August 2009
25 posts
A Face in the Crowd
US (1957): Drama 125 min, No rating, Black & White, Available on videocassette
Andy Griffith as a hillbilly guitarist who rises to dangerous prominence on television in Elia Kazan’s blast at the fascist potential in American mass culture. Some exciting scenes in the first half, but the later developments are frenetic, and by the end the film is a loud and discordant mess. With...
