Comments on: The B Connection: Lewton, Renoir and Truffaut http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-b-connection-lewton-renoir-and-truffaut.html filmsnoir.net: an oasis of noir in a desert of banality Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Alexander Coleman http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-b-connection-lewton-renoir-and-truffaut.html/comment-page-1#comment-1933 Alexander Coleman Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:16:56 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=2462#comment-1933 "So all you b-movie fans you are in hallowed company!" Yay! Thank you for posting this, Tony. I happened to know, from reading, about Truffaut in particular (one of his consistent themes as a critic was finding the subtextual genius in many American B-films), but that quote by Renoir is a gem I had not yet discovered. I'll have to seek this book out. “So all you b-movie fans you are in hallowed company!”

Yay! Thank you for posting this, Tony. I happened to know, from reading, about Truffaut in particular (one of his consistent themes as a critic was finding the subtextual genius in many American B-films), but that quote by Renoir is a gem I had not yet discovered. I’ll have to seek this book out.

]]> By: Tony D'Ambra http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-b-connection-lewton-renoir-and-truffaut.html/comment-page-1#comment-1907 Tony D'Ambra Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:07:00 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=2462#comment-1907 Hi Dcd. No, I haven't read those books - not yet anyway. Tks for the pointers. Hi B-movie_filmmaker. Thanks for your visit, and yes, it is revealing that a lot of great movies would be languishing in studio vaults were it not for the French and others. Hi Dcd. No, I haven’t read those books – not yet anyway. Tks for the pointers.

Hi B-movie_filmmaker. Thanks for your visit, and yes, it is revealing that a lot of great movies would be languishing in studio vaults were it not for the French and others.

]]> By: B-movie_filmmaker http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-b-connection-lewton-renoir-and-truffaut.html/comment-page-1#comment-1906 B-movie_filmmaker Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:51:32 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=2462#comment-1906 Wow! All I can say is WOW! Imagine getting such a recommendation on your film? Why is it that, in general, Western Europe has more appreciation for so-called B-movies than anywhere else? Or maybe some folks are so bored with typical American Cinema that they reject anything. Whatever the case, it's nice to know that someone as creative and artistic as Renoir had a sweet spot for B-movies :-) Wow! All I can say is WOW! Imagine getting such a recommendation on your film? Why is it that, in general, Western Europe has more appreciation for so-called B-movies than anywhere else? Or maybe some folks are so bored with typical American Cinema that they reject anything. Whatever the case, it’s nice to know that someone as creative and artistic as Renoir had a sweet spot for B-movies :-)

]]> By: Dcd http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/the-b-connection-lewton-renoir-and-truffaut.html/comment-page-1#comment-1904 Dcd Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:35:05 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=2462#comment-1904 Hi! Tony, The book you recommended seems very interesting...knowing me, I will probably purchase the book sooner, if not, later. Btw, Have you ever read author Arthur Lyon's book <b>Death on The Cheap: The Lost "B" Movies of Film Noir!..? or author Spencer Selby's book <b>Dark City: film noir?</b> Because I find both books to be very interesting books on film noir, Therefore, my advice to <i>"noiraholics and non-noiraholics"</i> alike is... try to purchase both, author Arthor Lyon's book along with author Spencer Selby's book <b>Dark City: film noir together.</b> (With the "latter" being considered "somewhat" a companion book to Lyons' book...) Believe me this "novice," would have never thought of purchasing these 2 books together if I didn't "over hear" a film noir aficionado, suggesting both titles to another "novice noiraholic." Btw, Like author Spicer,(Film Noir) he (Lyons), covers Producer Val Lewton's work in his book too! Take care! Dcd ;) Hi! Tony,
The book you recommended seems very interesting…knowing me, I will probably purchase the book sooner, if not, later. Btw,
Have you ever read author Arthur Lyon’s book Death on The Cheap: The Lost “B” Movies of Film Noir!..?
or author Spencer Selby’s book Dark City: film noir?

Because I find both books to be very interesting books on film noir, Therefore, my advice to “noiraholics and non-noiraholics” alike is… try to purchase both, author Arthor Lyon’s book along with author Spencer Selby’s book Dark City: film noir together. (With the “latter” being considered “somewhat” a companion book to Lyons’ book…)

Believe me this “novice,” would have never thought of purchasing these 2 books together if I didn’t “over hear” a film noir aficionado, suggesting both titles to another “novice noiraholic.”
Btw, Like author Spicer,(Film Noir) he (Lyons), covers Producer Val Lewton’s work in his book too!
Take care!
Dcd ;)

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