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It's Noir night!

Started by walkerp, June 01, 2008, 06:43:15 PM

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walkerp

June 01, 2008, 06:43:15 PM
Well the S.O. is away and the one area we don't totally share movie tastes is in the old black and white films.  So I went on a hunt for some well-regarded noir movies.  Did not find The Scar/Hollow Triumph or The Reckless Moment, but did score Detour and Kitten With a Whip.  I'm very psyched about this last one.  Ann-Margret in 1967.  Hell yes.  And check out the plot summary:

QuoteJody (Ann-Margret), a juvenile delinquent, escapes from reform school by stabbing a matron and attempting to burn down the building and then takes refuge in a house owned by an ambitious politician David Patton (John Forsythe).

I also got the second Hammer Frankenstein, The Revenge of Frankenstein.  We'll see if I can consume three tonight.  Might be a bit of a stretch.
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David R

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June 01, 2008, 08:41:26 PM
If you ever get another night like this, you should check out these films.

Suddenly : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047542/

Seconds : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060955/

And of course Touch of Evil : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_Evil

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David R

Aos

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June 01, 2008, 08:43:43 PM
Murder My Sweet adapted from Chandler's Novel Farewell my Lovely (largely regarded as his best) rocks. The guy playing Marlowe (Dick Powell) gets it without hamming it up.
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June 01, 2008, 09:32:36 PM
I recently found a really cheap DVD of D.O.A.  Decent noir film (acting is "eh," but the movie is very fun) that's worth checking out.
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June 02, 2008, 01:47:18 AM
Quote from: walkerpWell the S.O. is away and the one area we don't totally share movie tastes is in the old black and white films.
Isn't that a little...racist?

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walkerp

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June 02, 2008, 01:30:00 PM
Thanks for the recs, guys.  Seen all those except for D.O.A., which is on my list.  

Kitten with a Whip was awesome.  Ann-Margret was fantastic and the beatnik badguys were hilarious, menacing, philosophical hipster thugs.  Strongly recommended.  I can't believe this movie got MST3K'ed.

Detour was a bit disappointing.  I enjoyed it overall but the guy was such a chump. And he just takes so much abuse.  It was actually kind of interesting like that.  You saw how somebody could really become down and out.  Both these movies were quite similar in theme actually, about how a crazy chick can come into your life and completely screw you over.
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