tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369037629844090449.post2188520087448948540..comments2024-02-17T20:53:59.011-08:00Comments on Classic Film Observations & Obsessions: Fifty Years of Film in 50 Weeks, #38: The Defiant Ones, 1958Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952528487748234667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369037629844090449.post-44088966036969948592022-01-30T14:37:04.909-08:002022-01-30T14:37:04.909-08:00I got Lilies of the Field from the library and am ...I got <i>Lilies of the Field</i> from the library and am really enjoying it! Got about half an hour of it to finish tonight.<br /><br />I saw <i>Raisin in the Sun</i> a couple years ago, and it was really powerful. I was glad I had read it in high school and remembered how it ended, though, or it may have been really stressful to watch that first time.<br /><br />I have a recorded-off-tv copy of his movie with Alan, <i>All the Young Men</i>, and am kind of holding onto it as a carrot to reward myself with when I finish the rewrites on my current book. I expect I will enjoy it for both of them! I love that Poitier worked with so many of my favorites -- not only Ladd, but also Bobby Darin in <i>Pressure Point</i>), and both Glenn Ford and Vic Morrow in <i>Blackboard Jungle</i>.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369037629844090449.post-67446534940330455552022-01-28T06:20:54.473-08:002022-01-28T06:20:54.473-08:00It seems we're in a similar situation, Rachel....It seems we're in a similar situation, Rachel. I saw LILIES OF THE FIELD for the first time just last year. I have yet to see RAISIN IN THE SUN. I also haven't seen the one he did with Alan L., although it didn't get great reviews. I may still watch it, as an attempt to getting closer to seeing everything Alan ever did, and also appreciating Poitier's talent more.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952528487748234667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369037629844090449.post-21372313800946273752022-01-26T09:09:23.878-08:002022-01-26T09:09:23.878-08:00Although I'm a Poitier fan, I still haven'...Although I'm a Poitier fan, I still haven't seen several of his biggest hits, including this one. I'm working on making up for that lack, as the library collection and my budget allows! <i>The Defiant Ones</i> really does seem like a movie I would totally dig. Soon!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com