@blogger.com