Crawdaddy's "Random Thoughts" about Home Video, Film & TV (6 Viewers)

[Matt Hough]

A couple of young Fox studio contract actors in 1932:

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Spencer Tracy is easy to spot. Is that Errol Flynn? It can't be. Must be someone else.

 

[Matt Hough]

I didn't know that actor Jason Patric's father was Jason Miller (The Exorcist) and that his maternal grandfather was Jackie Gleason.


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I knew about Jason's father being Jason Miller. I had no idea about his connection to Jackie Gleason!

 

[bujaki]

Tracy is easily recognizable.
George O'Brien?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Tracy is easily recognizable.
George O'Brien?

Bingo!

 

[bujaki]

Bingo!

Well, I did meet the gentleman. As gracious and handsome as in this photo. Besides, he is one of my favorite silent stars who transitioned well into talkies. A member of the Ford company.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Well, I did meet the gentleman. As gracious and handsome as in this photo. Besides, he is one of my favorite silent stars who transitioned well into talkies. A member of the Ford company.

TBH, I thought he was easily recognizable in that photo based on watching many of his silent movies and later talking films.

 

[Robert Crawford]

This weekend's "Noir Alley" movie is "Pushover" (1954) starring Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Novak and Dorothy Malone. I believe this is Novak's credited screen debut which beat "Phffft" by several months in 1954. Richard Quine directed, and Roy Huggins wrote the screenplay. I'll watch my 2021 Indicator Blu-ray for the first time which replaced my 2010 DVD of it. A pretty good "B" noir about a police detective that crosses the line falling for a sexy vixen.


Updated TCM's Noir Alley 2024 Schedule:


12-02-23: Black Angel
12-09-23: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
12-16-23: Beware, My Lovely
01-06-24: Pickup
01-13-24: I Died a Thousand Times
01-20-24: Stage Fright
01-27-24: Woman in Hiding
03-16-24: Le Samourai
03-23-24: Where Danger Lives
03-30-24: Pushover
04-06-24: Violence

 

[Matt Hough]

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This weekend's "Noir Alley" movie is "Pushover" (1954) starring Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Novak and Dorothy Malone. I believe this is Novak's credited screen debut which beat "Phffft" by several months in 1954. Richard Quine directed, and Roy Huggins wrote the screenplay. I'll watch my 2021 Indicator Blu-ray for the first time which replaced my 2010 DVD of it. A pretty good "B" noir about a police detective that crosses the line falling for a sexy vixen.


Updated TCM's Noir Alley 2024 Schedule:


12-02-23: Black Angel
12-09-23: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
12-16-23: Beware, My Lovely
01-06-24: Pickup
01-13-24: I Died a Thousand Times
01-20-24: Stage Fright
01-27-24: Woman in Hiding
03-16-24: Le Samourai
03-23-24: Where Danger Lives
03-30-24: Pushover
04-06-24: Violence

I like the cast, so I'll definitely be watching.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Alan K. Rode, Dana Delany and Eddie Muller at Noir City Hollywood:

 

[Robert Crawford]

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This weekend's "Noir Alley" movie is "Pushover" (1954) starring Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Novak and Dorothy Malone. I believe this is Novak's credited screen debut which beat "Phffft" by several months in 1954. Richard Quine directed, and Roy Huggins wrote the screenplay. I'll watch my 2021 Indicator Blu-ray for the first time which replaced my 2010 DVD of it. A pretty good "B" noir about a police detective that crosses the line falling for a sexy vixen.


Updated TCM's Noir Alley 2024 Schedule:


12-02-23: Black Angel
12-09-23: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
12-16-23: Beware, My Lovely
01-06-24: Pickup
01-13-24: I Died a Thousand Times
01-20-24: Stage Fright
01-27-24: Woman in Hiding
03-16-24: Le Samourai
03-23-24: Where Danger Lives
03-30-24: Pushover
04-06-24: Violence

A good film noir but I don't think it's as good as Eddie stated. My problem is that they appeared to soften Novak's character at the end of the film.

 

[Robert Crawford]

TCM Monthly Schedule - View the Full TCM TV Schedule

Find TCM's full month schedule and learn what classic movies will be airing on Turner Classic Movies. A printable schedule organized for the current month's programming is also available here.

www.tcm.com

 

[Robert Crawford]

Two for one

A new limited series airing for 13 consecutive Saturday evenings beginning April 6th at 8pm ET that will explore the history, artform and allure of the double feature, a staple of moviegoing for decades.Join TCM host Ben Mankiewicz each Saturday evening as he sits down with a different filmmaker who

www.tcm.com

 

[Matt Hough]

A good film noir but I don't think it's as good as Eddie stated. My problem is that they appeared to soften Novak's character at the end of the film.

