Film Noir

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What do you get when you mix a gaggle of expatriate Austro-Germanic cineasts with a gang of American pulp novelists writing about flawed men and conniving women, some Expressionist lighting to hide the fact they're on a two-bit soundstage, all in shades of gray in post-WWII Hollywood, California? Well, around here we call it Film Noir. Yeah, it's as defined as the morals of its characters, sure, but it's kinda like jazz or pornography, Junior...you'll know it when you see it. So, sit down and keep yer hands where I can see 'em and we'll talk about some of the greats, the losers and whatever else comes to mind while you're bleedin' out and she's spendin' all that insurance money.

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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) starring Humphrey Bogart in 720HD (yewtu.be)

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Just saw this very movie posted over at Full Movies on YouTube, but—gasp!—colorized!

So these new AI Ted Turners wanna play with their new tech toys, well, that's all fine and dandy…but leave the noir in Film Noir, thank you. For your viewing pleasure, in the original and glorious black and white, just like the newspaper they're printin', the great Humphrey Bogart in Deadline – U.S.A.!

EXTRA! EXTRA! Link: the original trailer in 1080HD!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Much as we're on the same page, it's interesting to note a couple of things...

Turner was absolutely right about (at least) one thing, which has become much less a problem in modern times: why didn't anyone "make a fuss" about chopping up films on American network television to make them fit a time slot or for (worse yet) content? Yes, it's a rhetorical question but still a legitimate question.
The major movie studios' line of thinking then as now hasn't changed one bit and is exactly in line with Turner's reasoning: it's their product and will do as they please with it. It was and still are the artists, not the studios, that, as you stated, worked towards the making of the National Film Preservation Act of 1988. Now the artists are working for, among other things, not having their identities digitized and robbed from them.
Insightful observation on your part about Jane's influence. Bravo!
"Clueless philistine"! I can't find the quote at the moment but if memory serves, a mentor to E. Graydon Carter once told him more or less to never waste a good epithet. My compliments!

Edit: minor typos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

'Short-fingered vulgarian" still makes me giddy. Thanks for the memories. I remember reading that 7 years ago.

"Puddin' fingers" is another one that recently gave me a chuckle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"Puddin' fingers!" Oh, this stuff just writes itself! These knuckleheads are an embarassment of riches!