After the special screening of CLUNY BROWN at Filmhouse, there was much discussion among the appreciative audience about why the film wasn’t better known. Various theories were mooted – 1)… more →
shadowplaywrote 1 month ago: This post is part of my rehash and continuation of the For the Love of F … more →
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wrote 5 months ago: After the special screening of CLUNY BROWN at Filmhouse, there was much discussion among the appreci … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Call Northside 777 is the latest in director Henry Hathaway’s series of fact-based dramas. Tog … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 20th Century Fox produced a series of semi-documentary film noirs in the late 1940′s including … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I saw Murder He Says at the 2010 TCM Film Festival – the inaugural year! This was one of the f … more →
wrote 1 year ago: a long run on a chilly winter’s day seeking out great coffee with the boy finding treasure at … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Nightmare Alley is a harrowing tale of manipulation and degradation. It’s a journey through a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Alicia Brown: I’d rather be insane and alive, than sane. . .and dead. 41.487115 -120.542456 … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the many unsung actresses of film noir is Helen Walker, who was seen in several features from … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The women of film noir could be deceitful, disdainful, and imposing, not to mention steely, wily, ca … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Irene Williams (Helen Walker) plots with her lover, Jim (Tony Barrett), to stage a car accident to k … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Sorry, I forgot who recommended MURDER, HE SAYS — it was a good call, though, this was very en … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Through much of his career, Tyrone Power bemoaned the fact that his ‘pretty face’ resulted in him be … more →
wrote 3 years ago: IMPACT isn’t a great noir, indeed bits aren’t much like noir at all, but I wanted to see … more →
wrote 3 years ago: This is the second part of a profile of actress Helen Walker. The first part can be seen here. … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Normally, blogs that commemorate a “deathiversary” of a person are anathema to me. Stil … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Jimmy Stewart is iconic for his easy-going charm, his lovable “aw shucks” persona. I mea … more →
wrote 4 years ago: It is practically impossible to write a paper on supply chain risk without citing Risk in supply net … more →