I once met Robert Wise at a banquet where he was being honored for his contributions to science and science fiction, film making. I ask him who, in his opinion, was an outstanding director in the current generation of filmmakers. Without hesitation, he said, “John Sayles”!
In Cold Blood is one of the best (and most perfect) examples of a "procedural". Others include "The Boston Strangler", "10 Rillington Place" (both Richard Fleischer), and Fincher's "Zodiac". It's a tough genre because the time most cases take to resolve of leads to discontinuity in the supporting characters, as opposed to the cop-hunts-killer format we usually get.
I like Hathaway's "The House on 92d Street" (1945) "Call Northside 777" (1948) and Dassin's "Naked City" (1948) for their semi-documentarian/procedural aspects as well.
Wow...after seeing this movie many times and always admiring the movie poster I JUST realized those are the eyes of Smith & Hickock and not Blake & Wilson. Please excuse me!
Damn, post WW 2 1950's US society was a strange, messed up place and even now we barely know the half of it!! Truman Capote, Flannery O'Conner, etc were just giving us clues.
Excellent information on In Cold Blood. Trailers From Hell is a treasure.
.....great film and very adult for the time....
Oh goodness, I love 2.35:1 widescreen in black-and-white. That's a powerful, golden combination in capable hands.
Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”!
One of the greatest movies of the 1960s.
It definitely holds up too. This film should be better known, and its one of the early "new wave" movies of the 60s.
@@benfisher1376 The film feels astonishingly contemporary.
@@ricardocantoral7672 It does. I particularly like the flashbacks and the editing in general.
I once met Robert Wise at a banquet where he was being honored for his contributions to science and science fiction, film making. I ask him who, in his opinion, was an outstanding director in the current generation of filmmakers. Without hesitation, he said, “John Sayles”!
In Cold Blood is one of the best (and most perfect) examples of a "procedural". Others include "The Boston Strangler", "10 Rillington Place" (both Richard Fleischer), and Fincher's "Zodiac". It's a tough genre because the time most cases take to resolve of leads to discontinuity in the supporting characters, as opposed to the cop-hunts-killer format we usually get.
I like Hathaway's "The House on 92d Street" (1945) "Call Northside 777" (1948) and Dassin's "Naked City" (1948) for their semi-documentarian/procedural aspects as well.
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Good picks. Just saw ' naked city' recently . Loved it . 'Northside' is a favorite too.
I'll have to seek out ' 92nd street'
Wow...after seeing this movie many times and always admiring the movie poster I JUST realized those are the eyes of Smith & Hickock and not Blake & Wilson. Please excuse me!
Great film!!
Great score!!
First time I heard words like "pussy", "bullshit", plus the Finger was used....and one burp.
Damn, post WW 2 1950's US society was a strange, messed up place and even now we barely know the half of it!! Truman Capote, Flannery O'Conner, etc were just giving us clues.
Come do another movie in Texas, John.
Watching the infamous crime dramatized in this film rocked me to my core. There has been nothing like it since.
You might enjoy “Wonderland” with Val Kilmer as John Holmes. I felt like taking a shower after I watched it. Vivid portrayal of truly scummy people.
@@localcrewGood suggestion. If you are looking for understated tension and suspense, you might watch Klute. Very atmospheric and affecting.
I hope you get to make To Become The Man one day, John. It’s a devastating, but important story to tell.
RIP Robert Blake
😊📼😎sweet