Richards Review In A Lonely Place

 In a Lonely Place is one of Humphrey Bogart's most complex movies, this is no clean cut role for this dramatic actor.  If anything it is a spell binding film where we do not know for sure where the truth lays and for that matter if for that matter if Dixon Steele (Bogart) knows what is true in his own life.  

He goes from one extreme to another, one minute he is totally calm, compassionate and loving.  The next he is filled with rage and anger, he is out of control.  In todays world he could be diagnosed as bi polar or more classically multiple personality disorder.

He finds himself involved in a relationship with Laurel Gray (Gloria Grahame) who begins her relationship as a script editor for a film that Hill is writing the screen play for.  Over time they fall in love, but she is cautious because the police believe that Dixon Hill could be a murderer.

This false accusation causes every slight emotional reaction by Dixon Hill to convict him and cause everyone around him, including Laurel Gray who agrees to marry Dix just out of fear of how he would respond if she turned him down.

The ending is tragic and leaves you shaking your head and feeling pain in your heart.  Keep an eye open for this on Movies TV  Network.

Richards Review STAR WARS The Clone Wars

 STAR WARS The Clone Wars is a fast paced, computer animated series that in 22 minutes tells complex stories with  great characterizations,story telling and rapid plot development.  The special affects are stunning and you can not believe that an episode has ended.

The series was produced by Lucasfilm Animation and created by George Lucas,  It premiered on the Cartoon Network in 2008.  Disney obtained the rights and has produced The Final Season.

The series fills the void between The Rise of The Clones Episode 2 and what happens leading to Anikin's fall to the darkside in The Revenge of The Sith Episode 3.

We have the opportunity to see more deeply the struggle that was raging in Anakin,(Matt Lanter) how he was trying to train his Padawan  Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein)  to be more in balance and yet she was learning some of Anakin's more dangerous habits.

We have the opportunity to see Anakin,Ahsoka,Obi Wan,Mace Windu and Senator Amadalla among others work independantly   as well as mixed teams.  Giving them a chance to develop much more deeply.

In an episode in season 3 Ahsoka and Padmae Anadaalla and Ahsoka go on  a mission to meet with a friend of Padmae's who is a seperest,the enemy of the republic.  Ahsoka sees first hand how similar the people of the Separiast are to those of the Republic.  when they return at the end of this first part of a two part episode, Anakin warns Ahsoka she had gone too far and stepped over the line.

The episodes are complex and make one think about not just what is happening in the episode but how things in this world are not so black and white.

The whole series is available on Disney Plus.

Richards Review A night in Casablanca

A Night in Casablanca came out in 1947, the film has Groucho Marx (Ronald Kornblow) is sent to take over the manager of the Hotel Casablanca where the previous three managers have all ended up being murdered mysteriously.  Groucho (Kornblow) is unaware that one of his guests Count Pffermen is actually an ex Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel (played by Sig Rumen) 

Stubel has been killing the managers of the hotel, so he can run it and find a way to take back the looted items he had hidden there.  He plots  Korblows death using his female aid Beatrice Reiner (Lisette Verea) to seduce Kornblow and arrange a manner for Kornblows death.

Kornblow survives and eventually he and Corbacho (Chico) and Rusty (Harpo) and Beatrice end up in Stubel's room where they steal the treasures from Stubel's luggage.

But this not the end.  Instead there is still a dramatic chase and the final/// No you will have to see how this ends.  View this movie at MOVIES TV Network.