Friday, March 11, 2022

Red Scare Noir: Communists on the Waterfront

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Janis Carter, John Agar and Thomas Gomez in ‘The Woman on Pier 13’ (1949). ‘The Woman on Pier 13’ (1949) W hen the Berlin Wall went up in 19...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Is My Toaster Talking to Me? No, it’s just ‘Kimi’

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I s Steven Soderbergh’s tech thriller “Kimi” neo noir? Call it what you like, a crime thriller, perhaps, but the film, streaming on HBO Max,...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

'Nightmare Alley' 2021: Guillermo Del Toro's Noir Carnival of Horror

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  I should have known better than to smuggle a chicken burrito into the theater from the taqueria next door to it. Why, you ask? Let’s jus...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Sopranos Ending Confirmed: Told Ya So!

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“Sopranos” creator David Chase finally  set the record straight about Tony Soprano’s fate  in the series finale, “Made in America.”  N...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

'The Silent Partner' : A Noir Bank Job, 1970s Style

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Elliot Gould in 'The Silent Partner.' E lliot Gould is Miles Cullen, a Toronto bank teller whose chief companions are tropical fi...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Infamous L.A. Crime Scenes ... and Where to Find Them

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T he Colt revolver found near Lana Clarkson’s body at the Alhambra crime scene. W ho doesn't like to reminisce now and then? Especi...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Did Bugsy’s Brainstorm Really Launch Vegas?

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https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/mobster-bugsy-siegel-and-his-influence-on-hollywood-and-las-vegas.html Who was really behind the creatio...