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vintage film
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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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Monday, March 11, 2024
One Revealing Moment: Something that Happens in “The Night of the Hunter” Made Me Rethink My First Impression of the Film and See It in an Entirely New Light
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Robert Mitchum, "The Night of the Hunter" (1955). By Paul Parcellin I first saw “The Night of the Hunter” (1955) around 20 or so ...
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
Three Films that Set a Noir Mood: How John Alton Helped Define the Light and Shadows of Film Noir
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Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, "The Spiritualist" (1948). 'It's not what you light, it's what you don’t light.' ...
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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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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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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Femmes Fatale Are Deceptively Charming, Dangerous and Often Lethal; But One Among Them Tips the Scales When It Comes to Evil Doings — And She’s Probably Not The One You’re Thinking Of
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Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, “The Killing” (1956). By Paul Parcellin Be forewarned: Many spoilers are included throughout the text below....
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Danger Lurks in the Shadows of Noir-Tinged ‘Cat People’
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Under hypnosis, Simone Simon, 'Cat People' (1942). By Paul Parcellin This article contains spoilers, so you may want to see the film...
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