Cornell Woolrich
Am reading my first Woolrich--THE BLACK CURTAIN. Wow. What have I missed!I suspect his oeuvre is uneven, but if THE BLACK CURTAIN is any indication of his style and mood, then this is an author for...
View ArticleNo Orchids For Miss Blandish (1948)
I saw this film intermittently on TCM last night. If I had known it was on I would have started a recording. My recordings don't look like much, but I would have started a recording. This is a...
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Anyone read any Goodis?
David Goodis. Another writer whose work was adapted on film several times. DARK PASSAGE. SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER. And others. Apparently, he liked to hang out with a...Read More
View ArticleTHE PROWLER from VCI
I made do with an old worn tv recording of this for a long time, then the restored print ran on TCM last year - a revelation! - and finally now we have this dvd from VCI. A very nice looking print it...
View Articleinterpreting DEMENTIA (1955)
What's the best kind of noir?Downtown Hollywood grunge noir, that's what.This compulsively watchable downtown Hollywood grunge noir evokes the paranoia of that Bob Dylan song: "... there's something...
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BRAINSTORM tonite on TCM
You want noir?Here's a film that proves noir survived into the 1960s.It's even in black and white, so there!TCM is airing actor W...Read More
View ArticleThe red House on bluray (from Film Chest) in 2012
From what I read, Film Chest is a new company who release public domain titles, use 35mm print and they DO restore the film they put on disc.They offer combo packs (blu-ray-DVD) with nice covers and...
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Jason Miller should have been the John Garfield of the 1970s.
All he'd have to do was be himself in films noir.
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Miami Blues Blu Ray?
Wondering if anyone has heard any scuttlebutt on a Blu Ray of Miami Blues? I absolutely love the film, and it's gotten more play than any of my other Laserdiscs, but I'd love something that looks even...
View ArticleTHIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
Via YouTube, I watched this Alan Ladd - Veronica Lake film last night. Brutal beginning. I was never able to pin if we are supposed to like the Ladd character "Raven." Obviously, there is a certain...
View Article1930s/ 1940s/1950s Films that were actually adapted from pulp magazines?
Hi, I was wondering, are there any films that actually adapted stories from magazines like Black Mask etc. or are at least known to be inspired by them?
View ArticleDON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952)
Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)A babysitter has a nervous breakdown while on the job in a hotel and whil...Read More
View ArticleTHE DIAMOND WIZARD (1954) aka THE DIAMOND
4/3 the diamond wizard (1954) aka The Diamond Dennis O’Keefe is on the trail with Scotland Yard and damsel in distress, in search of a Diamond Wizard after his fellow officer is killed in the line...
View ArticleIMPACT (1949)
IMPACT (1949)Brian Donlevy portrays the Automobile Millionaire Walter Williams with a not so devoted wife (Helen Walker), the kind of wife who is out to make him dead and collect...
View ArticleMIRAGE (1965)
MIRAGE (1965)Gregory Peck as David Stillwell who suffers a black out, after a high-rise office building has its own black out, only to find that his memories are not what they seem. You see he has a...
View ArticleWHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS (1950)
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS (1950) Dana Andrews is featured as detective Mark Dixon who tries to stop a gangster from leaving and covers up the accidental killing of one his henchmen. The last in a series...
View ArticleJOURNEY INTO FEAR (1943)
JOURNEY INTO FEAR (1943) br /> An American Engineer in Turkey is whispered away from his wife, after an attempt is made on his life. Thus he hides out on a cargo boat crossing the Black Sea. The...
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