tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post5631319547414807618..comments2024-01-11T05:02:32.321-05:00Comments on Goodfella's Movie Blog: #63: Tread Softly Stranger (Gordon Parry, 1958)Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-31945163258244851502011-11-18T16:55:58.217-05:002011-11-18T16:55:58.217-05:00What a sensuality of this woman, now I know how me...What a sensuality of this woman, now I know how men were so crazy for her, I'd like to live in those times i FEEL REALLY IDENTIFY with the way the wore and the feeling they had to perform.rxmexhttp://www.pharmacywiki.org/rx-mex.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-59502469100201565362011-03-29T11:29:16.669-04:002011-03-29T11:29:16.669-04:00Diana Dors was a sexy sexy woman, her movies were ...Diana Dors was a sexy sexy woman, her movies were amazing, she always emanated such sexuality in her roles, her beauty was uncanny.buy viagra without prescriptionhttp://www.xlpharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-8118367154551045402010-04-23T18:03:14.741-04:002010-04-23T18:03:14.741-04:00So because I didn't list what films would not ...So because I didn't list what films would not be included BEFOREHAND, then I don't know of them? That's sound reasoning for sure, Allan...<br /><br />I'm not out "to be taken seriously" or harboring the pipe dream of having capsule reviews anthologized and published. Believe it or not, Allan, there is life outside of movies. I don't have the time, resources, or commitment to "have seen all but everything possible." I'm an average movie fan who likes to write about what he is watching or enjoying. Plenty of folks have joined in, taken part in the lists, and enjoyed themselves. You obviously haven't, so I'll once again repeat, if the list bothers you so much then by all means don't follow it. Trust me, you won't be missed. You're a gifted writer with movie knowledge that towers over anyone else in the blogging community, but you are an absolutely miserable human being to converse with.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-76249788833883931562010-04-23T17:44:22.901-04:002010-04-23T17:44:22.901-04:00In the end, Dave, all lists are worthless, but som...In the end, Dave, all lists are worthless, but some are more worthless than others. You need to state from the outset WHAT films you haven't seen or didn't rate so highly and why - if you're unable to do so, it's because you don't know of them. If you don't know of them - not seeing is one thing, not knowing them another completely. There are some films I haven't seen, as there are films that everyone hasn't seen, but you relaly have to try to minimise them to have credibility. Such lists should, NAY MUST, be left till you have seen all but everything possible. In everything I have written, if I didn't have that apologies section at the end that listed in detail the films that didn't make it, for whatever reason, including the handful I was unable to see, I may as well toss the damn thing in the bin. You will probably say I should anyway, and others will probably agree with you, but even so, thoroughness is not merely essential it should be mandatory. If you want to be taken seriously, take the task seriously.Allan Fishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-80689981754047482342010-04-22T17:48:17.020-04:002010-04-22T17:48:17.020-04:00If the list disgusts you that much, Allan, I don&#...If the list disgusts you that much, Allan, I don't know what to tell you except perhaps not to read... I don't mean to come off as gruff, but I honestly don't know what else to say. If you were here at all in the build up to the countdown, I went into it acknowledging that there were going to be holes due to films that I have not seen (among the many you list) and others that I might not consider noir that others do. Everyone that frequents the blog encouraged me to go ahead with the countdown anyway and we've had a blast for the entire way. I'm not claiming to make a list like you are, of "greatest films," I make no claims to this list being definitive. This is a personal list as has been acknowledged the entire time.<br />The inference that because some of his choices are not included then the countdown is completely void of worth pisses me off to no end. <br /><br />I have nowhere near the knowledge or viewing experience that you have Allan. Your movie knowledge is beyond impressive, it's more extensive than anyone I know of. But the high horse that you seem to perpetually be atop in regards to all things cinema is tiring. Sorry the list doesn't live up to your standards... everyone else seems to have been enjoying it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-47832461439595700452010-04-22T13:00:59.464-04:002010-04-22T13:00:59.464-04:00Dave, I have left off commenting on the site until...Dave, I have left off commenting on the site until the countdown was nearly over. It's now only got 2 places to be uncovered, and I'm hoping Out of the Past gets the no 1 spot, but we shall see.