M at the Lightbox

[theengineer]

Saw for the first time Fritz Lang's classic M at the Lightbox Tuesday. Not the best print, but an astonishing film.

M is considered by most to be the first serial killer movie (with Peter Lorre as a child murderer), and Lang's first talkie. While he now has sound, Lang still uses the power to silence to great effect in the film with long wordless

Comments

[whitesangria]

Awesome, thanks for the review. I was there Tuesday too... but for The People Versus George Lucas...

[theengineer]

Ha, I saw that on Wednesday! Saw it first at Hot Docs in the spring, loved it. I hope the DVD comes with all the fan films they showed excerpts from.

[whitesangria]

Me too! I'd love to show it at the con. I think it would REALLY make people think.

[theengineer]

That's a good idea.

Actually, showing Star Wars Uncut at the con would be great too.