CourtoftheTable

Without a doubt in my mind In the Heat of the Night is a top ten film of all time. That is a lot for me to say in view of the fact that I am a devout fan of movies made in the 1930s-40s. All the elements, too many to mention are here. The acting is off the charts. It not only showed white prejudice but the reverse as well. There are so many scenes that are memorable I loved the scene where the Chief breaks up the fight between the white street punks and Virgil. And the repartee between Poitier and Steiger exploded with chemistry oscillating between disdain and respect (mostly from Steiger) I am admittedly very biased about Sidney Poitier he is among my favorite actors along with Cary Grant and William Powell. His pacing, his silence, his movement and his countenance provided me the most enjoyment in any film I have ever loved. I have read the comment that this movie is preachy, I totally disagree it is well balanced on both sides of the then color lines. "You dig" God I love this film. Sidney you are indeed the best. As Steiger says "Virgil you are among the chosen few" I hated that this movie had to end.

As a child growing up in the 50s Tales of the Texas Rangers was my favorite show. It had the most unusual idea for that time anyway to have alternating time frames using the same stars. The most vivid memory was the way the show started. It would be one Ranger then as he walked down the street more and more joined his side until he had a whole company with him by the end of the opening walk. Conversely when the show ended and the music played the opposite happened a full company dwindled down to just one as the show closed out. Ingenious! Maybe the Western Channel from Encore can find this lost gem. I wonder does anyone know if there are copies of the shows available.

Leaves out anything that might have some value and debases everything. It truly is the easier softer way. Complain and offer nothing in return. What bothers me most about liberals is that they don't give us anything of substance. It is like earth day all ceremony no substance. Sweeping commentary lumping everyone that watches Bill as an idiot not capable of reasonable thought. I wonder why IMDb chooses to put that particular commentary without having either something neutral or another giving balance to this obviously out of balance report. We need balance in this country what we should have is liberals required to evaluate what is good in conservative thought and vice versa. You cannot throw the baby out with the bath water.