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07-25-2005, 10:38 AM
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Misc Directors #003 - Michael Gordon
Volume #003 - MICHAEL GORDON
How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
He started out making dramas, and then was blacklisted. When he returned, his focus was on lighter films, being one of the foremost directors in the late 50s/early 60s Sex Comedy subgenre, including the masterpiece, Pillow Talk.
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07-25-2005, 10:40 AM
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MICHAEL GORDON
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Pillow Talk (1959)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
I haven't seen any of his earlier dramas, but enjoy his later comedies.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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07-25-2005, 12:53 PM
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Hadn't heard of this director, haven't seen anything. Pillow Talk is the only one I'm sure I've heard of so I can't say how interested I am in seeking any of these out.
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07-25-2005, 05:02 PM
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How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) 
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943) 
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
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Last edited by Jim_K : 06-30-2007 at 08:01 AM.
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07-25-2005, 05:17 PM
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How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
The Impossible Years (1968)
Texas Across the River (1966)
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
For Love or Money (1963)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Portrait in Black (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
All Hallowe'en (1952)
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Web (1947)
Crime Doctor (1943)
One Dangerous Night (1943)
Underground Agent (1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
Seen 9
Own 0
I thought that the intent of George's abrupt muscling-in on Brook's parade was to provide a list of "non-obscure" directors? 
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07-25-2005, 05:41 PM
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| I thought that the intent of George's abrupt muscling-in on Brook's parade was to provide a list of "non-obscure" directors? |
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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06-30-2007, 08:02 AM
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Re: Misc Directors #003 - Michael Gordon
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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