In which, the gang decides that they are just going to wing it. We mourn the loss of Gene Wilder and Jon Polito, and then launch into a rousing discussion of whether or not Hollywood is doomed!! In a stunning turn of events, Dude concedes a great point to Tracy–the reason? Astounding!
Tag Archives: The Big Lebowski
Therefore I Geek Podcast, Episode 79 Gene Wilder’s Passing And Hollywood
Filed under Andrew Hales, Joseph De Paul, Podcast, Tracy Gronewold
Tagged as Con Man, Free Will, Gene Wilder, Hail Caesar, Hollywood, iMom, Jon Polito, Jonathan Strange, Mr. Norrell, Netflix, Podcast, Sam Harris, Star Realms, Star Trek, Talon, The Big Lebowski, The Big Sleep, The Shannara Chronicles, The Ten-Cent Plague
A Stroll Among Shadows: A fan’s thumb nail guide to film noir, pt 2
A couple of months ago, I gave a detailed and involved description of film noir, discussing its history and the key points that make a noir story. Here I just want to name a few of what I think are the key films for this era that not only embody key characteristics of the genre but also turned out to be great entries in American film making. Continue reading →
Filed under Joseph De Paul, Movies
Tagged as 13 Tzameti, Audrey Totter, Barbra Stanwyck, Billy Wilder, boxing, Brick, Citizen Kane, Crossfire, D.O.A., Dave Bannion, Double Indemnity, Edmond O’Brian, femme fatale, Film Noir, Fred MacMurray, Glenn Ford, Gloria Graham, Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place, John Huston, Joseph De Paul, Jules Dassin, Key Largo, Lady in the Lake, Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Murder My Sweet, Night and the City, Orson Welles, Out of the Past, Phyllis Diettrichon, Pickup on South Street, Rififi, Robert Ryan, Robert Wise, Sam Fuller, Shadow of a Doubt, Staff Writer, Sterling Hayden, Stoker, Strangers on a Train, Sunset Blvd., The Asphalt Jungle, The Big Heat, The Big Lebowski, The Big Sleep, The Harder They Fall, The Lady From Shanghai, The Maltese Falcon, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Set-Up, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, Walter Neff, Yojimbo