Reviews of 3 unique film noirs: Sam Fuller’s House of Bamboo (Twilight Time), William Keighley’s The Street with No Name (Fox), and Mark Stevens’ Cry Vengeance (Olive Films).
One could present a fair argument that this film version of Jean-Patrick Manchette’s novel The Prone Gunman is a film noir veiled in a series of extended action montages, mostly because its leading character, a sniper named Terrier is a ‘dogged’ figure whose past comes to bite him in the ass, and mandates fast action and revenge…
According to producer Thom Mount (who provided a commentary track for the film’s original 2010 DVD release), Tequila Sunrise came into being when Towne launched a lawsuit with Warner Bros. regarding his prior directing debut, Personal Best, and part of the settlement including the studio funding and releasing a film which the esteemed screenwriter would act as writer & director…
Known as the first studio-produced 3D production, Columbia’s Man in the Dark followed in the heels of Arch Oboler’s indie hit Bwana Devil (1952), which surprised the majors with its ability to make money with yet another new exhibition technology alongside widescreen processes Cinemrama and CinemaScope…
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews / F . Rating: Good Label: BSX Records / Released: January, 2013 Tracks & Album Length: 20 tracks / (70:34) . Special Notes: n/a. . Composer: various . . Review: BSX Record’s latest compilation album features an eclectic collection of main themes from mostly modernist noirs – clear-cut homages by directors either […]
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