LD133 - Bad Day at Black Rock

Published: May 10, 2021, 11 a.m.

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Is it a western/film noir mash-up, a subtly coded red scare-era warning, or a a heart-on-its-sleeve anti-racism morality tale? It definitely has a little of each, but is there enough of any to give Spencer Tracy\\u2019s oddly elderly WWII veteran a big enough stage to convince a desert town with a shameful secret to inspire a nation to live up to its principles? Not if Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, and Lee Marvin have anything to do with it.

If you\\u2019d like to watch ahead for next week\\u2019s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Terry Gilliam\\u2019s\\xa0The Adventures of Baron Munchausen\\xa0(1988) and Karel Zemen\\u2019s\\xa0The Fabulous Baron Munchausen\\xa0(1962).

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