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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Sleek, Yes, and That's the Point
McQueen's "solid, stiff" Thomas Crown and Dunaway's mercurial Vicki Anderson are the obvious and well-crafted foils to keep Brosnan's and Russo's efforts in the pretender positions. In Boston's upper-crust, Beacon Hill Brahmin cultural setting, you can see how both McQueen and Dunaway had characters nailed, while Brosnan and Russo were so sleek, they looked more like, well, Brosnan and Russo.
Salem's Lot (1979)
Suspense on a High Plane
The vampire schtick can be amusing in a skewed way, but in this movie it is seriously chilling suspense very well done. All scenes of vampires confronting the humans are unnerving, but the sequences of Ralphie Glick appearing at the window, floating in, and advancing on his brother are, simply, the chillingest movie footage I have ever seen, bar none.
As for version, try at any effort to obtain a complete cut, which starts and ends with Mears and his young companion in Central America on their unending quest. If the film doesn't begin with this, don't waste your time. The TV hatchet job (edit being an honorable term) insults the intelligence of anyone who knows the story.
Concert for George (2003)
Such limited theater disposition is a pity.
Unfortunately destined for quick release to DVD, it is worth almost any effort that The Concert for George be seen initially in the theater. Any decent home rig will provide for an enjoyable experience, but the in-theater experience will set the tone--no pun here--for extended treasure of this event.
Its musical quality, artist interpretations, continuity, sense of humor(right up George's alley), along with the camaraderie and "familial" love among the artists are inspiring to behold, and it is no less the event to see young Dhani Harrison's physical resemblance "bring his dad back to the stage."
It was a bit sad to see on opening night only some ten or twelve other patrons in the theater and, some five days later, see it unlisted for the same screen. More is the pity for this, but for those in touch with the mid-and-later-20th century musical phenomenon, DVD will far surpass a complete miss. A copy would compliment anyone's library.