A Left-Handed Form of Human Endeavour

A collection of musings about the second golden age of movies.

Archive for the 'Columbia' Category


The Way We Were (1973, Sydney Pollack)

Barbara Streisand was always a long way from being beautiful but she can, given careful lighting, be striking and memorable; not just for that amazing nose but for her eyes which frequently express more than the dialogue allows. In The Way We Were, she’s quite radiant, and superbly expressive - there is a lovely moment […]

The Deep

I’ve been trying to decide, as you do, whether The Deep is intentionally racist or whether that’s just an accidental impression created by some very crass plotting and characterisation.
I should perhaps explain. This isn’t merely an idle speculation brought on by too much free time (free time? ha!) but the result of two hours spent […]

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