I agree. Good but not that good. When Novak's character revealed that she had had her car checked only to find nothing had been done to the distributor, I began to think maybe she was playing everyone to get the $200K for herself. Sad to say, it wasn't that nefarious in its plotting.

 

[mskaye]

Two for one

A new limited series airing for 13 consecutive Saturday evenings beginning April 6th at 8pm ET that will explore the history, artform and allure of the double feature, a staple of moviegoing for decades.Join TCM host Ben Mankiewicz each Saturday evening as he sits down with a different filmmaker who

www.tcm.com

I can't wait for that series. Interesting directors and titles. Not the obvious which is great.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Two for one

A new limited series airing for 13 consecutive Saturday evenings beginning April 6th at 8pm ET that will explore the history, artform and allure of the double feature, a staple of moviegoing for decades.Join TCM host Ben Mankiewicz each Saturday evening as he sits down with a different filmmaker who

www.tcm.com

I like David Byrne's double feature of A Matter of Life and Death & Wings of Desire...both excellent films.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Coming to The Criterion Channel:

This is a nice 30-minute piece by Imogen Sara Smith and Eddie Muller. I have to agree with them that 1950 film year has more of my favorite films than 1939.

 

[filmfreak]

This is a nice 30-minute piece by Imogen Sara Smith and Eddie Muller. I have to agree with them that 1950 film year has more of my favorite films than 1939.

I loved this. Eddie and Imogen are arguably the 2 greatest film noir aficianado's alive today.

 

[Robert Crawford]

This weekend's "Noir Alley" movie is "Violence" (1947) starring Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Leonard Sheldon and Peter Whitney. The director, Jack Bernhard doesn't ring a bell, but one of the screenplay co-writers was Stanley Rubin, who wrote and produced his share of film noirs. I don't think I ever seen this independently produced "B" movie that was distributed by Monogram. I don't expect the video presentation to be that great considering Monogram. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to seeing it tomorrow morning.


Updated TCM's Noir Alley 2024 Schedule:


12-02-23: Black Angel
12-09-23: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
12-16-23: Beware, My Lovely
01-06-24: Pickup
01-13-24: I Died a Thousand Times
01-20-24: Stage Fright
01-27-24: Woman in Hiding
03-16-24: Le Samourai
03-23-24: Where Danger Lives
03-30-24: Pushover
04-06-24: Violence

 

[Matt Hough]

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This weekend's "Noir Alley" movie is "Violence" (1947) starring Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Leonard Sheldon and Peter Whitney. The director, Jack Bernhard doesn't ring a bell, but one of the screenplay co-writers was Stanley Rubin, who wrote and produced his share of film noirs. I don't think I ever seen this independently produced "B" movie that was distributed by Monogram. I don't expect the video presentation to be that great considering Monogram. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to seeing it tomorrow morning.


Updated TCM's Noir Alley 2024 Schedule:


12-02-23: Black Angel
12-09-23: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
12-16-23: Beware, My Lovely
01-06-24: Pickup
01-13-24: I Died a Thousand Times
01-20-24: Stage Fright
01-27-24: Woman in Hiding
03-16-24: Le Samourai
03-23-24: Where Danger Lives
03-30-24: Pushover
04-06-24: Violence

I will be reviewing tomorrow, but I should be able to get to it in a day or two. I have never seen it either.

 

[Robert Crawford]

This Arrow Blu-ray appears to be region-free because I didn't have to change the region on my Oppo 203. It's one gorgeous looking Blu-ray. It has three different audio options 5.1, 2.0 and Mono besides the audio commentary. The iTunes HD digital offers an impressive picture, but I think the detail was even more enhanced on the Blu-ray as the VistaVision black and white cinematography really stood out on my 65" OLED. This Antony Mann western is probably my second favorite western he directed after Winchester '73. Just an outstanding cast with a great screenplay that was Oscar nominated. The story is simple about an inexperienced young sheriff being taken under the wing by a former lawman turned bounty hunter. A racist town bully that isn't as tough as he seems along with the killing of a beloved town doctor that incites a law-abiding community to turn to vigilante violence is done quite well in this great western. The only quibble I have about this Blu-ray is the audio commentary. I usually enjoy Toby Roan's commentaries, but I think on this Blu-ray, he spends too much time talking about other Mann westerns instead of sharing his insights about The Tin Star. Other than that, I highly recommend this Blu-ray release which is scheduled for release in the States on April 30th. I got mine early because I pre-ordered mine from DiabolikDVD.