Speaking of movies

[ellen_datlow]

I've been reading an article by film critic David Denby about Otto Preminger in January's New Yorker--yes. I'm that far behind. Not only is it fascinating, but it has inspired me to want to see a bunch of his noirs (with Dana Andrews, one of my first movie star crushes):
Balance of Terror

This quote really particularly impressed me:
"So many pictures now are bloated with unnecessary spectacle and backstory that the economy and decisiveness of the noirs—violent, saturnine, dark-city crime narratives driven by strongly motivated characters—seems more miraculous than ever. Like many noir heroes, Preminger’s are tormented, sleepless men pursuing women, money, and respect."

YES!

Comments

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I THINK I saw it on tv many years ago...oh there are plenty of movies I remember being in color but were actually in B&W...

[crowleycrow.livejournal.com]

Another I was sure was in color was John Huston's Red Badge of Courage, with Audie Murphy, that I saw in high school.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

For me it was Some Like it Hot!