RARA-AVIS: Film Noir at the Castro
Sandra Hess (shess@sirius.com)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 12:22:40 -0500 (EST)
I recently saw a number of re-releases (new prints, too) at
SF's Castro
Theater. The very first was a Orson Welles movie, TOUCH OF
EVIL. I HATED it.
Pretty much everything about it bothered me. And not in a good
way. The only
really good moments featured Marlene Dietrich. It was so heavy
handed and
clunky. I wish I'd liked the movie as much as I liked its
opening shot. A
very long, windy, uninterupted shot engaging the audience
immediately into
the framework of the mystery. Aside from the opening shot and
Marlene,
though...it was awful. I brought a co-worker. He hated it. Told
all the
people in line (as we left the theatre) that it wasn't worth
it.
I did take in a few more films throughout the week. Enjoyed
them muchly. All
in all, double features are very hard on my butt.
Sch.
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