4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 17, 2018
Boomerang shares some similarities to Call Northside 777 and Panic in the Streets. Like the latter Elia Kazan film, this one boasts a surprising amount of real-world authenticity and a loaded cast of talent. Those are its greatest attributes as Kazan makes the bridge between the stage and the silver read more
Screening of "Boomerang!" at Daystar Center October 13
Boomerang! (1947)
Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Room 102
When: October 13, 2018
Time: 6:45 p.m
Hosted by Stephen Reginald
Boomerang! (1947) is based on a true crime. A minister is murdered in a small town in Connec read more
It’s unclear what the chapter title, The Boomerang, has to do with any of the content. Unless it’s something about Buster Crabbe and Frank Shannon continually returning to Beatrice Roberts’s palace from the Clay Men’s kingdom. Crabbe and Shannon start the chapter saving Jean Rogers and Donald read more
Boomerang is the best chapter of Captain Marvel yet. Not because of Captain Marvel action–there’s some, but it’s perfunctory–rather it’s the plotting. Boomerang springboards off something in the previous chapter (unrelated to the cliffhanger), sort of narratively hopping over something. That read more
Boomerang
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Richard Murphy based on an article by Fulton Oursler
1947/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Films Corp.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This is a solid, if unexceptional, film noir in the semi-documentary style favored by Twentieth Century Fox. The story is b read more
Boomerang! is a mess. The first half of the film is a misfired docudrama, the second half (or so) is a fantastic courtroom drama. Richard Murphy’s script is such a plotting disaster not even beautifully written scenes and wonderful performances can make up for its problems. And director Kazan read more
*WARNING: This review contains one major spoiler. However, I was spoiled with this same twist before watching the film and it did not ruin my viewing experience at all.
Irene (Cara Williams) in the hot seat, getting grilled by Harvey (Dana Andrews) at the trial. (via filmaffinity.com)
When an influe read more
