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In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, 1967)

Sep

13

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Det. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) and Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) at the train station. The timetable is written by hand on a blackboard. DP: Haskell Wexler.

“They call me MISTER TIBBS.”

– Det. Virgil Tibbs

#FilmDuJour #September #NormanJewison #JohnBall #SidneyPoitier #RodSteiger #WarrenOates #LeeGrant #QuincyJones #HaskellWexler #BookAdaptation #crime #racism #USA #1960s ★★★★☆

On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954)

Jul

28

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On the Waterfront (1954)

Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint) apprehensively sips liquor with Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) in attendance. DPs: Boris Kaufman & James Wong Howe.

“You know this city's full of hawks? That's a fact. They hang around on the top of the big hotels. And they spot a pigeon in the park. Right down on him.”

– Terry Malloy

#FilmDinner #liquor #EliaKazan #MarlonBrando #KarlMalden #LeeJCobb #RodSteiger #EvaMarieSaint #MartinBalsam #LeonardBernstein #BorisKaufman #JamesWongHowe #drama #FilmNoir #crime #animals #birds #pigeons #USA #1950s ★★★★☆