list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Blast of Silence on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Blast_of_Silence/52088/default.aspx Title: Blast of Silence
Year: 1961
Director: Allen Baron
Plot: This is a very dark, low-budget crime film which was unjustly neglected until its "discovery" during the film noir revival of the early '90s. Making brilliant use of authentically grimy New York locations, the film tells the story of a hate-filled hitman who comes to the city to murder a gangster on Christmas Eve. Lionel Stander's narration is almost impossibly hard-boiled, making the film an odd blend of grit and camp, but absorbing nonetheless. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:10:36 GMTBlast of Silence1961Allen BaronThis is a very dark, low-budget crime film which was unjustly neglected until its "discovery" during the <I>film noir</I> revival of the early '90s. Making brilliant use of authentically grimy New York locations, the film tells the story of a hate-filled hitman who comes to the city to murder a gangster on Christmas Eve. <a href="/players/P____67551/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lionel Stander</a>'s narration is almost impossibly hard-boiled, making the film an odd blend of grit and camp, but absorbing nonetheless. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide2Slightly Tagged (1-5)1013http://www.spout.com/images/no_image.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Blast_of_Silence/52088/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/leeroy711/archive/2009/3/29/41328.aspxPost By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 3/29/2009 7:13:02 PM
Body: This film was shot so beautifully that it's really a shame that the film maker decided to use and abuse the voice-over narration to as a substitute for talented acting. Of course, when the acting is as lackluster as it was in this film, you may need that voice-over to actually spell out everything that happened to be going through the character's head. Nonetheless, I really felt that Lionel Stander's second-person recital of the story got in the way of an otherwise completely likable film.
]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:13:02 GMTleeroy711leeroy711 Blog3/29/2009 7:13:02 PMThis film was shot so beautifully that it's really a shame that the film maker decided to use and abuse the voice-over narration to as a substitute for talented acting. Of course, when the acting is as lackluster as it was in this film, you may need that voice-over to actually spell out everything that happened to be going through the character's head. Nonetheless, I really felt that Lionel Stander's second-person recital of the story got in the way of an otherwise completely likable film. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/noir/MemberTagFilms.aspxnoir
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