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Post by pimpinainteasy on Feb 7, 2017 11:19:51 GMT
taking a leaf out of the old thread on the original board. i watched:
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) - I NEEDED A DRINK AND ALL THE BARS WERE CLOSED.
Farewell, My Lovely is a film that can be enjoyed for the visuals alone, especially the awesome set design. Dick Richards the director treats us to a pallet of neon, blue and yellow lights. even though some of the rooms and alleyways are dinghy, you wish that you lived during the time. The lush score by David Shire (who also did the score for The Conversation) evokes the smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke in a bar.
Robert Mitchum is very good as Marlowe, though maybe a bit too old. Obviously a lot of the clever dialogs were written by Chandler for his novel. The plot is preposterous but the dialogs and the visuals keep you going.
Jack O Halloran who played Moose Malloy didnt really cut it. Nobody can replace Mike Mazurki in Murder, My Sweet (1944). Sylvester Stallone makes an impression in a guest appearance as one of the heavies who kidnaps Mitchum. Charlotte Rampling was smoking hot though I'm not sure if she looked very American. I liked this film a lot.
(8/10)
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Post by london777 on Mar 13, 2017 13:56:25 GMT
Charlotte Rampling was smoking hot though I'm not sure if she looked very American. Half of the people in the US do not look what you call "American". Just be grateful there is a steady stream of talent from our rainy islands to keep your film industry on life-support. Seriously, thanks for the review. Very good movie. Is this a belated Noir or an early Neo-Noir? Ignore that stupid question!
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Post by lostinlimbo on Mar 22, 2017 4:10:06 GMT
Watched a couple of Dick Tracy features last night.
The one that stood for me was 1947's Dick Tracy's Dilemma, due largely to its film noir shades. Jack Lambert's striking villain; "The Claw" stalking his victims down dark shadowy streets. Quite atmospheric and well-paced minor b-picture.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 3, 2017 18:37:10 GMT
The Underworld Story with Dan Duryea, Gale Storm, and Howard De Silva.
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Post by telegonus on Apr 21, 2018 7:29:51 GMT
Watched a couple of Dick Tracy features last night. The one that stood for me was 1947's Dick Tracy's Dilemma, due largely to its film noir shades. Jack Lambert's striking villain; "The Claw" stalking his victims down dark shadowy streets. Quite atmospheric and well-paced minor b-picture. I haven't seen this one in a dog's age but am a Jack Lambert fan, and while I don't remember him well from this film the name "the Claw" sounds like a good one for him. Does his character have a real claw in the film or is he just a guy who's good at messing people up with his hands?
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 22, 2018 2:53:54 GMT
Watched a couple of Dick Tracy features last night. The one that stood for me was 1947's Dick Tracy's Dilemma, due largely to its film noir shades. Jack Lambert's striking villain; "The Claw" stalking his victims down dark shadowy streets. Quite atmospheric and well-paced minor b-picture. I haven't seen this one in a dog's age but am a Jack Lambert fan, and while I don't remember him well from this film the name "the Claw" sounds like a good one for him. Does his character have a real claw in the film or is he just a guy who's good at messing people up with his hands? He does have a metal hook, but he also messes people up. So you get the best of both worlds. Another memorable detail, is that he drags one of he legs while his walks.So Lambert had a macabre presence, stoic in delivery and plenty of screen time to leave his mark.
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Post by telegonus on Apr 22, 2018 5:32:48 GMT
Thanks, Lostinlimbo. The film's director, John Rawlins, worked on the Rathbone-Bruce Sherlocks Holmes pictures, was a capable B guy, good on atmosphere.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 23, 2018 5:39:42 GMT
No worries. I’m a novice when it comes to Rathbone-Bruce Sherlock Holmes pictures, but I’ve always been curious. Especially if they’re anything like “Dilemma” in atmosphere.
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Post by telegonus on Apr 23, 2018 9:03:37 GMT
Stylistically, the Sherlocks were darker toned, featured more Gothic atmosphere than the Dick Tracy pictures. The latter were somewhat more experimental, feeling, and fittingly, cartoonish at times.
One basic difference is that the Sherlocks were British in sensibility even as they were Hollywood product, while Dick Tracy was All-American entertainment.
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