THE DANMAN CAN

WOW. Apparently there was another relentless, psychosexual, ahead-of-its-time, noir-tinged thriller released in 1962 besides CAPE FEAR and it's another masterpiece. I primarily know Blake Edwards from his comedies/romance films - BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S , the PINK PANTHER films, the PETER GUNN series and film , S.O.B. (in which Julie Andrews famously appeared nude). Here he proves that he can make a serious, dramatic and tense thriller (borderline horror film) with ease.   EIT features another great, creepy score from the master Henry Mancini , who scored almost all of Edwards' work (and who doesn't get mentioned enough IMO). Thoroughly impressed.

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Focus On Film   Episode 10 is up! Download the MP3  HERE . In this episode: January 2014 Criterion Collection Titles Announcement Recommended Films watched in the last 30 days - GRAVITY , CAPE FEAR (1962) , ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE , PINA , REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS , THE VERDICT (1982) "Criterion Most Wanted"  "Focus On Film Theme" :  Daniel Sardella