Comments on: Keeping Track (August 16, 2012)

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:56:49 +0000

Believe it or not, I can survive without internet even with it resting right beside me. The same will power’s helped me to never smoke or take any drugs, and I hadn’t drank a drop from any alcoholic beverages in 10 years.

Also, I hope you had fun! :OÞ

Lastly, Alan Ladd is, honestly terrific in This Gun for Hire. It’s a serious role and he delivers the good all the way to the end. He plays the bad guy that grows on you; I did sympathize with him from early on, though.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:15:19 +0000

I find Ladd hit or miss, but he was great in those early noirs with Veronica Lake.

Sorry about the belated reply- just got back from a five day weekend with NO INTERNET. Somehow, I survived. ;-)

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:47:58 +0000

At Home This Gun for Hire (1942)- Alan Ladd is a really good actor and he proved it early on with his terrific delivery of a stern but empathetic hired gun. It's also based on a Graham Greene novel so that's awesome. The Young Lions (1958)- Two of the screen's greatest actors, Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift star in this film as soldiers in WWII. Brando plays the German officer who eventually figures out, the hard way, why the Nazi regime is bull, and Clift and Dean Martin play the Americans. It's 167 minutes long, looks very nice, and Brando and Clift are as great as ever. Night of the Living Dead (1968)- I rewatched it because I'd recently purchased the 40th Anniversary Edition. It contains the original musical score and has been digitally restored to deliver excellent audio and video quality. There are a couple of feature length documentaries, on the same disc, and also a commentary track by George A. Romero. It's definitely worth a purchase. It's also the third version of the film that I own. Now I can get rid of the first two. lol