As expected, we have an excellent selection of nominations and I'm definitely looking forward to starting this Hall of Fame.
Murder, My Sweet (1944) - This is the kind of film I always used to imagine when I thought about the genre, even before I had seen many noirs. I wasn't going to rewatch this one in preparation for the HoF, but after watching another of Dmytryk's films (
Obsession/The Hidden Room) I wanted to compare the two, and I'm glad I did.
Double Indemnity (1944) - An essential noir that I thought I had rewatched recently when it was nominated in another Hall of Fame, but I just checked my notes and it's been nearly 3 years since then.
Here was my last write-up on the film, in case anyone wants spoilers for what I'll likely say about it this time around.
L.A. Confidential (1997) - I know I have seen this film before, but I couldn't tell you anything about it. It's going to basically be a new watch for me. I've been meaning to get around to rewatching it for awhile, so it looks like I can stop putting it off now.
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Yet another film I've seen but have only a vague recollection of. I recall more of it than L.A. Confidential, but that's not saying much.
The Big Heat (1953) - I love Fritz Lang, and considered another one of his films for this HoF. I'll probably rewatch this one soon, so I'll save my thoughts for my write-up, just in case.
The Third Man (1949) - For some reason I was convinced that this was nominated for a HoF around the same time that
Double Indemnity was, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I don't know why I have that in my head - I even vaguely recall it being Camo's film. Did I have a strangely vivid MoFo related dream? Did I actually even rewatch this a couple of years ago? The mystery grows ever larger!
The rest of the films I don't think I've seen at all, though I've heard a lot about
The Stranger and
Le Corbeau and probably should've seen them both by now. At least now I'll get the chance for sure haha.