BLAST OF SILENCE (1961)dir. Allen Baron
Admittedly, when you say Criterion DVD release, you think foreign films and that's a good thing. Criterion has been working their buns off since the days of laser disc to bring some of the greatest films around into our living rooms.
Always with plenty of extras and always looking for the best prints available.
This week they bring us a very little known film called Blast of Silence (1961). Now, I'll be honest and say this movie has only lived in myth for me. I've missed every screening that has come around and I've refused to watch some crappy bootlegged copy. So this is good news for me!
The basic plot involves a hit man on a job in NYC during Christmas. It features what Criterion calls, "At once visually ragged and artfully composed, and featuring rough, poetic narration performed by Lionel Stander, Blast of Silence is a stylish triumph." Linoel Stander is one of those character actors with a gravelly voice that just screams personality. Do you really need more than that?
You can order it through Amazon, but the best deal seems to be through DVD Planet.
I dare you not to check it out!
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