Double Feature at the Stanford Theatre
I watched 232 movies in the 365 Days of 2010 . On November 19th I went to a double feature at the beautiful Stanford Theatre : Mildred Pierce 1945. 111 minutes. USA. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Watchdate: 11/19/2010. So I missed the Pick Up on South Street / Where the Sidewalk Ends double feature at the Stanford Theatre in October which was unfortunate but luckily I got to make up for it with another pairing of a movie I had heard was a must-watch with an Otto Preminger movie as the second feature. Mildred Pierce is definitely worth seeing, whether or not you're a big noir fan as I'm fast becoming, because it's a Great Big American Movie that's more fearless than Curtiz's earlier Casablanca if a bit less polished. The script is almost psychotically ambitious, and its plot holes seem like part of the madness rather than a real flaw. The movie moves really fast, with the dramatic beats dropping furiously in almost every scene. It's like you're watching ent...