Two Noir-ish Things Make a Post?

[maplemood]

One more episode to go with Mob City, which is pretty middle-of-the-road as far as my emotional attachment to the characters goes, but also beautiful and fun and not quite as brutally violent as I was expecting--which doesn't mean it isn't brutally violent, but the trailers always gave me the impression that it's a lot bloodier than it actually turned out to be. And six episodes really doesn't feel like enough. The characters are just starting to come alive for me, and their backstories and motivations are starting to come into play in really interesting ways (at least for Joe and Jasmine, the two characters I ended up most interested in), and I know it's not all going to get wrapped up neatly in the last episode, but oh well. We got what we got. 

I also checked out The Big Sleep from the library, since watching Mob City reminded me that I haven't watched a whole ton of classic noir at all. I watched the first half hour or so last night after getting home pretty late, and so far it's just about perfect; I would have watched the entire thing if I hadn't been completely exhausted, and I might try to finish it tonight if I can get some writing done first--otherwise, I absolutely will finish it tomorrow. I never feel like I have a whole lot to say when it comes to classic movies, since pretty much everything there is to say has already been said, but LAUREN BACALL AND HUMPHREY BOGART. They're both wonderful. And that's all I have to say.