By David in TN
friday, september 27, 2024 at 6:22:00 p.m. edt
TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. ET is Curtis Bernhardt’s High Wall (1947) with Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall and Dorothy Patrick.
Film Noir Guide: “Former war hero Taylor returns home to his wife and six-year-old boy after two years in a civilian job in Burma. During one of his frequent blackouts, Taylor awakens to find himself behind the wheel of his car, his wife’s dead body beside him, and the cops chasing him. He drives off the road, hoping to commit suicide, but instead winds up an amnesiac in a mental institution, where a psychiatrist (Totter) convinces him to undergo brain surgery to recover his memory.
“With his memory only partially restored as a result of the operation, he remains convinced that he killed his wife. When a stranger shows up claiming to have knowledge of a third party (Marshall) at the murder scene, Taylor agrees to undergo narcosynthesis treatment to help him recall the events that led to his wife’s death.
“High Wall is a tense psychological thriller with Taylor excellent as the disturbed murder suspect, and noir veteran Totter enjoyable as the prim psychiatrist, whose interest in her patient seems to be more than professional.”
David in TN: This is another recycled film. Will Red Eddie Muller blast Robert Taylor for his HUAC testimony? Last week in his outro to Split Second, Eddie railed about the “ridiculous Cold War.” Was it ridiculous to the Communists who started and aggressively pursued it?
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jerry pdx
The islamic conquest of America is gaining momentum:
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2023/06/islams-call-to-prayer-is-ringing-out-in-more-us-cities-affirming-a-long-and-growing-presence-of-muslims-in-america/
Minneapolis is already allowing muslim calls to prayer citywide over loudspeakers, now the city of Paterson is following suit. No doubt the city councils are dominated by evil woke operatives who will spout diversity propaganda to justify this. If you don't want to hear their noise pollution then you will be accused of being intolerant and racist.
Just wait until moslems become majority, it won't just be calls to prayer, it will be prayers themselves that will be broadcast. Then it will become calls to hunt down and massacre Christians accused of blaspheming mohammad.
This is our future folks. Between Islamics forcing us to hear their religious ranting, negroes blaring their rap music and mex blasting mariachi in our ears we won't have a moment of peace and quiet. There's nothing racist non Whites love more than to force Whites to "hear" them.
SONGWRITER(AND OCCASIONAL ON-KEY SINGER)KRIS KRISTOFFERSON DEAD AT 88.
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Kris Kristofferson, the renowned actor and country singer-songwriter, has died. He was 88.
A representative for the star said he was surrounded by family when he died "peacefully" at his home in Maui on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Kristofferson was born on June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (née Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson — a first-generation Swedish immigrant and U.S. Army Air Corps officer and Air Force general. His love for country music began at a young age, and, according to a 2013 interview with NPR, Kristofferson penned his first song, "I Hate Your Ugly Face," at only 11 years old. A military brat, he moved often throughout his childhood until his family landed in San Mateo, Calif., when he was a teenager.
He was a helicopter pilot in the Army and served a tour of duty in Germany.
Afterwards,he made his way to Nashville, Tenn., while on leave, which reinvigorated his passion for music and led to him resigning from the Army in 1965.
In Nashville, Kristofferson submitted songs he wrote while working as a night janitor at Columbia studios, including "For the Good Times" and "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down." Originally recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968, "For the Good Times" didn't achieve mainstream success until Ray Price released his version in June 1970, shortly after the song appeared on Kristofferson's debut album in April of that year. The track earned a Grammy nod for best country song in 1972 and famously covered by soul music icon Al Green.
Penned by Kristofferson and also recorded for his first album, "Sunday Mornin' Coming' Down" captured the attention of Nashville crooner Ray Stevens and country music legend Johnny Cash. Cash's rendition for The Johnny Cash Show live album won song of the year at the CMA Awards in 1970 and reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country music chart.
Other covers would follow, including "Me and Bobby McGee" co-written with Fred Foster and released on Janis Joplin's 1971 posthumous album, Pearl. The song became one of Kristofferson and Joplin's biggest hits, reaching No. 1 on the pop charts and earning two Grammy nominations in 1972 for best country song and song of the year. That same year, Kristofferson took home his first-ever Grammy for best country song for Sammi Smith's version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night."
Throughout the '70s, Kristofferson continued to release albums and singles as a recording artist, among which were "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)" and the two-time Grammy nominated song "Why Me." He also collaborated with country singer Rita Coolidge — his second wife —on several joint albums. The pair won two Grammys for 1973's "From the Bottle to the Bottom" and their 1975 rendition of Clyde McPhatter's 1962 hit "Lover Please."
Kristofferson's talents extended beyond music and songwriting. He was featured in films like Cisco Pike (1972), Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (1973) and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).
Then his big break came with his star-turning role as self-destructive rock star John Norman Howard in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born. Costarring Barbra Streisand as Esther Hoffman — an unknown singer and John Norman's love interest — the film earned Kristofferson a Golden Globe for best actor in 1977. He also was known for his performances as Whistler in the Blade trilogy opposite Wesley Snipes.
Music was never far behind, though. Kristofferson formed a country supergroup with Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson called The Highwaymen. Their first album, Highwayman, and its titular single topped the country charts in 1985. The band released two more albums — 1990's Highwayman 2 and 1995's The Road Goes On Forever.
GRA:He was pro-Palestinian,but politics aside,the talent was there--at least as a songwriter--and when he was younger--a singer. Back then,there WAS a lot of talent--where did it all go?
--GRA
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