tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post4164100988334403490..comments2024-03-28T10:48:48.561-04:00Comments on Joe Torcivia's The Issue At Hand Blog: DVD Review: The Big Shot (1942)Joe Torciviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-54450475357535645632015-03-28T14:13:18.089-04:002015-03-28T14:13:18.089-04:00And you wonder why I miss you when you don’t comme...And you wonder why I miss you when you don’t comment for a while, TCJ? <br /><br />…THIS is why! <br /><br />Some of those are even beyond MY freakish “reaching ability”! Great job!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-39118843135815948032015-03-28T13:48:14.658-04:002015-03-28T13:48:14.658-04:00Say, if "Duke", was sent to the slammer ...Say, if "Duke", was sent to the slammer once again, wouldn't that make him a "hard-<i>core four</i>-time loser", and as such, eligible for discounts on the following titles from the prison commissary-<br /><br />*"Walt Disney's Confessions and Alibis"<br />*"Donald, the Sitting Duck"<br />*"I Got Slipped a Mickey, Mouse"<br />*"Say Uncle, Scrooge!"<br /><br /><i>Gold Jail Key Comics - They're a lethal injection...of FUN!</i>top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-28302669687506703342015-03-28T12:12:46.484-04:002015-03-28T12:12:46.484-04:00Good and valid points on the film’s obscurity, Sca...Good and valid points on the film’s obscurity, Scarecrow! <br /><br />I’d never seen it either, before this. <i>“Long Live The Warner Archive Collection”</i>, is right! As the market for such material contracts, they have become a more important resource than ever before. And that’s why I support and enthusiastically endorse their efforts. <br /><br />…Now, release more ‘60s and prior animation, please!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-19728897260585447592015-03-28T10:49:57.000-04:002015-03-28T10:49:57.000-04:00The title's resemblance to "The Big Sleep...The title's resemblance to "The Big Sleep" might also have contributed to its being overlooked for so long. During the promotion of that film, studio execs may have decided to downplay the earlier similar title in Bogey's catalog of roles...since "The Big Sleep" is hugely iconic and was a major pairing of Bogey and Bacall. It might also have been Bogart himself or his agent deciding that his early 40's roles should emphasize his "bad good guy" image rather than his "good bad guy" image. The fact that this film IS such an anomaly for this period of Bogart's career may be a prime reason for its undeserved obscurity.<br /><br />Thanks for this awesome review! What a treat for Saturday morning to get a review of a "must-see" film that I had never even heard of before! It is truly a treasure! Long live the Warner Archive Collection! I can't stop using exclamation points!scarecrow33https://www.blogger.com/profile/10552306802823617940noreply@blogger.com