Sunday, May 08, 2016

Night and the City

Night and the City is a 1950 Jules Dassin film noir starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney. Gene Tierney is priceless always, and this movie is worth watching.

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Slant Magazine gives it a full 4 stars and calls it "the archetypal film noir." FilmsNoir.net calls it "one of the great noirs: a near-perfect work."

Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 79% and an audience rating of 89%.

4 comments:

  1. I'm heading to Sally's this afternoon. I'll catch it on YouTube down at her place. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    BTW, hope you are feeling better.

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    1. I hope y'all liked it. It's a good "noir".

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  2. I'm seldom able to take the time to watch, but today I did. Was dark, gritty, and I love the way the old movies had a kind of moral center. You did wrong and you paid the price. Thanks!! Was fun! :)

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    1. I like the "noir" films. No "happily ever after" "sweetness and light" for them. Those evil influences just take them down.

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