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Wonderful commentary. may be one of Eddie's best, with a periodical millinery alert. In his view, Claire Trevor's hat changes from one scene to the next constitutes a secondary aesthetic movement.

By classic, I was thinking more of the structure--closer to AND THEN THERE WERE NONE than HIGH NOON or RED RIVER-- than the quality of the film itself, which for me is exemplary. It's certainly classic in as much as it's a western made by the A Team of Hathaway-Wallis--Roberts, who went on to do...

Robert, not sure where I should post this, so I'm doing it here. I got an email from VINEGAR SYNDROME today announcing their Feb Blu-Ray releases. One of them is 5 CARD STUD, which they advertise as a classic Hal Wallis-Henry Hathaway western crossed with a proto-giallo. In any case, it's...

I just watched Eddie's comments on youtube. While he begins stating STAGE FRIGHT is "a somewhat forgotten film", he doesn't say anything that might change anyone's opinion. In fact, he seems not to like it very much, and spends the outro criticizing the film, complaining about Jane Wyman and...

What! He didn't mention Joyce Grenfell? "Shoot Lovely ducks!" Or Sybil Thorndike and Kay Walsh? Part of the fascination and pleasure of STAGE FRIGHT is the persona and power those "bit"actors bring, which is part of the whole theme of the film, dealing with performance and that thin line between...

I also bought this when it came out, mostly due to the novelty of seeing a cheap Monogram B, usually 14th generation and inundated by a miasma of damage, in perfect pulchritude. I loved the minimal lighting and threadbare sets bathed in an immaculate glow. It's also a pretty good Cornell...

I should be getting this tomorrow. What actually made me decide to get it was Frayling's commentary and also an extra where he talks about John Sturges' career. But I'm glad to hear it's looking so good.

It played for a long time in Syracuse, New York as well, though mostly at drive-ins. Syracuse had a lot of displaced Southerners who came up there for factory work. The most popular AM radio station in the 50's and 60's played country music. The local movie critic panned it, but the drive-ins...

Yes, I remember the Edsel very well. It was fairly mocked when it first came out, and as I recall, sales were slow, though it was a terrific car, well made with a surprising heft and adaptability. One of my parents' neighbors had an Edsel, and I remember going for a ride it in and liking it a...

I knew I saw all three somewhere, but I thought it might have been via Bill Everson at the New School. But you're right, it was MOMA, the prints were so glorious looking I even enjoyed Satan Met a Lady, which was utterly beautiful, but yes, Davis is really uncomfortable, you can tell from her...

I'm glad you like it. I just wish I could. It's got a great cast and a studio and director I admire.

I like the pre-code aspects of the 1931, the breeziness and toughness and sexiness that is part and parcel of those early 30's Warners films, as well as the way it's lit. But no, it's not very mysterious, nor is there a lot of suspense. It seems to focus more on the erotic aspects between Spade...

Love that scene. For me, it's the most memorable. Yes, Jane Greer's performance in Out of the Past is extraordinary, one of the greats even, but her artistry negates the power of it a little for me. It's almost conceptual, an icon, something Shakespearean, rather than someone made of flesh and...

It's a wild movie. Don't miss it. After hearing about it for years, I finally saw it on DVD in the WB Film Noir collection #4, but as Robert notes above, mine doesn't load up anymore. Those two in one DVD discs are tricky. Over time, often one gets stuck, and in my case, it's Decoy.

I looked at a list of her early films on IMDB and I've seen most of them--my favorite being "La signora senza camelie"--but I don't think I've ever seen the Bunuel, "Cela s'appelle l'aurore". Is it available on DVD anywhere?

I don't have access to TCM, but I often watch his comments on youtube, which usually appear Monday afternoon. I also marvel at how he manages, with such sang-froid and good humor, to pack so much information, film and cultural history, appreciation, and yes, entertainment, into such a minute...

His comments are on youtube--not officially sanctioned by him, but there nonetheless.

I've also only seen the version with Harding, probably in the early 70's, and really liked it. I've always liked Rowland V. Lee,

I had no idea she was still with us. How fantabulous!

So they're showing LA CHIENNE at 2 AM? That almost makes sense, as for me, LA CHIENNE has always had the quality of a dream, one of those reveries where you're semi-conscious, so elements of the world around you get filtered through, and everything becomes strangely surreal, with nothing...

Yeah. Andre Previn was a marvelous raconteur, and had a fascinating life. Not a bad musician either.

Never read it. I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell. I'll have to see whether the NYPL has it.

I just checked the Blu-Ray, and the soundtrack appears to be in two-track mono, whereas I saw it in original 4 track magnetic stereo, which would make quite a difference. The music was really dynamic and alive. It jumped out of the speakers and the surrounds and seemed completely unconventional...

Here we go again. Different strokes department. God, I love that score. I think it's the best thing Andre Previn ever did. There's so much Aaron Copeland in it, and also Bernstein, as well as bits and pieces of Prokofiev. It's not at all imitative, but evocative. All those whole tones, and...

Jose, I also remember lots of double bills that I saw when I was a child. My relatives owned a neighborhood theatre, and I used to go all the time from the age of three--lots of double bills, natch--though now that I'm older, some of that has begun to fade away. For instance, when Warner Archive...

"Quai Des Orfevres" has long been one of my favorites. I have the Criterion DVD and bought the KL Blu during one of the sales but just got around to watching it Monday after seeing Eddie's comments on youtube. I agree with everything he says. A terrific film, and a great showcase for Suzy Delair...

It's possible.

Honorary? This is where Eddie Muller and I disagree. I always considered "Pursued" one of the great Noirs, and one of the great films of its decade, as well as one of the great films of its director, Raoul Walsh. "Pursued" has all the hallmarks of Noir, both in the way it's photographed, and...

"Ossessione" is a much greater film in every way than MGM's "Postman", in fact, it might even be one of the greatest Italian films ever made, totally original, exceeding dark, sexy as all hell, at certain points you're wondering why the film doesn't combust considering what's happeneing on the...

I'm glad to hear it. This is the only BDR I own. I have a Sony--the number isn't displayed on the case--and this is the first time I've had trouble with it. It stutters in the beginning as well as the end, where it finally freezes. What did you think of the film? This is the first time I've...