Couldn't agree more with all of this. Bill Duke always does
real good work -- his DEEP COVER is a true sleeper. (Has one
of Jeff Goldblum's best performances, if I remember
correctly.) Saw THE GOLDEN SPIDERS and enjoyed it immensely
-- I had my doubts about Hutton going in, but he managed just
the right tone, I think, with Goodwin. Wisecracking but
fundamentally decent. I also have always enjoyed the tv
series LA FEMME NIKITA when I get a chance to see it. In
fact, I think it's one of those very rare times when a TV
show actually is better than the original source film. (I
recently saw the French film and found it interesting, but
frankly rather sluggish and self-consciously
"perculiar".)
doug
--- Dick Lochte <
dlock@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Bill
> Duke is a real pro,
> responsible for a lot of television and the
unjustly
> overlooked neo-noir
> classic, "Deep Cover," as well as a
free-wheeling
> adaptation of "A Rage in
> Harlem."
> I thought Chaykin was terrific as Wolfe. Very
human.
> Quite a surprise, since
> the only other time I recall seeing him was in an
ep
> of "La Femme Nikita" in
> which he played an idiot savant. Speaking of
that
> series, did anyone see
> last night's show, "Sympathy For The Devil"?
As
> hardboiled and noirish as
> TV gets these days.
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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