http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/ Since 2002, Organic/Mechanic has been the personal website of Adam Harvey. He lives in Cleveland, OH. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-5174 Kinowords Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/#comment-5174 On the subject of photo journalists, madness and trapped visions, we thought it time to take another look at `Shock Corridor`, along with Hitchcock`s `Rear Window`and the more recent `SOP`from Errol Morris (Alan Taylor, JFK-I, Berlin). On the subject of photo journalists, madness and trapped visions, we thought it time to take another look at `Shock Corridor`, along with Hitchcock`s `Rear Window`and the more recent `SOP`from Errol Morris (Alan Taylor, JFK-I, Berlin).

]]> http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Organic/Mechanic Permalink » Pickup on South Street Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:44:44 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/#comment-2947 [...] Also in typical noir fashion, everyone smokes all of the time and most of the action takes places at night. But Fuller inverts some of the other items on the noir checklist. The protagonist, while still anti-heroic, is not destroyed by his ambition, and although the female lead, an implied ex-prostitute, starts off this trouble, she is more femme sauveur than femme fatale. In addition to these inversions Fuller adds in a hefty dose of Red Threat that has echoes in Shock Corridor ten years later. The casting was spot on and the acting excellent, which coupled with the plot, is why this film is a staple of film noir. [...] [...] Also in typical noir fashion, everyone smokes all of the time and most of the action takes places at night. But Fuller inverts some of the other items on the noir checklist. The protagonist, while still anti-heroic, is not destroyed by his ambition, and although the female lead, an implied ex-prostitute, starts off this trouble, she is more femme sauveur than femme fatale. In addition to these inversions Fuller adds in a hefty dose of Red Threat that has echoes in Shock Corridor ten years later. The casting was spot on and the acting excellent, which coupled with the plot, is why this film is a staple of film noir. [...]

]]> http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/comment-page-1/#comment-2893 Organic/Mechanic Permalink » The Sword of Doom Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:22:29 +0000 http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/shock-corridor/#comment-2893 [...] As I watched this, I kept thinking that if Samuel Fuller had been Japanese, he would have made The Sword of Doom. This film has the curious mix of shlock and art, brutality and grace that Fuller was known for. Even the mechanics of the schlock and art are parallel. The shlock centers around the action and plot, while the art comes through in shot selection and editing. Even the conclusion is Fulleresque, when the shlock gets leveraged into an ambiguous question aimed at the audience. I’m going to need to rewatch Shock Corridor soon, so I can stitch it back to Okamoto’s film. [...] [...] As I watched this, I kept thinking that if Samuel Fuller had been Japanese, he would have made The Sword of Doom. This film has the curious mix of shlock and art, brutality and grace that Fuller was known for. Even the mechanics of the schlock and art are parallel. The shlock centers around the action and plot, while the art comes through in shot selection and editing. Even the conclusion is Fulleresque, when the shlock gets leveraged into an ambiguous question aimed at the audience. I’m going to need to rewatch Shock Corridor soon, so I can stitch it back to Okamoto’s film. [...]

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