The Writer's Life 10/9 - Picture This

Lasst night Movies!, channel 113 on Cablevision in NYC, showed another winner in its Sunday Night Noir series - The Lineup (1958). I was surprised to learn it was spun off from a popular TV series of the same name, which ran from 1954-'59, 193 episodes. Warner Anderson and Marshall Reed reprised their roles as cops. Emile Meyer stood in for Tom Tully, who was unavailable for the shoot. The criminals were played by Eli Wallach, Robert Keith and Richard Jaeckel. The most surprising aspect was the violence and acute sense of menace, although the bloodletting was minimal. The film was directed by Don Siegel, two years after he did Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and 15 years before Dirty Harry (1971). The prolific Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay. Here's a shot of the outlaw trio up to no good:

It seems the NFL term "Any Given Sunday" applies to all teams except the Giants and Browns.

RIP legendary NFL QB Y. A. Tittle, 90. He looked a lot older than his age in his playing days, but that belied his ability, particularly in the latter part of his career. He once threw seven TD passes in a game, a feat not equaled even in this pass-happy era where almost all the rules have been designed to aid the offense. In his long NFL run, he passed for 212 scores and threw 221 interceptions, a ratio that would have a QB relegated to the bench these days, although he probably would have feasted in today's game. His record as a starter was 78-50-5. He was All-Pro seven times. He led the league in TD passes three times. He came to the Giants from the 49ers in 1961 and guided them to three straight championship games, losing twice to the Packers and once to the Bears. Here is one of the most iconic sports photographs ever taken, shot by Morris Berman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1964, Tittle's last season, when the team won only one game. The hit left him a bloody mess.

Here's a picture, taken by Patti Sapone of NJ.com, from yesterday's 10th Annual Zombie Walk in Asbury Park:

The floating book shop was rained out today.

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