More from Jack Moffitt
‘East of Eden’: THR’s 1955 Review
On March 9, 1955, Warner Bros. unveiled Elia Kazan’s East of Eden adaptation at its premiere at the Astor Theatre in New York. The James Dean-starring drama went on to nab four Oscar nominations at the 28th Academy Awards, winning one for supporting actress for Jo Van Fleet’s role. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, titled […]
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‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’: THR’s 1954 Review
On Dec. 23, 1954, Disney-Buena Vista unveiled 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at its premiere in New York. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, titled “‘20,000 Leagues’ Sure-Fire: Disney Film Tops; Fleischer Megging, Effects Standout,” is below: Disney has really topped himself in bringing this most dignified and respected of all science-fiction classics to the screen. […]
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‘Rear Window’: THR’s 1954 Review
On August 4, 1954, Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, was unveiled in New York at the Rivoli Theatre. The Paramount feature went on to nab four Oscar nominations at the 27th Academy Awards, including for directing. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: It is easy to review Rear […]
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‘Vertigo’: THR’s 1958 Review
In May 1958, Paramount unveiled Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo in theaters. The James Stewart and Kim Novak thriller went on to nab two nominations, for art direction and sound, at the 31st Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter’s review, originally titled “‘Vertigo’ Fascinating Love Story Wrapped in Mystery,” is below: Alfred Hitchcock tops his own fabulous record […]
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‘White Christmas’: THR’s 1954 Review
On Oct. 14, 1954, Paramount held the world premiere of White Christmas at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Michael Curtiz-directed musical went on to earn an Oscar nomination for Irving Berlin song “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” at the 27th Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: In its first […]
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‘Pillow Talk’: THR’s 1959 Review
On Oct. 6, 1959, Rock Hudson and Doris Day’s Pillow Talk premiered in New York theaters. The film went on to be nominated for five Oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards, winning for its screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, headlined “‘Pillow Talk’ Hilarious, Sophisticated, Surefire,” is below. Pillow Talk is U-I’s hilarious moonshot for […]
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‘A Star Is Born’: THR’s 1954 Review
On Sept. 29, 1954, Warner Bros. premiered George Cukor’s A Star Is Born at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated event was billed at the time as “the first film to premiere telecast coast-to-coast; first to provide a working press room.” The drama went on to be nominated for six Oscars at […]
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‘The Searchers’: THR’s 1956 Review
On March 13, 1956, reviews for director John Ford’s 110-minute Western epic, The Searchers, began arriving from industry press. The Hollywood Reporter’s original take on Warner Bros.’ John Wayne starrer, headlined “Searchers Great Picture,” is below. This C.V. Whitney production is undoubtedly one of the greatest Westerns ever made. For sheer scope, guts and beauty […]
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‘On the Waterfront’: THR’s 1954 Review
On July 28, 1954, Elia Kazan brought his gangster drama On the Waterfront to theaters, starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. The film went on to claim eight Oscars at the 27th Academy Awards ceremony, including best picture. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: This brutal, violently realistic drama, set against the sordid […]
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‘North by Northwest’: THR’s 1959 Review
On July 17, 1959, Alfred Hitchcock unveiled his latest suspense thriller, North by Northwest, in theaters in Los Angeles. The film, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, was nominated for three Oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below. A packed audience at the preview loved every cliff-hanging moment […]
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‘Some Like It Hot’: THR’s 1959 Review
On March 29, 1959, Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, held its premiere in New York. The comedy went on to be nominated for six Oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Some Like It Hot is another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy that […]
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‘Rebel Without a Cause’: THR’s 1955 Review
On Oct. 27, 1955, Warner Bros. released a teenage drama, Rebel Without a Cause, just a month after star James Dean’s untimely death in an automobile accident. The film would go on to earn three Oscar nominations at the 28th Academy Awards, including the first for young actress Natalie Wood. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review […]
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