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Monday, April 8, 2024
Kings of the Road: Alienated, Disenchanted Drifters May Think They’re Heading Toward their Destination, but They’re Really on Course to a Tragic End
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Ann Savage, Tom Neal, "Detour" (1945). Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin Film noir is full of cheap hotel rooms, train stations...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Knockout Punch Noir: The Runyonesque, Raw-Boned World of Prizefighting Inspires Tales of Corruption, Violence and Redemption
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Humphrey Bogart, “The Harder They Fall” (1956). By Paul Parcellin This post contains spoilers, so you may want to see the films before read...
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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 , ...
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Grifter Aims to Separate a Widow from her Fortune
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John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Walter Brennan in 'Nobody Lives Forever' (1946). By Paul Parcellin As conmen go , Nick Bla...
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