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[SeanSKA]

I’m not sure I believe that rumor.

I don't know for a fact if it's true....but I can't dismiss it either

 

[Robert Crawford]

I don't know for a fact if it's true....but I can't dismiss it either

Understood!

 

[SeanSKA]

Understood!

Hollywood's a strange place- look at all the actresses who still had to interact with a Harvey Weinstein, even knowing what he had done to either them or others they knew, all for the sake of preserving their careers and livelihood . And that was now, so I can only imagine what it was like in the 40s and 50s and 60s

 

[Robert Crawford]

Hollywood's a strange place- look at all the actresses who still had to interact with a Harvey Weinstein, even knowing what he had done to either them or others they knew, all for the sake of preserving their careers and livelihood . And that was now, so I can only imagine what it was like in the 40s and 50s and 60s

It was much worse and it goes back to the silent era.

 

[mackjay]

I'm not much of a Kirk Douglas fan and never liked this film for a few reasons. But I saw it again a couple weeks ago and liked it more--mainly for the other actors, pretty much all of them (William Bendix, wow!). Douglas is quite good at times, but I always feel he's acting, not being the character. I dont'like seeing DETECTIVE STORY categorized so often as film noir--it has none of the visual style, nor sense of fatalism, unless we see the Douglas character as doomed, which I could accept. As for Wyler, I say his best film of the 1950s is THE DESPERATE HOURS, with its own collection of great performances, spot-on direction and writing.

 

[bujaki]

My soft spot for Wyler's '50s film is his Cannes winner: Friendly Persuasion.

 

[MartinP.]

I saw a production of DETECTIVE STORY in 1984 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. It starred Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine and Mariette Hartley. I don't think I've ever seen the film version.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I'm not much of a Kirk Douglas fan and never liked this film for a few reasons. But I saw it again a couple weeks ago and liked it more--mainly for the other actors, pretty much all of them (William Bendix, wow!). Douglas is quite good at times, but I always feel he's acting, not being the character. I dont'like seeing DETECTIVE STORY categorized so often as film noir--it has none of the visual style, nor sense of fatalism, unless we see the Douglas character as doomed, which I could accept. As for Wyler, I say his best film of the 1950s is THE DESPERATE HOURS, with its own collection of great performances, spot-on direction and writing.

He is doomed and he knows it, but can't help himself because he's broken inside his head. I don't get hungup on what's film noir and not. My interpretation is probably much broader than most people.