Showing posts with label Edward G. Robinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edward G. Robinson. Show all posts
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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Friday, June 28, 2024

Feverish Dreams, Persecution Fantasies, Tormented Anti-Heroes: There’s Something About Cornell Woolrich’s Stories that Pulls Us in Like a Magnet — You’d Think it Would Do Just the Opposite

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Kevin McCarthy, Gage Clarke, "Nightmare" (1956). He Murders as He Sleeps! Contains spoilers By Paul Parcellin When it comes to cra...
Friday, January 12, 2024

Two Couples Who Murder: “Double Indemnity” Faces Off Against “Body Heat” — And It’s Not Even Close

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Left, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, "Body Heat" (1981). Right, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, "Double Indemnity" (19...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

One American Author’s Writings Inspired Multiple Films Noir, Yet His Name Is Less Well Known Than Other Top Noir Storytellers of His Generation

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Edward G. Robinson, “Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (1948). By Paul Parcellin By any measure, Cornell Woolrich was a virtual human writing mach...
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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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Monday, November 27, 2017

When Works of Art Bewitch, Haunt ... and Judge

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Detective Mark MacPherson is mesmerized by the portrait  of Laura Hunt.  N oir anti-heroes often come from the wrong side of the tracks,...