tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post1401247424813581345..comments2024-03-28T11:22:19.658+11:00Comments on Classic Movie Ramblings: I Wake Up Screaming (1941)dfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post-47288610322444331932011-08-15T03:50:52.712+10:002011-08-15T03:50:52.712+10:00Great article. I just saw this film for the first ...Great article. I just saw this film for the first time today, and was stunned by the cinematography. Not only the light/shadow contrasts, but also the deliberate use of tilted angles (a motif that can be seen in the opening credits). I like when you write, "Director H. Bruce Humberstone and cinematographer Edward Cronjager don’t get too much ink in most histories of film noir, but they really did invent most of the archetypal noir images." I add this film to the short list of films from the early 40's that gave definitive stamp to the film style, alongside "Stranger on the Third Floor" (1940) and Citizen Kane.<br /> As regards the story -- I ironically found the mixing of genre elements intriguing and appreciated the moments of lightness and humor. There's something oddly postmodern to me about this mixing of genres and tones.Nick R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14688453056070172124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post-3896988589331141302011-08-03T13:12:03.548+10:002011-08-03T13:12:03.548+10:00It really impressed me when I first saw it a coupl...It really impressed me when I first saw it a couple of months ago because it retains a lot of the hard-boiled attitude of its era while introducing psychological elements I wouldn't expect to see until after the war. It also has that Alfred Newman "Street Scene" music that Fox would use in a lot of their noirs, to really set the tone. Your review is just right.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com