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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Why did Lee Marvin Give the Cops the Finger?
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Lee Marvin, as Charlie Strom, a man in a quandary. One of hitman Charlie Strom's victims didn't try to run and save his own life, an...
Monday, November 11, 2024
Amnesia Noir: 30 Films Worth Remembering
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Alan Ladd, William Bendix, “The Blue Dahlia” (1946). When Returning War Vets and Others Suffer Memory Blackouts, Murder is Often Afoot By Pa...
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Saturday, November 2, 2024
'The Killers': Nagging Questions In a Haze of Gunsmoke
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Left, Burt Lancaster, “The Killers” (1946). Right, Lee Marvin, “The Killers” (1964). In both versions, sports heroes have tragic downfalls a...
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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