I agree about Barry Newman. He had more than enough screen charisma to have become a big star. For some reason, it didn't happen. I'm very pleased Kino is releasing this disc.
I saw The Lawyer upon its release in the theater and loved it as well as the actor Barry Newman, whom I also loved in Fear Is The Key. I always thought he was going places but was too good for Hollywood. Funny that I was going to spend the money on the Sidney J Furie boxset just to get The Lawyer and then this was announced. Thank you Kino!
Thank you for your prompt response.
Saw this on first release and thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was not well received at the time.
I'm of the current mindset that even a less than stellar film from the 70s directed by an auteur is billion times better than much of the stuff we see today. Worth a look if only because when I worked at Paramount in the mid 1980's, I was always seeing 4x5 transparencies of that cover shot of Cybil S in the photo files.
The early 70s and the late 30s were the best eras for film imo
I saw it when it came out, at the First Avenue Screening Room. It didn't have much of a release. It's an interesting film, gritty in both style and substance and very 70's, also very DYI indie, closer to WANDA than ON THE WATERFRONT. The performances are loose and improvisatory, as is the camerawork. It appears to be made on the cuff, though knowing Kazan, I'm pretty sure it was carefully rehearsed. It limns a world where everything is uncertain, reflected in the visual style and performances; specifically, where the chaos and trauma of the Vietnam war has seeped back into everyday life. It reminds me a bit of those early Fassbinder films done in gangster drag: THE AMERICAN SOLDIER & GODS OF THE PLAGUE. You can also see it as a neo-noir, a throwback to PANIC IN THE STREETS or STORM FEAR.
I have the Kino bluray. I’m interested in a review once it’s released. One of my more favorite Godard films.
I don't think the same Forum types clamoring for the release of a 4k of STAR! are going to buy this one. I will though!
I would tend to disagree
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I remember The Unknown Terror playing on Creature Feature on WNEW Channel 5 in the late 60s/early 70s. The foam was memorable not sure about the rest of the film.
Hi Kino people. Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach are discussing this film - and Bogdanovich in general - on this great podcast. And they're wondering why a good blu ray of it isn't available. Good timing! PS- they say Tarantino is a fan of this too.
