Showing posts with label Burt Lancaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burt Lancaster. Show all posts
Thursday, July 3, 2025

‘The Killers’: A much loved noir that’s the spitting image of another American classic

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Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, ‘The Killers’ (1946).  By Paul Parcellin “ The Killers ” (1946) S ome say “The Killers” is the “Citizen Kane” o...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Off the Hook: A bedridden heiress glimpses the face of doom in ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’

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Barbara Stanwyck, ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ (1948). Crossed phone lines deliver chilling news to a woman stranded in her apartment. Post war pro...
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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Could You Repeat That? — 36 Noirs That Unfold In Flashbacks

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Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity” (1944).  They pop up in all kinds of movies and TV shows, but flashbacks are the stuff ...
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...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Noir Must Be Shot in Black and White, Right? Guess Again

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Marilyn Monroe, "Niagara" (1953). Raw Emotions Sizzle When Noir is in Color By Paul Parcellin I can already hear the howls of prot...
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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Lovesick Wanderer Returns ... to a Double Cross

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Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, "Criss Cross" (1949). This article contains spoilers. By Paul Parcellin The magnetic attraction be...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Ripped From the Headlines: True Crimes Explode onto the Screen in Noir Movies

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Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity” (1944) By Paul Parcellin It’s no wonder that Hollywood in the 1940s and ’50s scooped up...
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