Monday 27 Aug 2012
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Film: The Stranger (1946, Orson Welles, Edward G Robinson)
27 Aug 2012, 4 p.m.
after a slow start, nazi-hunter edward g robinson tracks a goon to mild mannered history professor orson welles, from here the pace quickens, all the way to the famously epic climax with trusting wife loretta young
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Film: 49th Parallel (1941, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard)
27 Aug 2012, 6 p.m.
this wartime production is elevated above mere propaganda by director powell, aided admirably by writer emeric pressburger, editor david lean, miscast but entertaining olivier, self-efacing howard, plain spoken anton walbrook, seedy raymond massey, uber-nazi eric portman and a sensitive star turn from bit part nobody niall macginnis
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Film: Icarus Xb1 (1963)
27 Aug 2012, 8 p.m.
from a novel by the acclaimed stanislaw lem (writer of solaris) a mission to detect life in alpha centauri encounters a litany of problems, both domestic and alien, technical difficulties and emotional breakdowns. the stunning production design was years ahead of its time, directly influencing the look and pace of "2001, a space odyssey"