Seconds

[Doo Dah]

Seconds, the John Frankenheimer 1966 film-noir tour de force is being released by Criterion this August. Wonder if Brian will purchase a copy?

Come in, Mr. Wilson!

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/seconds-movie-criterion?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_mtv_non_053113_seconds-movie

[JohnMill]

Off topic but speaking of disturbing movies I'd like to see "Play It As It Lays" finally get a proper DVD.  The opening scene featuring Tuesday Weld has always been one of my favorites.

[Dr. Tim]

There was a good laserdisc version of this a few years back, with a Frankenheimer commentary (the movie is clearly a favorite of his).  Rock Hudson thought this was his best acting performance.  I presume Criterion will be using the  restored "European version" which contains a lot of nudity for the time, all cut from the US version just before the ratings system was launched (everyone getting naked to stomp grapes at a love-in-type party).  Frankenheimer knew Hudson would only do it once so he had a bunch of cameras shoot the action, then wild-tracked in dialogue as needed.

Given how unsettling this movie is, even  45 years later (like Night of the Hunter or Psycho), the enduring mystery is who would have recommended this movie to Brian, or what motivated him to go see it, especially in light of his reaction to it.

[37!ws]

I watched Seconds some years ago, and I didn't find it terribly disturbing as I did bizarre...and I've yet to see any reference outside of Domenic Priore say that it was funded by Phil Spector....or am I missing something???