Showing posts with label classic cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic cinema. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Live it up! 11 essential nightclubs of noir

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Karen Morley, 'Scarface' (1932). By Paul Parcellin I n noir, nightclubs are smokey hideaways where criminality thrives under moody l...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

‘Double Indemnity’: Two On a Conveyor Belt Toward Doom

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Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, 'Double Indemnity' (1944). This article contains many SPOILERS, so if you haven't seen the f...
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Monday, June 20, 2022

‘The Big Clock’: Time Runs Short for Crime Mag Editor

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  Charles Laughton and Ray Milland in 'The Big Clock.' A t first glance, “The Big Clock” is merely a workplace crime drama set in a ...
Friday, May 6, 2022

In 'Double Indemnity,' A Stalled Car is a Flash of Genius

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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, in 'Double Indemnity.'   A s many times as we pore over "Double Indemnity," there are...
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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Danger Lurks in the Seedy World of Film Noir Carnivals

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Tyrone Power, 'Nightmare Alley' (1947) T raveling carnivals are supposed to roll into town and deliver family entertainment — tacky,...
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,...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Crime Writer Ripped Hitch for ‘Flabby Mass of Clichés’

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Farley Granger and Robert Walker in 'Strangers on a Train.' Alfred Hitchcock at work. A number of celebrated writers...