https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2012/08/27/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2012-08-27 to 2012-08-27en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:34:27 -0000https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1048after 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 younghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1048https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1049this 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 macginnishttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1049https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1050from 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"https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1050