Here’s another simulated evening’s viewing of TCM Noir Alley. He Walked By Night has everything going for it — a tense story based on actual events, outstanding cinematography, and Jack Webb’s inspiration in creating his Dragnet radio and TV series. There’s no mistaking the voice of Reed Hadley, who narrated many crime movies, and appeared in a few of them. Take it away, Eddie…
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Beantown at Its Best
Bill Iffrig, on the ground in that famous photo, passed away a month ago, at age 89.
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a46458984/bill-iffrig-dies-at-89/
“This is our fu*king city.” – David “Big Papi” Ortiz
A Feyn-man Mess-age
Freakonomics has started a podcast series about Richard Feynman. Highly recommended listening.
Bibendum Tracks
More tracks in the snow near the house, and I think I know what strange creature made them.
Bob Tracks
This is the type of Bobcat that was used to build the patio last year.
This is the type of bobcat that was roaming the patio last night.
Who Was Barbara Loden?
I hadn’t heard of or seen Barbara Loden until today, when catching Wild River on the Movies! channel. My fault for having never watched Splendor in the Grass. I’m ambivalent about Elia Kazan, who directed both of those movies. He named names in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Kazan, old enough to be Loden’s father, must have had a thing for her, because they were married in 1967.
Loden’s self-made independent movie Wanda, about the rough life of a working class woman, has been hailed since its premiere in 1970. It’s available on the Criterion Channel, but I haven’t watched it yet. You can watch it here until when or if it’s yanked off of YouTube.