Starring Claudette Colbert, who appeared in two other Oscar-nominated films in 1939. The script for Midnight was written by Billy Wilder, early in his career. He later wrote and/or directed such masterpieces as Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, and Some Like It Hot.
Alan Jacobson treats Hitchcock's overlooked masterpiece Foreign Correspondent.
An obscure but skillful 1948 noir, directed by Budd Boetticher, more widely known for his compelling B-Westerns.
The three Roberts (Ryan, Mitchum, and Young) star in a shadowy noir think piece about murder and bigotry.
The original Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's 1982 SF masterpiece, is one of the most highly decorated SF films in history.
"The Treatment" of Jennifer Kent's 2015 new horror classic, The Babadook.
Crooks, footpads and gangsters cavort and sing in 1955's "Guys and Dolls" An audio review, written by Alan Jacobson and produced by Everett Public Library, WA.
Alan Jacobson gives "The Treatment" to Gene Kelly's 1949 classic musical, "On the Town," with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen.
Alan Jacobson provides "The Treatment."
Alan Jacobson gives The Treatment to Stanley Kubrick's epic black comedy of the Cold War, Dr. Strangelove
A "Treatment" review of the 2016 film Florence Foster Jenkins.
Alan Jacobson of Everett Public Library's Evergreen Cinema Society reviews the indy smash "Tangerine," an unlikely romp through the back alleys of LA's sex-worker society.
"The Treatment" audio film review of "Captain Fantastic" a 2016 comedy drama. Written and read by Alan Jacobson.
The Coen Brothers' black comedy Fargo gets The Treatment. Alan Jacobson provides The Treatment.
The rise and fall of Yoram Globus and Menachem Golan, whose schlocky, campy films changed the face of movie making.
A cantankerous department store owner goes undercover as a shoe salesman to hunt of unionizers at his store, but gets involved in their lives instead. This classic screwball comedy stars Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, and Charles Coburn. (unrated, 1941, 92 min. Director: Sam Wood)
This documentary follows three U.S. Olympic table-tennis hopefuls, their training, their families, and their struggles in attaining to top ranks of table tennis.
Alan Jacobson treats the best film in the gangster genre since Goodfellas.
"The Treatment" theme music: Factory for My Father, John Benson Quartet
Music:
Hesitationbt, Fendrguitplayr
San Fran Interlude, Strobone
In the Crowd, The Years
Film in focus from the Evergreen Cinema Society. Alan Jacobson reviews the 2014 film 7 Minutes, the thrilling story of a heist gone wrong...and set in Everett, WA. Time: 0:04:00 Size: 3.66Mb Music: "Sync", by Collision Process Theme music for "The Treatment": "Midwest Meditation", by the John Benson Quartet.