Thursday, December 24, 2009

Things to do this holiday that involve watching movies

For your holiday movie viewing pleasure, consider EV Grieve favorite "Blast of Silence," the black-hearted NYC noir from 1961... it concerns a hitman on assignment in New York City during the Christmas holidays... and Bad Boy Frankie Bono really hates Christmas. And cities. And pretty much everything.

To the trailer...



While here, Frankie stays at the Valencia Hotel on St. Mark's Place (now the St. Mark's Hotel)...



Thanks to EV Grieve reader Mykola (Mick) Dementiuk for this screenshot...

On my list, there's Martin Scorsese's first film, "Who's That Knocking at my Door," whose opening scene is on a stretch of Houston that you may recognize...



Thanks to the Graffiti Friend of EV Grieve (GFOEVG, of course) for passing this along via Smart Crew.

And as a P.S., an old stuffy favorite, "Weekend at the Waldorf."

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4 comments:

  1. BryanDecember 24, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    I've never seen Silence. Thanks for the rec!

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  2. Bowery BoogieDecember 24, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    what about spending it with the griswolds?

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  3. EV GrieveDecember 24, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    @BB

    Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?

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  4. dmbreamDecember 24, 2009 at 6:19 PM

    "Shitter was full!"

    ReplyDelete

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