THE DANMAN CAN

Willy Wonka : There's no earthly way of knowing...which direction they are going. There's no knowing where they're rowing... Or which way the river's flowing. Is it raining, is it snowing? Is a hurricane a-blowing? Not a speck of light is showing, so the danger must be growing. Are the fires of Hell a-glowing? Is the grisly Reaper mowing? Yes! The danger must be growing. 'Cause the rowers keep on rowing. And they're certainly not showing, ANY SIGN THAT THEY ARE SLOWING!  ♫The candyman can♫  Willy Wonka:  We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of dreams. 

Screencaps courtesy of  Filmgrab

Focus On Film   Episode 44  is up! Download the MP3  HERE Dan & Ryan talk about human seatbelts, resident racists, Tokyo Sandblasts, ex presidents + more! In this episode: November 2016  Criterion Collection   Titles Announcement Best & Worst Of The Month  –  THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE  (1962), BRIEF ENCOUNTER  (1945), IN A LONELY PLACE (1950), SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) Criterion Most Wanted "Focus On Film Theme"  & commercial music:  Daniel Sardella

It's funny how some of the acting in  The Manchurian Candidate  is what dates the film and not the actual content/events. That said,  most  of the acting is superb and most of the shots/editing are as well. I don't understand why  Janet Leigh , who is barely in the film and is serviceable at best (she's not given much to work with), is billed before  Angela Lansbury , who steals the movie. The subject matter is timeless. A powerful film that still contains moments of shock. Now repeat after me: "Daniel Sardella is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."