Tag Archives: Douglas Sirk

Pete’s Peek | Douglas Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow is melodrama at its best

Posted on 21 February 2010 by peter

When it comes to glossy, glamorous Hollywood melodramas, richly textured with solid scripting, impeccable acting, and a fine eye for detail, director Douglas Sirk ranks amongst the best. Throughout the 1950s, cinema audiences couldn’t get enough of his full-blown soaps … Continue reading →

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The Best View – Angel

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Jason Best

François Ozon is playing a risky game with his new movie, Angel. It’s a lush period melodrama about the rise and fall of a bestselling Edwardian novelist and seems, on casual viewing, to be a compendium of clichés, gaffes and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings – Far From Heaven

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Beth Williams

Ah, the lovely Julianne Moore in her lovely frocks with her lovely red hair that matches the lovely autumnal colours of a lovely suburban New England neighbourhood. It’s all so perfect, but of course, all is not so lovely under … Continue reading →

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