Night and the City
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Richard Widmark as the ghost of capitalism:
1) Watches his prize wrestler die in the arms of another, demonstrably inferior wrestler. In fact, the whole movie hinges on the notion that Widmark doesn't make distinctions of quality, only of advantage.
2) Widmark is the locus of female desire in this flick, in spite of, or better, because of, his anemic face and pleading eyes. The commercial sculptor downstairs with the gingerbread house full of cash doesn't stand a chance. He makes things, he owns them, but the point is to want.
posted by Greg Purcell @ 12:49 PM,
2 Comments:
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At 4:36 PM,
Justin F. Farrar said...
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You should post more often.
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At 1:52 AM,
Laurie said...
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The entertainment industry really needs such kind of blogs because they promote the movie industry very well. But it would be much better if they are going to include entertainment videos on their posts.:D
