My Flicker's Alley Blu-ray of The Guilty/Hide Tide arrives today. Both movies will be shown on "Noir Alley" in the coming weeks.
I've never read it either, but I found a used copy on Amazon Marketplace for $1.99 ($3.99 shipping), so I bought it. His MGM and subsequent studio years should be fascinating reading, and I don't know why I didn't buy it when it was first released.Never read it. I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell. I'll have to see whether the NYPL has it.
Yeah. Andre Previn was a marvelous raconteur, and had a fascinating life. Not a bad musician either.I've never read it either, but I found a used copy on Amazon Marketplace for $1.99 ($3.99 shipping), so I bought it. His MGM and subsequent studio years should be fascinating reading, and I don't know why I didn't buy it when it was first released.
I watched my Blu-ray again on Saturday and listened to Eddie's comments early Sunday morning. The TCM broadcast was obviously not derived from the scan used for the 2017 Blu-ray as the Blu-ray's video presentation is outstanding while theWatched Bad Day at Black Rock for the first time in a long time on TCM this weekend. Damn, that film is SO good. All the elements work in that feature, particularly the acting and script. My favorite scene has to be the Tracy and Ryan conversation / confrontation at the gas station. Splendid acting and writing in that scene. Tracy doesn't have a bad moment or word of dialog in the film, but that scene kind of stands out for me.
It has been sometime since I've viewed it, and it really holds up.
- Walter.
I watched both movies on Sunday. Right now, I'm watching the extensive bonus material on the Blu-ray disc. However, I won't watch either movie with the audio commentary until they're shown on "Noir Alley" in the coming weeks.View attachment 139964
My Flicker's Alley Blu-ray of The Guilty/Hide Tide arrives today. Both movies will be shown on "Noir Alley" in the coming weeks.
That Eastman Color looks really good on that Blu-ray.I, too, enjoyed Eddie's comments and was prepared to watch the film again, but when it started and was clearly an old master and not the beautiful Blu-ray master, I opted to spin ahead to Eddie's closing remarks and will watch the film again on Blu-ray at a later date.
You won't be disappointed. It's an excellent set of memoirs.I've never read it either, but I found a used copy on Amazon Marketplace for $1.99 ($3.99 shipping), so I bought it. His MGM and subsequent studio years should be fascinating reading, and I don't know why I didn't buy it when it was first released.
Do you have a copy of https://www.kinolorber.com/film/a-scandal-in-parislured-two-films-by-douglas-sirkI found "High Tide" (1947) a welcome little discovery. It definitely punched above its weight for a 1947-vintage Monogram release. Good pulpy dialogue, characters that grabbed my interest, and fine pacing. Both films' scripts did get a little too cutesy, holding back info from the audience at times, but "High Tide" navigated through it tolerably enough. As for "The Guilty" (1947)... eh. It was marginally kept afloat for me thanks to a cast I liked, and the innate thrill I get whenever I see a Monogram film print look so sharp and stellar. But overall, not really the kind of story/characters that appeals to my tastes. Too much psychological mumbo-jumbo. Can't really enjoy films when just about all the characters annoy me to one degree or another. The bonus features on Flicker Alley's disc were exceptional in every way, and added huge value to the release.
Monogram's delvings into noir territory can be hit-or-miss with me. I liked "The Hunted" (1948), "Suspense" (1946), the recently released "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes" (1947), and some minor odds-and-ends, like "Incident" (1949), "Stage Struck" (1948) and such. On the other hand, I never really cared for everyone's darling, "Decoy" (1946). Nor did I like "The Gangster" (1947), which I found ridiculously pretentious. Didn't like the dreary "Fear" (1946) either. Everything else probably falls into the mid-range for me. Not even sure if some of it fits into the ever-amorphous borderlines of noir, like "The Strange Mr. Gregory" (1946), which I think of more like a sort of Inner Sanctum radio-playlet. The only title that I know of that I haven't seen (offhand) is that remaining Jack Wrather produced, and Don Castle starring, "Perilous Waters" (1948). Anyone seen that one, and have an opinion on it?
Some bad movies, but I like some bad movies despite being accused in another thread of not enjoying such movies.I found "High Tide" (1947) a welcome little discovery. It definitely punched above its weight for a 1947-vintage Monogram release. Good pulpy dialogue, characters that grabbed my interest, and fine pacing. Both films' scripts did get a little too cutesy, holding back info from the audience at times, but "High Tide" navigated through it tolerably enough. As for "The Guilty" (1947)... eh. It was marginally kept afloat for me thanks to a cast I liked, and the innate thrill I get whenever I see a Monogram film print look so sharp and stellar. But overall, not really the kind of story/characters that appeals to my tastes. Too much psychological mumbo-jumbo. Can't really enjoy films when just about all the characters annoy me to one degree or another. The bonus features on Flicker Alley's disc were exceptional in every way, and added huge value to the release.
Monogram's delvings into noir territory can be hit-or-miss with me. I liked "The Hunted" (1948), "Suspense" (1946), the recently released "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes" (1947), and some minor odds-and-ends, like "Incident" (1949), "Stage Struck" (1948) and such. On the other hand, I never really cared for everyone's darling, "Decoy" (1946). Nor did I like "The Gangster" (1947), which I found ridiculously pretentious. Didn't like the dreary "Fear" (1946) either. Everything else probably falls into the mid-range for me. Not even sure if some of it fits into the ever-amorphous borderlines of noir, like "The Strange Mr. Gregory" (1946), which I think of more like a sort of Inner Sanctum radio-playlet. The only title that I know of that I haven't seen (offhand) is that remaining Jack Wrather produced, and Don Castle starring, "Perilous Waters" (1948). Anyone seen that one, and have an opinion on it?