tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post4483689372002688457..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Crime Wave (1954)Ed Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-60796694629993638162012-06-19T07:36:00.639-07:002012-06-19T07:36:00.639-07:00Terrific little Noir and I do love the contrasty l...Terrific little Noir and I do love the contrasty look of it and de Toth's mobile but not flashy camera moves. Ellroy is barely on the leash in the commentary so it's just as well Muller is there to reign him in!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-21946628311833975692012-06-12T19:11:24.799-07:002012-06-12T19:11:24.799-07:00I saw it on TCM a couple years ago. I'd heard ...I saw it on TCM a couple years ago. I'd heard a great deal about the film and it has a cult reputation and a good cast. Sad to say I was underwhelmed. Only two directors really managed to use Hayden properly--Nicholas Ray and Stanley Kubrick. Hayden often had a tendency to bellow his lines for dramatic emphasis and seem hollow. His offscreen life was quite colorful and interesting.<br /><br />dennishopperbook.comPeter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.com