Monday, July 21, 2025

‘Pale Flower’: Gambling dens, yakuza and a mysterious woman who lives on the edge

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A taste for danger. Saeko (Mariko Kaga), "Pale Flower" (1964). By Paul Parcellin “ Pale Flower ” (1964) I t’s clear from the start...
Thursday, July 3, 2025

‘The Killers’: A much loved noir that’s the spitting image of another American classic

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Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, ‘The Killers’ (1946).  By Paul Parcellin “ The Killers ” (1946) S ome say “The Killers” is the “Citizen Kane” o...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Off the Hook: A bedridden heiress glimpses the face of doom in ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’

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Barbara Stanwyck, ‘Sorry, Wrong Number’ (1948). Crossed phone lines deliver chilling news to a woman stranded in her apartment. Post war pro...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

‘Out of the Past’: 13 Signs that Jane Greer is About to Destroy You

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Jane Greer, 'Out of the Past' (1947). Dressed in mink and deadly. Warnings abound, but the only thing Mitchum can sputter is 'Ba...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

The Big Knockoff: 14 Films With Armored Car Heists

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Burt Lancaster, Tom Pedi, “Criss Cross” (1949). Rolling bank vaults a favored target of daring hijackers By Paul Parcellin  I f the movies ...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

‘Gun Crazy’ Has a Classic Robbery Scene … But We Never See the Actual Holdup

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John Dall, Peggy Cummins, 'Gun Crazy' (1950). For a dizzying moment spectators become  accomplices to a crime By Paul Parcellin “ Gu...