tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post1464189689083062746..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: Noir 100 at the Brattle - A Rain Day, Double Feature, Noir MatineeRaquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-47857376379913701252010-09-01T10:05:52.465-04:002010-09-01T10:05:52.465-04:00Never got to the Brattle as often as I should have...Never got to the Brattle as often as I should have when I lived close enough to do so pretty easily. But I still have fond memories of the place.<br /><br />Thanks to the DVD, <i>The Big Sleep</i> gets a screening around mi casa once or twice a year. I know it's not the same as a theater show (esp. double features programmed by others), but that's no reason to deny myself these films, is it?Kevin Wolfhttp://kevinwolf.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-74557388831384825712010-09-01T08:41:50.205-04:002010-09-01T08:41:50.205-04:00Kate - Someone needs to pay us to watch classic mo...Kate - Someone needs to pay us to watch classic movies for a living and blog about them. We need to find ourselves a wealthy patron. You are so right, The Big Sleep is a confusing movie. Maybe, like Out of the Past, I've seen it so many times that I've tricked myself into it making any sense. But it is definitely convoluted. Thanks for the compliment on that line!<br /><br />Artman & Mercurie - I love how even Raymond Chandler confused himself!<br /><br />Artman - That's a great line! And you got it straight on. I remember Bogie delivering that line in the beginning of the movie. And I totally agree RE: Dick Powell. He could have been typecast as the juvenile lead in musicals (even as he was getting older). I admire him greatly for turning his career around and doing something drastically different. It's like we've got two Dick Powells to watch!<br /><br />Mercurie - You need to come up to Boston! Or we need to send you a Brattle. Whichever. You are right, MMS & Big Sleep are nearly perfect. I prefer the latter over the former but they are both top-notch film noir classics.<br /><br />Laura - Thank you again for not being completely and utterly offended by my dirty mind and for reading this. Sometimes I write these things and I think to myself "I hope Laura isn't completely appalled".<br /><br />KC - I know. I feel like it's worth taking a day off in the middle of the week just to do this. But it's got to be timed with the showing of an excellent film.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-14768421408008628192010-09-01T00:25:07.517-04:002010-09-01T00:25:07.517-04:00Very smart of you to take a movie break. I can'...Very smart of you to take a movie break. I can't remember the last time I saw one in a theater in the middle of the day. It sounds so luxurious!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-61923696767764886382010-08-31T22:52:05.220-04:002010-08-31T22:52:05.220-04:00I have fond memories of seeing THE BIG SLEEP in a ...I have fond memories of seeing THE BIG SLEEP in a revival theater when I was a teen -- though I was too young to pick up on all the undercurrents you mentioned! I enjoyed your account of your evening and am glad you got to enjoy a fun break during a busy week!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-14740306068514706352010-08-31T22:24:59.980-04:002010-08-31T22:24:59.980-04:00Before anything else I have to say I envy you, Que...Before anything else I have to say I envy you, Quelle, living so close to the Brattle! It is one of the many theatres I would like to go to one day!<br /><br />Anyway, Murder, My Sweet and The Big Sleep are my two favourite adaptations of Raymond Chandler's books. They are nearly perfect. And I love the fact that MMS has such a convoluted plot! If I remember correctly, even Raymond Chandler himself lost track of who committed one murder in the original novel (Farewell, My Lovely)!Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-37005048011858411352010-08-31T20:18:08.554-04:002010-08-31T20:18:08.554-04:00dont feel bad Kate, apparently not even Raymond Ch...dont feel bad Kate, apparently not even Raymond Chandler could explain the plot to the Big Sleep and he wrote it, lol! it is truly one of those examples where style totally overpowered substance but it works so beautifully who cares? its a wild fun ride and what a treat that must have been on the big screen Quelle! one of my fave lines is what Bogie says after his first encounter with Martha Vickers, something like:<br /><br />"she tried to sit in my lap...while i was standing up" <br />(its been a while, how close was i?)<br /><br />Quelle your description of her was perfect, but still cant top your sexuality sauce remark, i gotta remember that one!<br /><br />Murder My Sweet is also noteworthy imo as one of the strongest examples of an actor making a complete change in screen image. the contrast between Dick Powell's eternally smiling male ingeneue roles at WB and his gritty unshaven intepretation in MMS is severe to say the least! i cant really think of another actor or actress who made such a drastic change in image, can anyone else????<br /><br />pre-code to post-code Norma Shearer is close maybe? hmmmmm, ponder this, i will....Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-38245898335636311702010-08-31T14:31:17.438-04:002010-08-31T14:31:17.438-04:00What a fantastic series! It must have been temptin...What a fantastic series! It must have been tempting to just quit your job and spend all of your savings sitting at the theater the last two months lol :D<br /><br />I think The Big Sleep plot always confuses me even more than Murder My Sweet, but you get so distracted by each individual scene being so darn good that you really don't care what the overall plot is anyway! <br /><br />btw I adore this line - "If sexuality were a sauce, it would be dripping out the corner of your takeout box if you took this film to-go."kate gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524340938024619737noreply@blogger.com