[3] January 24, 2012
Robert Wise wasn’t a “personal” filmmaker. Instead, he was a journeyman director who brought insight and competence to almost every genre. But if there is a truly personal film on his resume, it is The Sand Pebbles [4].
[3] Robert Wise wasn’t a “personal” filmmaker. Instead, he was a journeyman director who brought insight and competence to almost every genre. But if there is a truly personal film on his resume, it is The Sand Pebbles [4].
Movies posters are iconic images that frequently make their way into popular consciousness right along with the movie itself. Can you guess the movie from the poster?
[8] I Want to Live! [9] (1958) is the heavily fictionalized story of Barbara Graham's unhappy life and dramatic death. It's another example of director Robert Wise’s skill in tackling noirish subject matter.
[11] In the political thriller The Ides of March [12], George Clooney plays a charismatic Democratic state governor who has thrown himself into a presidential primary. But this candy apple has a razor blade hidden inside.
[14] When your resume features two of the most beloved movie musicals of all time (West Side Story, The Sound of Music) you can excuse the public for thinking of you as a director of musicals. But Robert Wise [15] excelled at many genres. Especially film noir.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-sand-pebbles-1966
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Robert+Wise%22+title:%22The+Sand+Pebbles%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15916#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/guess-movie-7
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15885#comment-form
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-i-want-live-1958
[9] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Robert+Wise%22+title:%22I+Want+to+Live%21%22
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15882#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/new-dvd-ides-march-2011
[12] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22George+Clooney%22+title:%22Ides+of+March%22
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15872#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-odds-against-tomorrow-1959
[15] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936404/
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15868#comment-form
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=41
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=38
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=39
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=40
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=43
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=44
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=45
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=46
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=61