tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post913880657083813678..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Rogue Cop by William P. McGivernEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-52560024981199701912009-04-02T06:33:00.000-07:002009-04-02T06:33:00.000-07:00I have to respectfully disagree about Belafonte. ...I have to respectfully disagree about Belafonte. I think he gives a first-rate performance and actually manages to go toe to toe with Ryan, whom I also love in the film. By turns Belafonte is hip, suave, funny, haunted, hurt, desperate, and like a true noir hero knows he's marching off to his doom but can't do a damn thing about it. I think it's a very nuanced performance.Tom Piccirillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-22701533635335559102009-04-01T19:35:00.000-07:002009-04-01T19:35:00.000-07:00I didn't hate Belafonte, either. He just doesn't h...I didn't hate Belafonte, either. He just doesn't have much range as an actor and up against Ryan he just disappeared. He had great presence but not enough acting chops.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-39828152746205096382009-04-01T15:20:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:20:00.000-07:00I didn't hate Belafonte in the role...but perhaps ...I didn't hate Belafonte in the role...but perhaps I was swept up in everything else, including John Lewis and the augmented Modern Jazz Quartet's score. I had forgotten how much Lewis worked on NIGHT GALLERY (along with Gil Melle and Oliver Nelson) until looking at credits for the series the other day.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-50143652994490331652009-04-01T15:13:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:13:00.000-07:00ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW Still has the most over the ...ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW Still has the most over the top ending of any crime drama I've seen, even given such latter-day competition as DOMINO, and I still haven't read any of McGivern's novels, despite really enjoying much of his fantasy fiction for the Z-D magazines. Shame. Soon.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com