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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