{"id":23765,"date":"2020-08-31T18:33:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T01:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:16:02","slug":"review-naked-city-criterion-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/08\/review-naked-city-criterion-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Naked City: The Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Naked City
\n<\/span>\u2014 The Criterion Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1948)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime, Film Noir<\/span>
\nThe Criterion Collection | NR \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $39.95 | September 8, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/31\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Jules Dassin
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Malvin Wald (story), Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Gallery
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.37
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.92 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.57 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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The Criterion Collection provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot <\/strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran (DON TAYLOR) and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon (BARRY FITZGERALRD) attempt to piece together her murder. A friend of the victim mentions “Mr. Henderson,” and the police also find the actions of Frank Niles (HOWARD DUFF) peculiar. As Muldoon and Halloran start to fill in the details of the victim’s past, they find that she had a lively social life, filled with many suitors, and the mystery becomes even more complex.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: The Naked City<\/em><\/strong> for its time was certainly revolutionary not so much with the plot, though got some nice intrigue to it, but instead being entirely filmed in New York City when before that time, most films, even ones set in NYC, were shot in Hollywood with staged backdrops. I can appreciate the historical significance of the film and the technical attributes of the beautiful cinematography by William H. Daniels who took home the Academy Award (for black-and-white).<\/p>\n

In terms of the story, for which screenwriter Malvin Wald was nominated, nothing terribly special, at least looking through it in the prism of modern times, but still engaging enough thanks to some fun performances, particularly from Barry Fitzgerald displaying some spunky charisma with his deeply Irish accent.<\/p>\n

The Naked City<\/em><\/strong> is still an entertaining movie deserving some of the praise and still holds up fairly well over seven decades later.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes in the standard Criterion clear keep case and inside is a booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Screenwriter Malvin Wald talks about his work on movie, where the idea came from and offering memories and stories from the time. Recorded in 1996.<\/p>\n

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