Showing posts with label Crime Movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crime Movie. Show all posts
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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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

How a Real-Life Prison Sentence Added Another Dimension to Mitchum's Performance as a Woozy Doctor on the Run in a Nightmarish Flight From Justice

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Robert Mitchum, "Where Danger Lives" (1950). By Paul Parcellin This article contains spoilers A lot of red flags should go up whe...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Ripped From the Headlines, Part III: True Stories About Dangerous Characters, Corrupt Officials and Gangs of Criminals Who Hold the Public at Bay

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John Dall, Peggy Cummins, “Gun Crazy” (1950). By Paul Parcellin It only takes a couple of desperate , determined outsiders with a gun to sta...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Ripped From the Headlines, Part II: A Feast of Murder, Robbery and Exploitation

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Cecil Kellaway, John Garfield, Lana Turner, “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946). By Paul Parcellin As you’ve probably gathered by now , ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

He Directed Gripping Noirs … But You May Not Recognize His Name

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John Payne, Lee Van Cleef, Neville Brand, Preston Foster,  "Kansas City Confidential" (1952). By Paul Parcellin Everything seemed ...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

One Step Beyond: Film Noir and the Supernatural

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Edward G. Robinson, 'Night Has a Thousand Eyes' (1948). We can all daydream of possessing special powers, because who wouldn’t want ...
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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Jazz Mania: Film Noir, Bebop and the Devil’s Music

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Elisha Cook Jr., 'Phantom Lady' (1944) You might be surprised to learn that jazz didn’t show up in film noir right away  even though...
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