Still Of The Night
Added 9/14/2009
Excellent film. Seasoned actors. I'd like to get the sheet music for the theme music by John Kander. I don't know if it's titled "Still Of The Night", after the film title. I've searched endlessly. I just loved that music. I'd love to play it on my piano. I saw it on MGM satellite channel from DISH this weekend. Want to see it again and again.
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DVD PLEASE!!!!!!
Added 7/29/2009
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I've seen a lot of movies. This would be a perfect movie to view in letterbox form (would anyone watch Jaws any other way??).
The "Hitchcockian" suspense, the fantastic Long Island seaside cottage and the terrific casting provide the viewer with an unforgettable story; one wants to watch it more than once!
Whoever owns the rights to this movie, when are they going to come out with the letterbox DVD? Stupid they've waited this long- they would make a fortune.
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Very Atmospheric Thriller
Added 10/21/2007
This is a good thriller with lots of creepy touches. Roy Scheider is a recently divorced Manhattan psychiatrist. One of his patients is murdered and both the police and the victim's beautiful girlfriend (Meryl Streep) who seems to be the top suspect contact him. There is an immediate romantic attraction between Scheider and Streep and Scheider attempts to solve the murder using information the deceased man revealed to him during his twice weekly appointments. The most important info is a disturbing dream which is reenacted on screen in a memorable and truly chilling manner.
The deceased and Streep's character worked together at "Christen's" auction house specializing in antiquities and much of the film is set in this affluent world of high end art. Manhattan at night is used to good effect throughout the film and a fine soundtrack also enhances the atmosphere. Meryl Streep is especially good and needed to learn no new dialect or alter her own lovely appearance for this part. The ending is more than a little contrived and pretty improbable but the movie is very worth watching for any lovers of Streep or thrillers influenced by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Full of Contrivances
Added 7/30/2007
Meryl Streep never fails to impress--she's a great actress--however, in this movie her great talent is truly wasted. The story, as it plays out, is full of plot holes, unbelievables, cheap gimmiks, and false suspense which even some good directing by Robert Benton couldn't save. I felt that the characters were like pawns being being manipulated by the author to fulfill the goal of his plot rather than true people acting according to their behavioral traits.
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An Excellent Mystery
Added 1/14/2007
One of the best hommages to Alfred Hitchcock around, but it also stands on its own as a super mystery. The cast is great. The entire production is elegant, smooth and quietly dream-like. Warner Bros. owns the MGM catalog and I wish they'd release a DVD already.
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Still Of The Night
Added 9/14/2009
Excellent film. Seasoned actors. I'd like to get the sheet music for the theme music by John Kander. I don't know if it's titled "Still Of The Night", after the film title. I've searched endlessly. I just loved that music. I'd love to play it on my piano. I saw it on MGM satellite channel from DISH this weekend. Want to see it again and again.
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DVD PLEASE!!!!!!
Added 7/29/2009
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I've seen a lot of movies. This would be a perfect movie to view in letterbox form (would anyone watch Jaws any other way??).
The "Hitchcockian" suspense, the fantastic Long Island seaside cottage and the terrific casting provide the viewer with an unforgettable story; one wants to watch it more than once!
Whoever owns the rights to this movie, when are they going to come out with the letterbox DVD? Stupid they've waited this long- they would make a fortune.
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Very Atmospheric Thriller
Added 10/21/2007
This is a good thriller with lots of creepy touches. Roy Scheider is a recently divorced Manhattan psychiatrist. One of his patients is murdered and both the police and the victim's beautiful girlfriend (Meryl Streep) who seems to be the top suspect contact him. There is an immediate romantic attraction between Scheider and Streep and Scheider attempts to solve the murder using information the deceased man revealed to him during his twice weekly appointments. The most important info is a disturbing dream which is reenacted on screen in a memorable and truly chilling manner.
The deceased and Streep's character worked together at "Christen's" auction house specializing in antiquities and much of the film is set in this affluent world of high end art. Manhattan at night is used to good effect throughout the film and a fine soundtrack also enhances the atmosphere. Meryl Streep is especially good and needed to learn no new dialect or alter her own lovely appearance for this part. The ending is more than a little contrived and pretty improbable but the movie is very worth watching for any lovers of Streep or thrillers influenced by Alfred Hitchcock.
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