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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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

‘Repeat Performance’: Happy New Year! — You're Dead

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Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, 'Repeat Performance' (1947). By Paul Parcellin Sometimes we could all use  a do-over, and that’s certain...
Saturday, March 25, 2023

‘Dementia’: A Feverish, Tortured Night on Skid Row

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Adrienne Barrett, 'Dementia' (1955). “Dementia” (1955) has many  of film noir’s hallmarks: a dingy hotel room with a well-worn elect...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

One Step Beyond: Film Noir and the Supernatural

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Edward G. Robinson, 'Night Has a Thousand Eyes' (1948). We can all daydream of possessing special powers, because who wouldn’t want ...
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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Jazz Mania: Film Noir, Bebop and the Devil’s Music

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Elisha Cook Jr., 'Phantom Lady' (1944) You might be surprised to learn that jazz didn’t show up in film noir right away  even though...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Key to Marlowe’s Conundrum is In a Can of Cat Food

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Elliot Gould, "The Long Goodbye" (1973) One of my favorite neo-noirs is “The Long Goodbye” (1973), Robert Altman’s adaptation of t...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

'Highway 301': There's a Killer on the Road

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Wally Cassell, Steve Cochran, Richard Egan, Edward Norris, Robert Webber, 'Highway 301' (1950).  It’s a wonder that anyone gets thro...