Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go - The Film Noir Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

B.E. was disqualified for grabbing below the belt.(or where the belt would of been)

Disqualified!? You had a judge?

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Disqualified!? You had a judge?

I might be weird but im not odd,I always have a referee when wrestling nude,don't you???


just a small caveat,the BFI dvd is very good and has a nice booklet which accompanies the disc.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

I might be weird but im not odd,I always have a referee when wrestling nude,don't you???

My disputes never get past Raiders drinking game. Although i'll bare it in mind knowing that B_E cheats.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

A fine review of another i haven't seen Inspector.

I haven't seen it either, so onto the Lovefilm rental queue it goes.

I had a double bill of The Maltese Falcon and Sunset Boulevard last night; both bona fide masterpieces, not just film noir, but of any film genre, and have just started watching The Asphalt Jungle, so my second John Houston noir in as many days.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

I might be weird but im not odd,I always have a referee when wrestling nude,don't you???


just a small caveat,the BFI dvd is very good and has a nice booklet which accompanies the disc.

You managed to get the BFI to release a DVD of our nude wrestling match?!

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Oh, and Brighton Rock is winging its way to me from Love Film as I type.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

You managed to get the BFI to release a DVD of our nude wrestling match?!

...and a nice booklet to boot!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Dark Passage (1947)

The third of four films Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall made together and the chemistry is there for all to see. You can really see the tenderness in Bacall's eyes as she cares for the stricken Bogart during the first hour.

The film is classic noir. Violent, fast paced, great San Francisco locations and camera work, and a vicious femme fatale in Agnes Moorehead whose scheming is central to the plot of an innocent man on the run from San Quentin and desperate to clear his name and avoid the police.

It's the camera work that really stands out though, especially during the first hour. During this time we never see Bogart's face and the whole piece is shot from his view point. It's all superbly done and a joy to watch.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

...and a nice booklet to boot!

I dread to think what stills they captured...

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Dark Passage (1947)

Another one I haven't seen that will need adding to the never-ending watch list.

EDIT: It's already on there!