# Otto Preminger

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In Harm's Way (1965) Review: War, Drama & Romance Unveiled

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at In Harm's Way (1965). Directed by Otto Preminger, starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, and Paula Prentiss. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.3/10 🎬 Genre: War, Drama, and Romance ⏱ Runtime: 165 minutes 📅 Relea…

Summer Postcards: Bonjour Tristesse

Muriel faces up to the melancholy that comes to us all towards the end of summer, and find a Gallic expression of it in the 1954 novel Bonjour Tristesse, a huge bestseller and succès de scandale set on the French Riviera. The book launched the career of its teenage author Françoise Sagan – herself …

The Devil & Ms. Manion

     This week we cross examine a pair of films featuring musicians in speaking roles.      After small town lawyer Paul Biegler loses his reelection for DA, he spends his time quickly burning through his savings and fishing. When Mrs. Manion asks he defend her Army Lieutenant husband, who is charg…

Episode #3: The Hays Code - Part II

The Motion Picture Production Code, or Hays Code, was built to keep Hollywood in line. So how did it collapse? In Part II of our deep dive into the Hays Code, we trace the slow-motion demolition of Hollywood's moral rulebook, one act of defiance at a time. A push-up bra Howard Hughes designed himse…

Laura (1944) - Colin Harker

Colin Harker, author of THE FEAST OF THE INNOCENTS and THORNS, joins us for an early dip into Spooky Season with the 1944 adaptation of Vera Caspary's LAURA, directed by Otto Preminger. Starring the incomparable Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, and Clifton Webb, the super…

Laura

Send us Fan Mail We continue our “before they were famous” theme with a little whodunnit film noire gem from 1944; “Laura,” directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price. Yes, before he was synonymous with gothic horror, Vincent Price had more m…

Daisy Kenyon (1947) Review: Love, Loyalty & Post-War Drama

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at Daisy Kenyon (1947). Directed by Otto Preminger, starring Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Ruth Warrick, and Martha Stewart. ⭐ Rating: 3.5/5 🏆 IMDb: 6.8/10 🎬 Genre: Legal Drama, Romance, and Drama ⏱ Runtime: 99 minute…

CULTURE VULTURE | 24–30 OCTOBER 2026

Great films, unforgettable music, powerful drama and a little Halloween horror!This week's Culture Vulture takes us from the philosophical brilliance of Ingmar Bergman to the extraordinary voice of Amy Winehouse, with some classic cinema, contemporary drama and thought-provoking documentaries along…