In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Columbia

December 15, 1967

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Several boring threads intersect, but I sort of like the music and cinematography.  Obviously based on the Truman Capote novel, and directed by Richard Brooks.

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

MGM

November 18, 1954

Romance, Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Kind of dull love story between Johnson and Taylor, just after World War II (and thus a historical drama even nine years later).  This is based on the Fitzgerald short story "Babylon Revisited," and directed by Richard Brooks, who co-wrote and would direct Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof four years later.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
MGM
August 29, 1958
Drama
DVD
D

The first quarter hour consists mostly of Taylor complaining to alcoholic husband Newman.  Richard Brooks directed and co-wrote the adaptation of the Williams play.

(This is on a four-pack of Elizabeth Taylor movies, but I'm again skipping Father of the Bride until we're actually in the F's.)