Showing posts with label classic film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic film. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

New York noir: 20 films that explore the big city's dark corners

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John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, ‘Force of Evil’ (1948). By Paul Parcellin I t might not come as news to you that noirs set in New York City loo...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

‘Scarlet Street’ at 80: Flirtations with a femme fatale can often lead to trouble — and sometimes murder

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At her service. Joan Bennett, Edward G. Robinson, 'Scarlet Street' (1945).  By Paul Parcellin Contains spoilers W hen “Scarlet Stree...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’: A Tinseltown Allegory that Ends Unhappily Ever After

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Michael Sarrazin , Jane Fonda , 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' ( 1969 ). Harrowing Tale of Dance Marathons and the Depression-...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Mark Stevens: his quartet of searing films noir still light up screens today

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Lucille Ball , Mark Stevens , ' The Dark Corner ' (1946). By Paul Parcellin M ark Stevens made a string of taut crime dramas in the ...
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, April 27, 2025

‘Gun Crazy’ Has a Classic Robbery Scene … But We Never See the Actual Holdup

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John Dall, Peggy Cummins, 'Gun Crazy' (1950). For a dizzying moment spectators become  accomplices to a crime By Paul Parcellin “ Gu...