{"id":14306,"date":"2016-09-28T03:04:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T07:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=14306"},"modified":"2016-09-28T03:24:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T07:24:16","slug":"hardboiled-frank-sinatra-tony-rome-1967-lady-in-cement-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=14306","title":{"rendered":"Hardboiled Frank Sinatra: Tony Rome (1967) + Lady in Cement (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nope. This moment NEVER HAPPENS.<\/p><\/div>\n

Just posted is a review of two surprisingly fun Frank Sinatra flicks Twilight Time chose to double-bill on Blu \u2013 Tony Rome<\/a><\/strong> (1967) and Lady in Cement<\/a><\/strong> (1968), an okay sequel that never managed to spawn a third filmic escapade of Marvin H. Albert\u2019s private eye. TT\u2019s set is another example of the value-added double-bill collectors like because it packages a diptych in one set, and doesn\u2019t force a kind of double-dipping.<\/p>\n

Some series have standout cult favourites and dud sequels, whereas others mandate watching the entire run, either due to fan loyalty, or a perverse fascination in tracking a series\u2019 gradual disintegration.<\/p>\n

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Gorgeous French poster, oui?<\/p><\/div>\n

In any event, TT\u2019s set boasts a solid commentary track and isolated score tracks, and fits quite nicely with their other Sinatra police thriller, The Detective<\/a> <\/strong>(1968), which like the two aforementioned, were directed by Gordon Douglas.<\/p>\n

Pity there\u2019s no bio on Douglas, because he was a classic studio director who worked his way up within the studio system as a bit player, switched to comedic short films (including Our Gang films, and Laurel & Hardy\u2019s Saps at Sea<\/strong>), after which he worked his way through B programmers (Dick Tracy, The Falcon) and seemingly whatever the studio tossed his way until little by little he seemed to move into the minor A range.<\/p>\n

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Striking iconography, but this moment NEVER HAPPENS.<\/p><\/div>\n

His best-known work is arguably the sci-fi classic Them!<\/a><\/strong> (1954) plus four Sinatra flicks, yet he also seemed to be the guy who could deliver a reliable sequel for a pre-existing franchise, like Robin and the 7 Hoods<\/strong> (1964), They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! <\/strong>(1970), and Slaughter\u2019s Big Rip-Off<\/strong> (1973), plus remakes of Stagecoach<\/a><\/strong> (1966), and Nevada Smith<\/strong> (1975) for TV. A personal favourite is the James Cagney meanie Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye<\/strong> (1950), which was taut, grim, and a great deal of fun.<\/p>\n

Coming next<\/em> is the CanCon documentary Being Canadian <\/strong>(2015), directed by hit TV series scribe Robert Cohen (The Ben Stiller Show<\/strong>, MADtv<\/strong>, The Big Bang Theory<\/strong>), released on DVD by Passion River… and being a CanCon production about things Canadian…\u00a0available only as an import!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark R. Hasan<\/strong>, Editor
\nKQEK.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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