I only watched two non-film noir movies in November, so if you’re not interested in noir, this will be a really short read.
Salem’s Lot (TV miniseries 1979) Tobe Hooper
(3:04)
Warner Archive streaming
What can I say? I’m an old guy who couldn’t stay up long enough finish this film before midnight on Halloween, so it rolled over into November. I have avoided this film for… well, 36 years, mainly because I typically don’t like made-for-TV movies, but I’m glad I checked this one out. I thought I would be more horrified by David Soul’s hair style (and it is horrifying), but the film itself has plenty of creepy stuff going on. Definitely worth a look at any time of year.
3.5/5
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick
(2:29)
AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center
You can read my thoughts on the film – and about hearing Keir Dullea speak at the screening – here.
5/5
And the rest of my 30 films in 30 days of Noirvember you can find here:
He Walked by Night (1948)
The Set-Up (1949)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
House of Bamboo (1955)
Crime of Passion (1957)
Railroaded! (1947)
The Dark Corner (1946)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
The Big Clock (1948)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Odd Man Out (1947)
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Moonrise (1948)
The Street with No Name (1948)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Sleep, My Love (1948)
Appointment with Danger (1951)
The Turning Point (1952)
House by the River (1950)
Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Fear in the Night (1947)
Champion (1948)
Bob le flambeur (1956)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
(Photos: Movie Morlocks, Coral Gables Art Cinema)
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