 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Another rather obscure Noir I reccomend is 1952's 99 River Street, starring John Payne and Evelyn Keyes.
Saw this one recently and Keyes is GREAT!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Posted: |
Sep 2, 2009 - 7:02 PM
|
|
|
|
By: |
Castile
(Member)
|
I just ordered The Film Noir Classic Collection from WB, which includes:
The Asphalt Jungle
Gun Crazy
Murder My Sweet
Out of the Past
The Set-Up
I've not seen any of these, so I'm looking forward to a few late Friday nights to suck 'em up.
Peggy Cummins is certifiable in GUN CRAZY. That is one scary dame.
Another noir I like is WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS. Check out this cast: Vincent Price, Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Mae Marsh (who appeared in both THE BIRTH OF A NATION and INTOLERANCE) and John Barrymore, Jr., (a/k/a John Drew Barrymore, dad of Drew Barrymore). Pretty good little thriller, I think.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) aka Frightened City.
Anybody seen that? I'm interested.
(No spoilers, please!)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Watched two from the WB Noir set last weekend:
The Set-Up (1949) - Meh. While I can appreciate the technical expertise and the real-time novelty of the film, I found it rather boring. But it should be noted that boxing films, even noir, are exquisitely dull to me. And it didn't help that this starred Robert Ryan, an actor I know many appreciate, but an actor I've never cared for. I find him to be relentlessly bland, though I do like him in Bad Day at Black Rock.
Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Great-looking, intriguing film that I enjoyed with one exception: Dick Powell. Eeesh. The guy was a stiff. No charisma. No charm. Nuthin'. Can't stand him. If someone stronger had been cast as Marlowe, I would have liked this one much, much more. The dream/hallucination sequence was AWESOME!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Watched two from the WB Noir set last weekend:
Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Great-looking, intriguing film that I enjoyed with one exception: Dick Powell. Eeesh. The guy was a stiff. No charisma. No charm. Nuthin'. Can't stand him. If someone stronger had been cast as Marlowe, I would have liked this one much, much more. The dream/hallucination sequence was AWESOME!
Mostly I remember that the actors spent precious minutes having to spout exposition that I got very irritated. Not even the amazing Claire Trevor could save it for me.
I didn't think Powell was any better as a radio detective. I wish he'd stuck to musicals.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just saw CRIME WAVE. I got tired of James Ellroy panting into the microphone during the commentary, but liked the movie.
And whatta heada hair Gene Nelson had! Whatta setta biceps Charles Bronson had!
|
|
|
|
|
|
I finally saw RIDE THE PINK HORSE.
It was a little sour (the main character wasn't very sympathetic), but it's always nice to see a black and white noir and the amazing lighting (Russell Metty).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This is why I like film noir. Even in an ordinary moment like this, the lighting makes the scene look really interesting.
from THE DARK MIRROR, Milton Krasner
|
|
|
|
|
|
I saw THE CHASE, the spaciest noir I've seen since THE BIG SLEEP.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
