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Feb 1, 2017 · We explore what we can learn from the DVD commentary track for Bad Day at Black Rock, featuring director John Sturges.
By Sven Mikulec One of the biggest compliments that John Sturges’ Bad Day at Black Rock received was when Paul Thomas Anderson commented on its educational value in terms of sharpening one's filmmaking craft.
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Apr 17, 2024 · The following audio commentary, featuring director John Sturges, was recorded for the 1991 Criterion laserdisc edition of the film.
Thank you! Great film. Are there any other sources for commentary tracks, other than collecting the disks themselves?
Sep 2, 2013 · Director Paul Thomas Anderson once said that he learned everything he knows about directing from Sturges' commentary on the Bad Day at Black Rock LaserDisc, so here's the opportunity, if you haven't already taken it, to listen to it and, as Anderson says, avoid 20 years of film school.
Nov 10, 2019 · Bad Day at Black Rock (1955): Spencer Tracy and Small-Town Bigotry. Posted on November 10, 2019. In its theatrical cut, Bad Day at Black Rock opens furiously, charging forward with the momentum of a freight train as the credits roll and Andre Previn’s score thrashes in the film’s most manic moment. From thenceforward, its greatest strength ...
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Dec 28, 2016 · John Sturges' quiet but tense Bad Day at Black Rock is a nearly flawless exercise in slow-burning suspense, revealing bits and pieces of its core mystery as the 81-minute film unfolds.
