Flickers from the Cave

Episode 109 - Noir Where Else to Go

Flickers from the Cave · Aug 24, 2017 · 1h 0m

The 2 movies

The Big Sleep
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I, the Jury
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Show notes

We both love the classic noir films of the 40s and many filmmakers have tried to revisit that style and tone since those originals were released. We turn to two remakes of classic crime stories, starting with 1978's The Big Sleep, with an amazing cast led by Robert Mitchum and directed by the infamous Michael Winner. It succeeds on almost every level especially with Mitchum's portrayal of Phillip Marlowe. We follow that up with 1982's I, The Jury, starring Armand Assante...but it's just...not good. With a script by Larry Cohen, who is one of our favorite filmmakers, we had high exp...

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