There is a seemingly endless series of films from the Huston family currently screening at MOMA. the bulk of the works are from director John Huston, son of Walter and father of Danny and Anjelica. There have been some rippers like The Night of the Iguana, 1964, directed John Huston screenplay by Tennessee Williams, starring Ava Gardener, Deborah Kerr and Richard Burton. it is a racey number with lesbian desire, bondage, 3 way encounters and opiates. its got the lot.
Saw 2 films starring Marilyn Munro, the first being the Asphalt Jungle,directed John Huston 1950, where the automoblies are perhaps the biggest stars,Marilyn plays a small typical Marilyn role, the other film was the Misfits directed byJohn Huston 1961, screenplay by Arthur Miller, where she has a more serious role.
Reflections In A GoldenEye, 1967,directedby John Huston
starred Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. Brando played an army captain whose repressed homosexual longings expressed themselves in an unexpressive, violent character. The film clearly shows that the character flaws are a result of him not expressing his homosexuality, which is different to most depictions of homosexuality from this era where it was most common to depict the homosexuality as cause of charater flaws.
Abraham Lincon(1930) starred old Walter Huston, I thought I might learn a bit of history but it was a total melodrama.
John Huston plays a small but brilliant part in Chinatown, which was great to see on the big screen,the theatre was packed.
there are Plenty more to come, might try to see The Dead and The recent Australian film The Proposition.