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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Saturday, October 5, 2024

‘Moguls’: How the Schenck Brothers Helped Invent Hollywood While Building an Empire of Their Own

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Brothers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck. They went from owners of an amusement park to giants of the Hollywood film industry. Book Review: '...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

This is Noir: I’m Supposed to be On the Edge of My Seat, So Why Am I Smirking?

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A wigged out Barbara Stanwyck, "Double Indemnity" (1944). By Paul Parcellin Film noir is chock full of death and destruction and t...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

What does a Dancer, an Actor, a Magician and a Disenchanted Cop Have in Common? They All Meet in a “City that Never Sleeps”

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Marie Windsor, Gig Young, Chill Wills, "City That Never Sleeps" (1953). A cloud of failure hangs over a handful of Chicagoans who...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

When Noir Got Into the True Crime Game — Docudramas: How True Were They?

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Ted de Corsia, "The Naked City" (1948) — just one of the 8 million stories. By Paul Parcellin Maybe it was the rigors of World War...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Noir Must Be Shot in Black and White, Right? Guess Again

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Marilyn Monroe, "Niagara" (1953). Raw Emotions Sizzle When Noir is in Color By Paul Parcellin I can already hear the howls of prot...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

Feverish Dreams, Persecution Fantasies, Tormented Anti-Heroes: There’s Something About Cornell Woolrich’s Stories that Pulls Us in Like a Magnet — You’d Think it Would Do Just the Opposite

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Kevin McCarthy, Gage Clarke, "Nightmare" (1956). He Murders as He Sleeps! Contains spoilers By Paul Parcellin When it comes to cra...