I saw the first 2, Stakeout and Murder By Contract. I loved
Murder. Vince Edwards was great as the hitman and Herschel
Bernardi and Phillip Pine were too good, freakin' hilarious.
Ellroy was very cool talkin before and after the films, about
bein stuck in L.A. in 1958 (both films were from
'58 and took place in L.A.)
--- jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@...
wrote:
> >
> > TL wrote:
> >
> > "Filmmakers have been messing with story
telling structure for a very
> > long time."
> >
> > One word: Rashomon.
>
> And another couple of words: Eisenstein,
Vertov.
> >
> > And thanks to those who recommended Before the
Devil Knows You're Dead
> > (which has its own time shifting).
Wow!
> >
>
> I'm very eager to see this with my kids, who are
both hardboiled and
> noir fans and had already gotten word...
>
> And I would like to thank the poster who warned
about Don Siegel's
> _The Lineup_ on Turner. I watched that and, before,
a minor but quite
> interesting 1958 film, _Stakeout on Dope Street_.
Nice introductions
> by Ellroy. The Lineup is an outstanding film,
classic Siegel, a
> masterfully cold narration of hot events. Fantastic.
I shudder to
> think of what Pauline Kael thought of
Siegel!
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
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