Monday, November 11, 2024

Amnesia Noir: 30 Films Worth Remembering

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Alan Ladd, William Bendix, “The Blue Dahlia” (1946). When Returning War Vets and Others Suffer Memory Blackouts, Murder is Often Afoot By Pa...
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Saturday, November 2, 2024

'The Killers': Nagging Questions In a Haze of Gunsmoke

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Left, Burt Lancaster, “The Killers” (1946). Right, Lee Marvin, “The Killers” (1964). In both versions, sports heroes have tragic downfalls a...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Busted But Not Broken: Greylisted Actor Made Indy Noirs

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Virginia Christine, Edward G. Robinson, “Nightmare” (1956). Edward G. Robinson's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Commi...
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Saturday, October 5, 2024

‘Moguls’: How the Schenck Brothers Helped Invent Hollywood While Building an Empire of Their Own

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Brothers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck. They went from owners of an amusement park to giants of the Hollywood film industry. Book Review: '...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

This is Noir: I’m Supposed to be On the Edge of My Seat, So Why Am I Smirking?

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A wigged out Barbara Stanwyck, "Double Indemnity" (1944). By Paul Parcellin Film noir is chock full of death and destruction and t...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

What does a Dancer, an Actor, a Magician and a Disenchanted Cop Have in Common? They All Meet in a “City that Never Sleeps”

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Marie Windsor, Gig Young, Chill Wills, "City That Never Sleeps" (1953). A cloud of failure hangs over a handful of Chicagoans who...