Biography of Lillian Gish Nov 2, 2009
She also portrayed Rachel Cooper in 1955 s The Night of the Hunter and received many positive reviews. In 1960, Lillian portrayed Matilda Zachary in John Huston s The Unforgiven, which also starred Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, and and again she received many positive reviews. (Suite101.com)
Turner Classic Movies to Launch A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, New Series of One-Hour Specials Focusing on Film Genres Aug 6, 2009
8 p.m. The Night of the Hunter (1955), starring Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Shelley Winters. 10 p.m. Dragonwyck (1946), starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Vincent Price. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Top 10 Best Micro-budget Independen... Aug 2, 2009
In terms of great villains throughout cinema history, there's Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) of Night of the Hunter, Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) of M, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) of Silence of the Lambs to name a few. And then there's Chad (Aaron Eckhart) of In the Company of Men. (Suite101.com)
If Oscar had nominated 10 best pictures in past years . . . Jul 19, 2009
But with an extra five nominees, actor James Dean's influential dramas "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause" could have been included as well as John Sturges' thriller "Bad Day at Black Rock," with Spencer Tracy; Charles Laughton's masterful Gothic thriller "The Night of the Hunter," starring Robert Mitchum; and the Ruth Etting biopic "Love Me or Leave Me," with Doris Day and James Cagney. 1960: Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" won the award for best film with "The Alamo," "Elmer Gantry,"... (Multichannel News)
Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni? Jul 15, 2009
The Night of the Hunter (1955) Charles Laughton 25. Apocalypse Now (1979) Francis Ford Coppola 26. (Salon)
Guide to today's TV movies Jul 12, 2009
The Night of the Hunter 10 p.m. (TCM). A psychotic preacher (Robert Mitchum) plots to kill a widow and her kids. (Boston Globe)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Despite all odds Jun 21, 2009
I also watched Charles Laughtons Night of the Hunter and Paradjanovs Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors again and again. All the ingredients for the film were in these and the Popol Vuh soundtrack to Herzogs Nosferatu. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Will Pfeifer: Grim 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' demonstrates filmmaking restraint May 23, 2009
Whether playing a world-weary private eye in Out of the Past, a vengeful ex-con in Cape Fear or a murderous preacher in Night of the Hunter, Mitchum was the guy you didn t dare mess with. Even after those glory days, when he had passed the big 5-0 and movies had made the switch to color, Mitchum was still the coolest guy in the room. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
