Based on the short story “Love Lies Bleeding” by playwright John Patrick, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a film noir drama from 1946 that features the great acting talents of screen legends Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Lizabeth Scott, and the iconic Kirk Douglas, who made his film debut with this very picture. The…
Ladies They Talk About Blu-ray review
Ladies They Talk About is a 1933 pre-code film that stars screen icon Barbara Stanwyck. This film can also be described an early woman in prison film. In this movie, the imprisoned women were actually guilty, as opposed to films where women were being falsely accused of committing a crime and going to jail to…
There’s Always Tomorrow Blu-ray review
There’s Always Tomorrow is a romantic drama directed by melodrama specialist Douglas Sirk. The story is about a married man who gets a surprise visit from an old female friend and slowly finds himself falling in love with her. Unhappily married toy manufacturer Clifford Groves (Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity) is feeling both largely ignored and…
All I Desire Blu-ray review
One of the great directors of melodrama films in our history is German turned Hollywood director Douglas Sirk. He was a marvelous director, mainly known for his stylish dramas and romance themed films, particularly in the 1950s. Sirk’s career in filmmaking began in Germany during the 1930s. In 1937, Sirk left Germany not just to…