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Host Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman
Edgar G. Ulmer’s “Detour” is both a low-budget B movie, and one of the most influential and elemental examples of America’s film noir. Its stars were largely unknown, and it was released by a poverty row studio. It’s also a great film - one that was “rediscovered” by film nerds and preservationists in recent years, and has now been restored and given a Crierion release. What’s all the fuss? We’re gonna find out?
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Show Notes
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
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Available to stream, rent or buy digitally and for free with a Kanopy account.
On disc: Blu-ray
Next time, we’ll watch The Fountainhead (1948)
