Friday, September 19, 2025

"Film noir" or "film gnaw"? Some crazy contributor behind me in the revival house won't shut up!

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
saturday, september 13, 2025 at 1:15:00 a.m. edt

Kash Patel is a DEI hire.


By RM
saturday, september 13, 2025 at 1:43:00 p.m. edt

Well, yes; so is Vance, with his mixed-blood family. The thing with "Kash" (besides his silly name) is that he's ugly and stupid-looking, and...

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE MOVIE?! I feel like I'm back in the bad old days of the revival houses, where someone behind me is talking constantly and I have to tell him, "SHUT UP AND WATCH THE MOVIE!"

Film Guide correct in this instance-Sudden Fear on the dull side, but has a terrific extended chase (Palance hunting Crawford) at the end; Suddenly excellent, with Sinatra in his element as the cold-blooded killer, all live-wire energy pitted against stone-faced Sterling Hayden. I believe Sinatra held the rights to this and had it pulled after JFK was shot; it ended up in the public domain as a result.

-RM

PS-Why didn't they add Suddenly Last Summer as a third feature? I think that's the one about cannibalism- maybe they could pass it off as a "noir"!


By Grand Rapids Anonymous

saturday, september 13, 2025 at 5:44:00 p.m. edt

"noir" or "gnaw"?

--GRA


By RM
saturday, september 13, 2025 at 8:02:00 p.m. edt

Cute idea, maybe for April Fool's Day on TCM- a "film gnaw" festival. They could show Willard, Night of the Lepus (giant killer bunny rabbits), Cannibal Holocaust....

Nah, they have no imagination. If I were programming them, different story!

-RM



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