tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517589.post3926859898424579709..comments2023-10-09T04:23:42.233-05:00Comments on The Shelf: dvd review: film noir classic collection, vol.4J.C. Loopholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976993877171613834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517589.post-76438736563875562752007-08-15T11:39:00.000-05:002007-08-15T11:39:00.000-05:00Let me know if your class is approved, that would ...Let me know if your class is approved, that would be very exciting!<BR/><BR/>My daughter is considering applying to the Cinema School for a critical studies minor, so with luck she'll have room in her schedule for even more Casper and Maltin & Richard Jewell too. :) (She is looking at a History major and another minor in Geology/Geohazards -- nothing like academic diversity, LOL. Then she just has to figure out what to do with all that!)<BR/><BR/>I was particularly delighted to hear Foch's commentary is so interesting. (It's fun she has taught at USC too!) I'm partway through Glenn Erickson's commentary for ON DANGEROUS GROUND and enjoying it.<BR/><BR/>You might be able to tell from his commentary tracks that Dr. Casper has a reputation of speaking VERY fast in his classes, LOL. My daughter is anxious to get the list of this semester's films.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517589.post-57201790448089236212007-08-15T08:05:00.000-05:002007-08-15T08:05:00.000-05:00Laura-I would not doubt it. Film Noir figures prom...Laura-<BR/>I would not doubt it. Film Noir figures prominently in the post-war era. Dr. Casper's commentary was good also (as always), but there's something about pulling in people like Foch and James Ellroy that's so fun. And I'm sure their co-commentators had a ball also. I would love to hear more commentaries from DVD Savant (and DVD master) Glenn! Tell your daughter to take full advantage of the department while she is there. She is extrememly lucky! I may be teaching a Film History Class in the spring (if it's approved), but I would love to be able to direct my students to the likes of Dr. Casper or Leonard Maltin.J.C. Loopholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976993877171613834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517589.post-91252286911880303812007-08-15T00:46:00.000-05:002007-08-15T00:46:00.000-05:00I'm sure looking forward to this set! I'll be bor...I'm sure looking forward to this set! I'll be borrowing my dad's down the road, I'm sure. All of the films are new to me; TENSION and MYSTERY STREET sound particularly intriguing. (I have taped THE BIG STEAL and ACT OF VIOLENCE off TCM but haven't gotten to them yet.) Amazing that they produced a commentary for each and every film.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, my daughter will be taking Dr. Casper's class on post-war films this fall. Casper is also teaching a film noir class this semester but it didn't fit her schedule as well...sigh! I assume film noir will be a genre discussed to some extent in the postwar class.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.com