High Noon — 4K 08/24/24

It’s the most over-analyzed and over-interpreted western ever. Postwar politics may be quicksand, but it’s still about Gary Cooper’s Marshall Kane getting caught in a three-way taffy pull: how does The Code Of The West prioritize his conflicting pledges to his community, to law and order, to plain survival, and to his Quaker bride Grace Kelly? Fred Zinnemann got his second of 7 Best Director noms with this grandly OPO (Over-Performing Oater). It’s still a winner. Coop took home a Best Actor prize. The 4K remaster glows; two new commentaries dish the controversy. On 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
08/24/24