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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2024
- FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss classic era noirs that resonate with our current sociopolitical landscapes, Eddie’s involvement with Tab Hunter’s memoir, “Tab Hunter Confidential”, character actors who automatically elevate a film, “Miller’s Crossing”, and more. We wind up with a discussion of which classic noir we would like to see directed by the modern director of our choice. Sorry, folks, no cats this week.
This week’s questions:
1. Is it entirely up to you or are there others who help to pick the festival’s theme? Does the festival always have a theme?
-David, Takoma Park, MD
2. When I think of movies of the film noir era that speak to our current sociopolitical landscape
Can you name other noirs that address criminality that extends beyond the interpersonal? But I'm interested in any film noir that seems to speak to our times, whatever the theme.
-Suzanne
3. What is the status of the next publication of “Dark City Dames”?
-J.W.
4. I just finished “Tab Hunter Confidential” which Eddie wrote with Tab. Since Tab was never in a noir film, how did Eddie get involved in the project? Also, having collaborated with notables myself in writing their book, what was the process like for Eddie?
-Michael, Post Falls, Idaho
5. What character actor always makes the scene/movie more interesting immediately when he appears on the screen?
-Alan, San Anselmo, CA
6. Why did the classic noir period end when it did?
-Derek, Indian Wells, CA
7. My favorite film by the Coen brothers is “Miller’s Crossing”. I’d enjoy hearing any comments that you have.
-Darrell in Ann Arbor
8. I haven’t seen a new “Noir or Not?” video on social media since July 2023. Any plans to bring it back? I hope it does in the near future. (This question is from October 2023)
-Brett, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
9. Is “Suddenly, Last Summer”, noir?
-Magie and Kurt
10. I have a movie fantasy proposal that I think could happen if the stars aligned. Love to know your thoughts and was wondering if you might have one if two of your own.
First: In a Lonely Place directed by Park Chan-wook.
Second: The Maltese Falcon directed by Werner Herzog.
-Steve, Exeter, New Hampshire
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22:06 My nominee for outstanding noir supporting actor: Thomas Gomez, who lent his sweaty presence to Phantom Lady, Johnny O’Clock, Ride the Pink Horse, and Force of Evil.
Mike Mazurki is always a welcome character actor in noir imho. " I,m looking for Velma." Another nominee: Sheldon Leonard.
I enjoyed this year's 25th Hollywood Noir Festival theme: Charlatans. How apt. 😮
Good character actors: Franklin Pangborn, Thelma Ritter, Margaret Hamilton pre-Oz, the old, beer-drinking woman in "Born to Kill". Dozens of them!
I will check out "Babylon Berlin" on Eddie's enthusiastic recommendation. It's got to be better than some of the big, first-run movies out now. I am basically stuck in a rather small town (no car) but with a little Laemmle Theater, thank the gods! This is a famous LA art house chain started 1938. So I watch films there, on YT, some Amazon Prime, & a few DVDs from Library. No streaming services, NO TCM with Eddie Muller hosting! But thankful for these anyway.
Keep up the good work, Eddie & Anne H!
Movie Fantasy Proposal: It's worth noting that Park Chan-wook is a fan of In A Lonely Place as the soundtrack for his film, Oldboy (2003) is full of titles named after classic films that inspired him for his own movies. One of those is In A Lonely Place.
Others are The Big Sleep, Kiss Me Deadly, Point Blank, Farewell My Lovely, Breathless, The Searchers, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Cries And Whispers, and even Jailhouse Rock. Park knows his classic cinema.
So while I don't personally want In A Lonely Place to be remade/reinterpreted, as I already think Nicholas Ray made a perfect film with Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, I will say that if a remake absolutely must be made for some reason or another, I would trust Park Chan-wook with the material far more than most other directors today.
If you don't have MHZ Choice but have a region-free or region 2 DVD player, Babylon Berlin Season 4 is currently available on a UK DVD from Acorn. And on 9/24/24 it'll be out on a US Blu Ray from Kino Lorber. -- The latest news from Germany is that Season 5 is scheduled to go into production this fall. Script is being finalized now. It'll be 8 episodes and set in February 1933 when you-know-who came into power. If I recall correctly the writers have no intention to continue the story past that point.
I also like Babylon Berlin a lot. But the problem with period pieces for us that have a historical knowledge is that you often find some flaw. In Babylon Berlin there are a few examples. For instance, in Berlin in the series you see a lot of cars, but not one horse. They should have thought about that. Horses were common (bringing out milk or beer and other things) in Berlin and other German cities in the 1920s and 1930s.
1:05:00 The Philip Roth novel is The Plot against America, and it was made into a drama series on HBO.
Anybody know how many RKO film noirs featured TWA images? Howard Hughes owned the studio and airline. A TWA Constellation leaving KC airport was the opening scene of one RKO noir. Ticket counters and TWA schedules were backdrops in others.
Which character actor can elevate a noir for me.....Jay Adler. He steals every scene from Dick Powell in Cry Danger and from Broderick Crawford in The Mob (plus countless others).
99 River Street.
Eddie, are you still trying to find "termite terrace" on the Warner's lot? Good luck as it was never there.
0:30.Eddie, electric fans are a staple of noir as you know...😉🥵
Eddie Muller could have been another Elisha Cooke Jr.
Remakes are like bands playing cover songs! Not a fan...
Can’t stand remakes. Then saw recently noir alley. Eddie Ripping Raft. When He loves Bogart who is beyond awful. Petrified forest he was hilarious and he was not kind to woman. What a letdown. Raft was class and could act so incredibly. Miss the old noir alley.