<br /> <br />However, it's only fair I make this comment here, as it's your sole Brit noir (aside from The Third Man and Night of the City, made by Fox in Britain to ive Jules Dassin a job while he was persona non grata in Hollywood and Gene Tierney a chance to escape as well). <br /> <br />You include TSS which is a very solid British noirt, but seriously, Dave, including this film but leaving off They Made me a Fugitive, Brighton Rock (THE best Brit noir, period) and They Drive by Night, is like leaving out Charles Dickens to find room for J.K.Rowling. <br /> <br />If you haven't seen either of these, I'm amazed Sam didn't tell you to see them before this countdown if he told you about TSS. <br /> <br />To see them missing and the likes of Side Street, He Walked by Night, The Street With no Name, Tension, Clash by Night, Kansas City Confidential, etc, is a bit laughable. I can just about forgive placing Force of Evil and Gun Crazy so low down like gold amongst sawdust, but there's a limit. Not to mention the absence of Walsh's classic noir westerns Colorado Territory and Pursued, Farrow's Alias Nick Beal (easily his best work), Dmytryk's Crossfire and, as you have French films in your list, such foreign classics as Allégret's Une Si Jolie Petite Plage, Melville's Bob le Flambeur (but Le Doulos ahead of it????), Visconti's Ossessione (10 times the film The Postman Always Rings Twice is).<br /> <br />I applaud your endeavour, Dave, as I know what effort must have gone into it, but there's more glaring omissions than hoiles in a Swiss cheese.<br /><br />AllanAllan Fishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-10371032255562987572010-02-18T08:58:20.572-05:002010-02-18T08:58:20.572-05:00This is a great choice for this countdown, and it ...This is a great choice for this countdown, and it had completely escaped my consciousness for such. Dors is a combination Jayne mansfield and Marilyn Monroe, and she's a charismatic anchor and there's a cryptic feel to the narrative, which of course enhances and accentuates it's noirish qualities. And I love this description:<br /><br />"The entire film has a wonderful working class, pulpy feel to it. The steel town feeling of Rawborough is easily relatable to cities throughout the United States, and presumably around the world, proving once again how universal many noir traits are."<br /><br />I'm delighted Dave that this film has yielded one of your best reviews, and thanks so much for the generous acknowledgements!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-69156736981579158512010-02-17T17:40:13.755-05:002010-02-17T17:40:13.755-05:00Tony - Great links, thanks for posting them. This...Tony - Great links, thanks for posting them. This was one that I probably never would have heard of/seen without Sam, so I'm definitely indebted to him for cluing me in.<br /><br />John - I didn't know that about Dors, particularly that she was in some Hitchcock Presents episodes. Definitely keep your eyes out, or in the very near future I might be able to help you out on this one.<br /><br />Samuel - No problem... hopefully some others will pop up along the way!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-38911223515120934332010-02-17T11:19:49.131-05:002010-02-17T11:19:49.131-05:00Dave, I've heard of Dors but not of this film....Dave, I've heard of Dors but not of this film. Tread Softly sounds classic, though, and no one doubts the Brits' ability to do noir. Thanks for putting another film on my to-do list.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-44870754911546780222010-02-17T07:32:24.349-05:002010-02-17T07:32:24.349-05:00Well, Dave, you correctly got me on this one. I am...Well, Dave, you correctly got me on this one. I am totally unfamiliar with this little gem. I am familiar with Diana Dors from a few films like “Theater of Blood”, “Deep End” and “Danger Route.” She even appeared in a couple of Alfred Hitchcock Presents including one called "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" which I remember well. Wonderful review and an enticing film to look out for.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578997264816756307.post-35857847968552921772010-02-17T01:48:31.795-05:002010-02-17T01:48:31.795-05:00Yes Dave, this is a great noir, and as you say the...Yes Dave, this is a great noir, and as you say the three protagonists are so ambivalent, you want them to get clean away. The final twist is classic.<br /><br />Director Gordon Parry employs potent sexual imagery that flows with the narrative, and DP Douglas Slocombe renders the gritty atmosphere of a Northern English steel town using a moody noir pallete.<br /><br />Check out:<br /><br />1. The trailer I made for this one complete with 40s-style titles, wipes and dissolves at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AOfpEDY91g.<br /><br />2. This clip I took from the movie, which has to be the most unsubtle metaphor for sexual union that I have seen in any noir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5xUDXknSA.Tony D'Ambrahttp://filmsnoir.netnoreply@blogger.com