The Late Show

The Late Show is, perhaps, several things at once – an offbeat neo-noir mystery sprinkled with the odd light moment, an affectionate tribute to golden-age noir, even a curious if slight love story. That it works so wonderfully well is attributable to a few things – the engaging mystery, the cracking script, and the superb performances from Art Carney and Lily Tomlin. Very happy to have it on Blu-ray at last.

Robert Benton's (KRAMER VS. KRAMER) classic 1977 detective picture with comedic flourishes by Lily Tomlin (NASHVILLE) and Art Carney (HARRY & TONTO). It's really more than that though, it's what might be called a 'slice of life' movie. This is a lived in world and we 're along for the ride. They don't make them like this anymore.

The presentation from Warner Archive is exactly what could be hoped for in a nearly 50 year old film. The presentation is in the original aspect ratio of 1:85:1. And the sound is the original mono track. Both exactly as they should be presented. The transfer is clean and looks fine. No complaints.