Shoot the Piano Player – Criterion Collection (1962)
Monday, November 23rd, 2009essential video A man runs through deserted night streets, stalked by the lights of a car. It’s a definitive film noir situation, promptly sidetracked–yet curiously not undercut–by real-life slapstick: watching over his shoulder for pursuers, the running man charges smack into a lamppost. The figure that helps him to his feet is not one of [...]