Review Pile
When I have something to review for DVD Times The Digital Fix it’ll be listed here. I’ve also left a collection of links to my last 5 reviews.
Fritz Lang’s Indian Epic (Der Tiger von Eschnapur and Das indische Grabmal) (1959)
The Big Sky (Howard Hawks, 1952)
Last 5 BD/DVD Reviews:
The Insect Woman (Shohei Imamura, 1963) (w/ Nishi-Ginza Station) [Dual Format]
The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) [Blu-ray]
Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979) [Blu-ray]
The Other F Word (Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, 2011)
Le Silence de la mer (Melville, 1949) [Dual Format]
Last 5 MOD Reviews:
The Big Caper (Robert Stevens, 1957)
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (Allen Funt, 1970)
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (Dean Hargrove, 1975)
Welcome to L.A. (Alan Rudolph, 1976)
Incident in an Alley (Edward L. Cahn, 1962)
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is that a still from Dames? I seem to remember that “Naughty Stories” book from one of the Berkeley musicals. Thanks for recommending those, by the way. Still need to watch Gold Diggers of 1935, but I’m a bit reluctant to. Gold Diggers of 1933 is easily my favorite of the bunch, with plenty of variety, some of the more *inventive numbers*, and an excellent cast to boot. The 1935 one seems to have lost both Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell, which is unfortunate.
Close, it’s from Footlight Parade, which caught me off guard with how delightful and fun it was. The pre-Code musicals have caused me to reevaluate the things I’ve always disliked about that genre - interruptions of the plot for the singing of tunes I generally don’t enjoy - and really appreciate Berkeley’s visual genius. The end of Footlight Parade or Gold Diggers of 1933 is like watching a fireworks display, with the constant oohing and ahhing of a peak-filled spectacle. And Cagney is so good at showing his talent as not just an actor but a complete performer in Footlight Parade.
I got a kick out of that screen shot with Claire Dodd and thought it would be perfect on this page.