Talk:Touch of Evil

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One of the links at the bottom of the page goes to epinions.com, and isn't really an "article" per se. Is this okay? Karatloz 12:33, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Cleanup 2 'Film firsts' 3 Added information 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Touchofevil.jpg 5 Not a Director's Cut 6 Widescreen Matting Controversy 7 Plot Summary

[edit] Cleanup

This article is badly in need of a cleanup. It reads more as a review of the film or an essay on its subject matter than a POV report. For instance: "Marlene Dietrich as Tanya, a cigar-smoking Mexican gypsy brothel owner with huge beautiful eyes..." "Touch of Evil is rich and ripe with menace and atmosphere..." "Universal International acquiesced with bad grace..." and so on. PBP 04:55, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

I improved the plot section, will work on a director's trademark, etc section later.Xijjix 18:41, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

The synopsis isn't a synopsis --129.100.191.57 21:22, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 'Film firsts'

I removed the following, which is simply untrue; there's at least one earlier example, in Gun Crazy (1949). The Singing Badger 22:13, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

This was the first film where a driving scene was actually filmed from the driven vehicle. In this scene a convertible is driven at (apparently) very high speed through narrow back alleys, with many cross streets, and not for any particular reason except for the thrill of the danger. The camera was mounted on the hood of the car. Charlton Heston was not only the driver, but the camera operator and sound man.

[edit] Added information

I added information of the Touch of Evil restoration premiere at Cannes being cancelled because of litigation from Welles' daughter Beatrice. I was incredibly surprised that the information was not in the article, as it seems to be an important fact to me. If the one reference isn't enough, I can provide more. Green451 03:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I should also note that I have nothing personal against Beatrice Welles, it just seemed to me that this was a piece of information that should be in the article. Green451 01:32, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Touchofevil.jpg

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BetacommandBot 05:00, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not a Director's Cut

Welles stated in the 58 page memo that the film was no longer his version - it was the studio's cut, but as such he was willing to help them with it. Someone replace "director's cut" with "posthumous director's cleanup edit of studio version" if you want the truth of the matter.71.205.219.229 (talk) 00:25, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Widescreen Matting Controversy

There's been plenty of online articles about the "venetian blind" matting of the picture, which basically cropped the full-frame image released on VHS, but I don't see any mention of the controversy or criticism here.71.205.219.229 (talk) 00:30, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean? This is standard practice with 1.85:1 widescreen films. The film is shot full-frame in-camera, but is composed for widescreen. The picture is then matted in the movie theatre (or the widescreen DVD). The VHS version actually contains more picture than the director intended the viewer to see, which can lead to boom mikes, lights, etc. being seen. See the 35 mm film article's section on widescreen for more information. Green451 (talk) 16:59, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot Summary

I feel that the summary in many cases is badly worded. Also the ending is missing a lot from the movie where Quinlan threatens to frame Vargas. It is alos missing his final lines to Pete, "Pete, thats the second bullet I stopped for you." Also something needs to be said about Tana's final speech. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.251.22 (talk) 01:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)