Adam-Troy Castro

Writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Stories About Yams.

 

The Two Versions of MILDRED PIERCE

Posted on April 19th, 2017 by Adam-Troy Castro

Recent discussion of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, in the context of the TV miniseries FEUD that retells the story of their considerable personal conflict, brings up thoughts of Crawford’s signature movie, MILDRED PIERCE (1945).   It is remarkable just how much Crawford’s reputation rests, today, on this one film. Sure, she made other famous […]

DOUBLE INDEMNITY, Book Versus Movie

Posted on November 6th, 2016 by Adam-Troy Castro

Taking a necessary break from watching a movie I know practically by heart, Billy Wilder’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY. (Had stuff to do that needed to be done right away.) And before I get back to it, this observation, complete with SPOILER WARNING for what I hope will be the very few of you who haven’t encountered […]

 
 
 

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