THE GHOST SHIP
THE GHOST SHIP(1943) Directed by Mark Robson. Score by Roy Webb. Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Produced by Val Lewton. Starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Sir Lancelot, Lawrence Tierney, Herb...
View ArticleCOOGAN'S BLUFF
COOGAN'S BLUFF (1968) Produced and Directed by Don Siegel. Score by Leo Schifrin. Make up by Bud Westmore. It's a Universal Picture!!! Starring Clint Eastwood, Susan Clark, Don Stroud, David Doyle and...
View ArticleBLAST OF SILENCE (1961)
Anyone here check out BLAST OF SILENCE (1961) on TCM. It stars people I've never heard of before. I missed most of it but I saw about twenty minutes of it. It is a worthwhile movie. Some of the...
View ArticleDARK WATERS
DARK WATERS(1944) Directed by Andre de Toth. Starring Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone. Thomas Mitchel, Rex Ingram, Fay Bainter, John Qualen, Alan Napier, and Elisha Cooke Jr. The film concerns a severly...
View ArticleTHE LEOPARD MAN
THE LEOPARD MAN(1943) Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Based on a novel by Cornel Woolrich. Score by Roy Webb. Edited by Mark Robson. Produced by Val Lewton. Starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, Margo,...
View ArticleGUN CRAZY
GUN CRAZY(1950) Directed by Joseph H Lewis. Secret screenplay by commie scum Dalton Trumbo. Produced by Frank and Maurice King. Starring John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky and...
View Articleretro-noir lingerie
A note for the ladies here who attend film-noir festivals in period dress. A British company called Kiss Me Deadly manufactures "elegant lingerie for femme fatales." The period appears to be 1930s to...
View ArticleJOHNY STACCATO
\The entire one-season run of the John Cassavetes series about a jazz pianist/private eye is out now. Â Very cool stuff, with great jazz mileau, and cool shots of Cassavetes walking around late 50s New...
View ArticleCornell 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...
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