mary wahl

A Family Tree Becomes A Family Bush, Mar 8 2004

I found this movie so funny and mind-bending. About a woman, Marjorie Turner, who is so bored with her husband, Harry Turner, is persuaded to have an affair by her sister, Jeanine. Marjorie does, indeed, have the affair (which is against her character): Unwittingly, with her husband's brother, Charles Turner Jr. Talk about loving someone to death! A salesman, Nick, enters the hotel room, with the body under the covers. He tries to install vertical blinds, and they fall on the head of the dead chap. Nick thought that he killed Charles. He manages to call Marjorie, to tell her about the news of the death of what he thought to be her husband. (Marjorie tripped over Nick's blinds, things spill… Read more

Full Frontal View From The Rear, Mar 5 2004

This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films; one that is confined to only one set (much like his "Lifeboat"). This is a tale about a professional photographer, LB "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart), who is confined to a wheelchair in his two-roomed flat. He passes time by looking out of his window into the courtyard that backs several small apartment buildings. Jeff even give nicknames to some of the neighbours he watches, mostly to keep absolute bordem at bay. But things aren't quite so bad; he has a nurse who comes in daily to take care of him. Her name is Stella (Thelma Ritter). She makes a casual reference to his being a peeping-tom could get him into trouble for… Read more

All About Eve - What Is There To Know?, Mar 5 2004

All About Eve is a film about a closely-knit group of theatre folk. Eve (Anne Baxter) is a young woman who is obsessed with the well known and loved actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis). She awaits outside by the stagedoor every night, just to see Margo enter and exit. A close friend of Margo, Karen Richards (wife of the writer Lloyd Richards [Celeste Holm]) sees Eve and invites her in to finally meet Margo. Eve tells of her personal life to Margo, the Richards, and Birdie (Margo's maid [Thelma Ritter]). Eve's life is a tragic one, and the party of friends immediately bring her into their fold, especially Margo. Bill Sampson (Gary Merrill), the director, enters to fetch Margo from her… Read more