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Dead Ringer (1963): Bette Davis Eyes

Hollywood’s love for remakes is an old story. Before Bette Davis, there was Dolores del Rio in La Otra (1946). Rian James wrote the original story, which was acquired by Warner Bros.. Paul Henreid was brought in to direct and Bette Davis to star in the American version, titled Dead Ringer. Karl Malden and Peter Lawford were added to the cast to make it even more American. The original manuscript is perfectly suited for a traditional Hollywood thriller, and that’s exactly what the film delivers.

No Sudden Move (2021)

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Hugo Pagan Soto

A retro Warner Brothers logo welcomes us. The titles evoke a style from a bygone era. A few minutes and a few brief details are enough for No Sudden Move (2021) to get us into the mood. To the rhythm of Curt Goynes (Don Cheadle) we walk on a random street of the 1950’s Detroit and as he walks the movie speaks as one of those noirs that graced the screen in those days that the Steven Soderbergh film alludes to. Nostalgia aside, the veteran director conceives a neo-noir that is both faithful to the original concepts of the genre and justly transgressive avoiding obsolete codes.