Movie Details
| Title: | Pickup on South Street | |
| Director: | Sam Fuller | |
| Year: | 1953 | |
| Genre: | Noir | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 12.08.07 |
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| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 12.08.07 | Alamo Ritz | This Screening is part of event: Butt-Numb-A-Thon 9 fake title: Kiss Me Deadly Harry continues with his political theming. OK by me because it means I get to see this in a theater. YAY! People around me didn't like it but screw them. this shit is good. They still winced during the fight scenes, which I think are really great and, one beat where Widmark waits to get punched aside, a nice example of how to stage fighting realistically and effectively. trailers: -A Bomb for a Dictator -some weird Will Rogers Institute Child Immunization thing -Mr. No Legs The movie: Probably one of my favorite noirs. I love Widmark in this and Jean Peters is tre sexy in a trashy way. Of course it's known for Thelma Ritter's performance which is also great. I basically love how lean it is and tough. Widmark's seductive way of playing Peters is great and everybody's specific criminal code is awesome. Great to see it in a theater, just wish some of these great old movies were new to me. (i know, whaa whaa not obscure enough for ya) |
