I pulled a double feature tonight. Didn't think I was going to make it but with the help of coffee earlier in the evening, I made it through. P.T Anderson's Inherent Vice came out today on Blu-ray and I decided to buy it for my director collection and because I love the hell out of that movie. With a little bit of research, I found that The Big Sleep had somewhat of an influence. So there's my double feature. The Big Sleep was pretty good. A good old classic with Humphrey Bogart. Here's looking at you, kid. Here, he plays a sharp private investigator, always smooth. Seriously, ladies throw their arms to him almost in every moment. Note to self: must make a career change into the private eye business. The story was basic but for its time, pretty damn good. A little long. A little confusing at first. Wait, I'm still confused. Who killed who? It doesn't matter. I love private eye movies.
Good classic to see but not a priority. It went good with Inherent Vice afterwards. Inherent Vice is a trippy paranoia film, though. I think the perfect triple feature would be: The Long Goodbye, The Big Lebowski, and Inherent Vice. You can also mix A Scanner Darkly and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in there.
This is my second Howard Hawks film to see. Last year, I saw Rio Bravo for Western Wednesday.
